Author: MercuryAdmin
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Don’t Waste a Day!
At our meeting on the 24th of September, our lovely Toastmaster of the Evening Johanna smoothly conducted the evening. She pointed out the importance of the CL manual and encouraged every functionary to receive a written evaluation for his/her role. At Toastmasters, we not only train speaking skills, but also leadership skills (along with an…
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Brent’s Article on Speech Structure in Toastmaster Magazine
Guess what? Brent Kerrigan, owner of Global Speechwriter and a long-time Mercury member, scored an article in this month’s Toastmaster magazine. Check it out!
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Enjoy the Beauty Around Us
At our meeting on the 27th of August, Toastmaster of the Evening Matthias began with the evening’s theme of “Gratitude!” He contacted the speakers in advance, introduced them wonderfully and made sure that the spotlight was on the speakers. The first speaker Olena delivered her Icebreaker entitled “Forget about love, I’d rather fall in chocolate!”.…
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Fall Contest – Humorous Speeches and Table Topics
Ladies and Gentleman, Get ready for the next Contest at Mercury! Time is rushing and the next special event is just around the corner. Mercury is warming up for the Fall Contest on Wednesday, September 10th 2014 from 7:30 pm till 10 pm. The Fall Contest consists of the Humorous Speech Contest and the Table…
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All We Need is Love
Johanna was our lively Toastmaster of the Evening of the meeting on the 13th of August. She encouraged us to always try out new things and get out of our comfort zone. She acted as a role model and did things that every TME should do: a. She mentioned and explained the theme of the…
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Evaluations, Evaluations, Evaluations
This Wednesday, Dyane lead us through the “gold mine” of Mercury. Presiyan Vasilev, the winner of the World Public Speaking Championship 2013 in which three thousand people from 112 countries participated, said, that he joined 6 clubs, he gave and received evaluations, evaluations, evaluations. Under this “motto”, Dyane explained the Mercury evaluation form: What was…
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Drinking Our Cocktails of Words
On Wednesday, with sunny weather outside, we decided to come to the Mercury meeting and drink cocktails of words. It was, once again, a lovely and relaxing evening. Mounia’s second speech told us about habit: the definition, the process of creation and how to change it. The process of creation is a three step loop:…
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Inspiring others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more
Before handing over the Mercury gavel to new club president Diana Cerbu, this year’s club president Dyane Neiman persuaded the audience to look back at her team’s 2013-2014 year. Using facts and figures, it was easy to convince club members of the outgoing board’s outstanding achievements. All 6 board members: Mari (VP Ed), Brent (VP Membership),…
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Khushi Taps Potential in Toastmaster Magazine
If you haven’t seen it yet, here’s a heads-up: The June edition of Toastmaster magazine features an article by Mercury’s very own club secretary. In Drum Roll, Please!, Khushi Pasquale reveals how she was motivated to tap her inner potential and develop as a humorous speaker. Congratulations, Khushi! Interested in writing for the official…