SEPTEMBER 007 - PAKURANGA TOASTMASTER NEWSLETTER

Hello Fellow Toastmasters to my first newsletter,

First of all a warm welcome to Manoj Ragupathy and Edwin Zwanenburg who have joined our club.
Congratulations on taking the first step on a journey that will give you plenty of opportunities and challenges to help develop not only your self confidence, and leadership skills, but also your personal growth.

May your cup overflow!

Meeting Number 783 – 3 Sept 2007

On 3 September we kicked spring off with a burst of colour with our Daffodil Delight theme which set the atmosphere for our Humorous and Table Topics Contest.

The Chairman was David McArthur and Judges present were – Chief Judge Daniel Ng, Judges - Lance Clark, Kathy Anderson and Beryl Bourhill.

Table Topics Contestants were
Christine Alcott, Jan Blyde, David Parker and Simon Morley
and the question put to them by Alun Chisholm was - “With the effects of global warming, what are YOU going to do when the sea level rises?

Congratulations to: Simon Morley 1 st place
Jan Blyde 2 nd place


Humorous Speech Contestants were : Patti Leigh “Dare to be Different” (her uncle)

Jan Blyde “My Moggie My Mate” (the cat)

Simon Morley “The ultimate prize for the Ultimate Experience” (Fatherhood)

Christine Alcott “I have an addiction” (trade me)

Congratulations to: Simon Morley 1 st place
Patti Leigh 2 nd place

Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to all the contestants who participated.

An enjoyable evening with hoops of laughter.


Meeting Number 783 – 3 Sept 2007 - Theme for this meeting was knots and ties.

Chairman: Simon Morley

Toastmaster: Manissha Allabadi

Special Guest: Sarah Bate - Area Governor


Best Speaker: Beth Jobin – “Let’s Get Cooking”

Best Table Topics: Manoj Ragupathy (now an official member)

Best Role Holder: Manissha Allabadi


A Word from our President and Commander and Chief - Jan Blyde

Simon Morley represented the club recently at the Area Competitions in both the Table Topics and Humorous Contests. Congratulations to Simon on finishing 3 rd in the Table Topics.

A great effort against some very good competition.

For your information

“ If people would like to be rostered for a particular role, or wish to give a speech could they please contact our VP Education Manissha Allabadi directly so she can factor them into the roster.

Manissha works out the roster approx 4 meetings in advance. For those of you wanting to go down the Competent Leader pathway this is particularly important.”

Toasty Stories

If you have any stories to share from Toastmasters which has had an impact on your everyday life or helped in your work please feel free to email or let me know. You don’t need to write a novel, just give me a few facts, a few details and I will whip something up edible, I mean readable.

Toastmasters is more than a club it’s like a company. A company that may not have sophisticated office furniture or equipment, but works on a simple yet effective procedure. When you come to Toastmasters you are literally doing “on the job training” in a friendly and supportive environment. As we are all learning from one another we are in effect all role models.

You’re buying into the company by paying to join. It’s important you contribute and have your say about what’s important to you, what you would like to see more of, or done differently. Tell us what you need to succeed? All ideas and suggestions will be taken into consideration and feedback given. In fact a membership survey is underway and will be passed to you in the near future. This is a great opportunity to have your say. So please take some time to complete it and provide us with some honest feedback.

We are keen to hear from you because you make the difference. We are all shareholders and the investment is in you. When you invest in yourself the dividends will pay off and you’ll reap the rewards. Take a risk!

Well, Toastmasters that’s it from me, I’m off overseas for about four weeks so enjoy your meetings and remember the more you participate, the more you’ll communicate.

The more you communicate, the more you’ll educate yourself. The more you educate yourself, the more motivated you will be to succeed.

Cheers
Caroline Luey
VP Public Relations
(At the moment please do not email me at my BNZ address until beginning of November when I’ll be back)


Multi-choice question - How well do you know your fellow members?

  1. I know nothing.
  2. I can remember 5 names, but not the faces that go with them.
  3. I thought a women in the aerobics class was in our Toastmasters Club.
  4. I know everyone’s name, occupation and IRD number.

In an upcoming future issue we will see how much or how little you know about other members. - WATCH THIS SPACE -