The following advert was spotted on a billboard at a busy Dublin Intersection. WANTED One Toastmaster: Must be willing to put in long hours learning the craft of public speaking. Must be prepared to overcome all fear in the
Read moreOne Enchanted Evening_5th March 2014
Enchantment and entrapment. Funny how one sometimes leads to the other. Especially in ballrooms and outer space. As a child, Patrick Hughes was “enchanted” by the idea of being an astronaut. (Jacinta Curley’s word of the day was used a
Read moreTASTY TREATS AND YUMMY TOPICS_1st March 2014
Somethings in life are incredibly moreish. Like muffins. And topics. In Harbour Place last Saturday afternoon we had buckets of both. No speeches, no evaluations, no evaluations of evaluations, just pure topic indulgence for a two hour blitz . Two
Read moreTaking a Leap Into the Great Unknown_26_February_2014
Last Wednesday night’s meeting saw us being challenged to ‘try out the things that terrify us’, consider the beauty of farming as a profession as well as reflect upon the joys of parenthood. There was only one problem with the
Read moreSpread your Wings with LinkedIn and Toastmasters_23_February-2014
Are you looking for a new job? Or maybe a promotion with your current employer? Do you want to get ahead but can’t quite find the right way to accelerate the process? If your answer to these questions is ‘yes’
Read moreSpring is in the air_5th February 2014
What does it take to awaken your senses? And what exactly is your favourite smell? Good question and one which the Vox members tried valiantly to answer during the course of Wednesday night’s meeting! Jeremy, our impressive Toastmaster for the
Read morePure Class, 29 January 2014
Attention class! Last week’s Vox meeting gave Rosie the opportunity to send club members back to their schooldays, with an imaginative topics session that had us all addressing a class of six year olds while attempting to answer some moral
Read moreDeadly_22nd January 2014
“One hundred witnesses say I’m guilty but you can put that out of your mind.” So pleaded Eddie O’Hanlon to judge Muna Muleya as he stood in the docks on Wednesday night in one of the evening’s entertaining role plays.
Read moreNew Year’s Resolutions, Onesies and Kite flying_8th January 2014
Our first meeting of 2014 opened with gusto! Tony, who did a great job as Toastmaster for the evening, welcomed us all to the meeting, giving a particularly warm welcome to our new club members. Fiona Fahy, our lovely Topicsmaster,
Read moreVox Populi Agony Aunt Chapter 1_3rd January 2014
Dear Gemma, HELP! I’m due to give my stage 6 speech at the club meeting next week and I can’t think of a single thing to write it on!! I’ve tried watching the news for inspiration but that just makes
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