Tag: Meetings
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Words of the Day
Adept: very skilled, expert. Example: She is an adept juggler. Aegis: the protection, support or backing of. Example: Under the aegis of the United Nation various programs are running around the world. Embellish: adorn, ornament, beautify by or as if by ornamentation. Glitzy: pretentiously or tastelessly showy. Example: Las Vegas is famous for its fancy…
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Don’t Stop Believing
On Wednesday, we met again for a fantastic evening. Our lovely Toastmaster of the Evening Manjana wonderfully introduced the speakers under the engrossing motto: “And the winner is … “. On the winner list we had: The hottest newcomer in theater for his poetry monologue Prateek The best lead actor in his stunning action musical…
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Luck vs. Preparation
On Wednesday, the 14th of January, we had two Icebreaker speeches, Project 2 from the CC manual, and an advanced speech. Patrycja delivered her first speech at Toastmasters entitled “Should I leave the hat on?”. In a very creative way she described different areas of her life while wearing a hat of a different color.…
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Be Grateful
At our first meeting of 2015, our well prepared Toastmaster of the Evening Sunder smoothly introduced three speakers. Ting-Yi delivered her Ice-breaker entitled Riddles of East Asians. She told us about the reason behind the Asian stereotype: the Tiger Mother. By Asian she meant only North Asians: people from Japan, South Korea, China, Hong Kong…
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Happy Anniversary and Happy Jingle Bells!
On Wednesday the 10th of December 2014, we celebrated the 15 year Mercury Anniversary together with the Christmas party. It was the best party I have been to; there were only jolly faces around me. Our club is fantastic beyond belief! Our Toastmaster of the Evening was Wendy and she ensured an exciting meeting, all…
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Art@Mercury
Last Wednesday, Mercury hosted a special event with ART as the theme. The room was full of creativity, energy and happiness. Peter Henrich, our Division Governor, said that this was the best meeting he had ever been at in the entire division! We are incredibly lucky to have such talent within our club. Moreover, Peter…
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Never Say Never
On our last meeting on the 5th of November, our well prepared Toastmaster of the Evening Mariana began her moderation with a quote of Alexander Graham Bell: “Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.” She did a wonderfull job, she knew how to introduce the speakers and put them in the spotlight. The…
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Why Mentoring?
The last meeting, the 22nd of October, coincided with the date that Toastmasters was born, the 22nd of October 1924. We celebrated Toastmasters’ 90th Anniversary on Friday, the 17th of October (more about the event here). Khushi explained the difference between anniversary and birthday: an anniversary is shared (e.g. wedding anniversary – between two persons, corporate…
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The One Step
On the 8th of October, we had another wonderful evening with three great speeches: two Icebreakers and a CC#3 speech. Sunder told us about his three loves. The first love is his mother, who used to read books to him when he was a child. He was soon occupied with reading books by himself, books…
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Oh Yes, We Do!
At our last meeting on the 1st of October, our always elegant member Violetta served as Toastmaster of the Evening. When preparing for her role, she asked herself what she should wear and remembered her T-shirt with “Oh Yes” on it. This was her inspiration for the Theme of the Day: “Oh Yes”. She asked…