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Read This Article if You Are Up For An Amazing and Rewarding Journey in Toastmasters!!
You want your Toastmasters journey to be the best decision you ever make. You grow in confidence, overcome fears and achieve your personal and professional goals. It took me a long time to decide if Toastmasters was right for me - four years, in fact, to visit and...
Outside the Five to Seven Minutes
Outside the Five to Seven Minutes By Darrell Pitt Did you know that belonging to Toastmasters will help you live a longer life? This might sound completely irrational, but there’s good science to back it up. The Harvard Study, which began in 1938, has since...
Take Your Toastmasters Journey Further!
If you would like to GROW as a Toastmaster/Individual why not nominate yourself or have someone nominate you for the exciting and rewarding role as a District Officer for the Toastmaster year, 2016/17. (Please see below for descriptions of the different roles...
Is Your Club Eligible For A Community Grant?
Your club may be eligible to receive a Community Grant if your club meets in a Council owned property, eg: a hall or building attached to a library or community centre. Community Grants are given by the council to clubs to reduce the fee paid for hall or room hire,...
Youth Leadership Training-April 2nd workshop
Ever considered taking on Youth Leadership but not sure where to start. Then John Beilharz and the team are designing a training for Youth Leadership. Topics to be covered include: Getting started, working collaboratively with the school, working with different age...
“Communicate using the Whole Brain Thinking” February 20th workshop
About the session The way we think, react to others, make decisions, communicate, choose careers, and manage people depends on how we think. Our personal thinking preferences can both help us and inhibit in our day-to-day interactions. We need to better understand our...
Over 100 Speeches & Evaluations In One Day
Picture this - 9am to 9pm, Williamstown Beach, only 20 metres from the sand, surf and breaking waves. A record 10 Toastmasters meetings in one day - over 100 speeches and evaluations. Toastmasters from The Mighty Docklands, Smashing the Envelope, Monash, Essendon,...
20 clubs have won incentives
By Christine Dimitros Congratulations to those clubs who have won the first round of the Membership Renewal Incentives. At the District Council Meeting on 14 November 2015 Helen McKenzie-Fairlie, Parliamentarian helped draw the Membership Incentives for clubs who will...
Be recognised for identifying prospective clubs
By Christine Dimitros The District is keen to recognise and acknowledge members who go above and beyond. Therefore incentives will be offered to members for identifying strong club leads. We have established a working group for the design and production of a pin which...
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