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Love is in the Air
A special request from a member began our evening with brainstorming, “romantic spots in Berlin”. No one was at a loss of words, even public speaking angst couldn’t get in the way of passionate ideas. Here is our list: It was hard to stop the creative momentum… Lena stomped and jogged in her Icebreaker speech:…
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Speaking to inform, ignite, and inspire
Video excerpt from Dr. Myron’s experiment: Tolga used his second speech to ignite us: if you believe in you, others will believe in you. To highlight his point he shared Dr. Myron’s experiment from 1976 in which the speaker’s confident body language influenced his audience more that his nonsensical, non-expert verbal language. Mariana informed us of…
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News from Krakow
Our very own Khushi Pasquale opened the evening of the International Speech Contest semifinals program on Friday, May 16th. She gave an inspiring performance of her speech: “The Best We Could”. Her Mercury fan club and many in the ca. 250-people audience were disappointed that the judges did not invite Khushi to the finals, but…
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Mercury takes home the gold!
Khushi Pasquale represents Mercury at the District 59 International Speech Contest Finals in Krakow After winning first place at Berlin’s Division C Contest (Northeast Germany) on April 26th with an unusually long and appreciative applause from the audience, Khushi Pasquale will represent Mercury Club with her speech “The Best We Could” at the District 59…
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Bad advice, bad breath, and bad movies
Mercury Toastmasters Club – 23 April 2014 We had a couple of “firsts” tonight. Eliza as Toastmaster of the Evening skillfully led us through the agenda. Robert gave his first evaluation with keen observation and gentleness. Four prepared speeches by four very different speakers guaranteed we’d all be paying attention. Violetta gave us advice she’d never…
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‘Tis the Season to be Speaking
It’s Toastmasters contest season again and Mercury members took home THREE first place awards at the Area Contest held in Otto Schill Theater in Leipzig. Khushi Pasquale won first place in the International Speech Contest for her speech “The Best We Could”. Dyane Neiman won first place in the Evaluation Contest for her evaluation of…
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Forget the Rules!
Think outside the box; Photo credit: rw626f12.blogspot.com First Time This evening Alex stepped up for the first time as Toastmaster of the Evening. He set the mood and explained to our 6 guests the program order. Tolga broke the ice tonight, giving his first speech Fail More!. Tolga started out with humor using self-depreciating…
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Please welcome
Last night, Mercury members voted in 4 new members: Magdelena Rother, Daniela Diegelmann, Alex Krobbah, and Mounia Benbouchta. Alex received a standing ovation for his icebreaker, “A.D.H.D.P.I.” about the positive aspects of having attention deficiency which allows the alpha part of our brain to leave reality and enter the creative world of daydreaming. Alin’s speech,…
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Mercury’s Recognition Awards 2013
Three Mercury Members applauded for Leadership in Budapest On November 17 in the closing ceremony of District 59 conference in Budapest, three members of our club were called to the stage to receive awards of recognition for their distinguished service to the Toastmasters organization. I would like to put this in context: Our district is…