17 April

Speakeasy Toastmasters Club.
At the Speakeasy Toastmasters meeting in The Hibernian Hotel (Chapel Lane) on April the Guest Speaker, was Eugene O’Connell with a speech entitled “The Last of the Bonesetters” in which he told the story of the Bonesetter and their place in Irish History and the other various roles that they played in Irish Society. Eugene was doing a Stage 7 Speech from “The Communication and Leadership Manual” the objectives of which were “to bring together and apply the communication skills that he has learned in the preceding projects”
Michael Donegan evaluated Eugene’s speech.
The final speech of the evening was by Barry Mc’Carthy and was entitled “The breath of life”. It speech was from the “Speaking to Inform” manual in which Barry spoke about the importance of first aid at the scene of an accident. Barry also gave a very comprehensive demonstration on the correct way to perform CPR using a mannequin.
Joan Lenihan evaluated Barry’s speech.
After the speeches Topicsmaster Kay Quirke entertained us with here topics. “New Time” was the topic she asked Mary Stack who had to speak for two minutes without any preparation. “Your favourite TV programme as a child” was asked of Eileen Corkery. Jerry Mulcahy was asked “Have you kissed the blarney stone”. “Rural Electrification” was what Jerry Mulcahy spoke for two minutes on. “The long finger” for Joan Lenihan and “what would be the qualities of a Rose of Tralee escort?” for Barry Mc’Carthy. Other Toastmasters provided Hilarious “add on’s” which is where members join in a particular topic for a period of one minute.
General Evaluator, Jerry Mulcahy conducted the evaluation session and awarded ribbons to Mary Buckler for “Best Speaker”, Joan Lenihan for “Best Speaker” and John Murphy for “Best Topic”.
Congratulations to Club members, Eileen Corkery and Pat Sexton who came third in the Division A Final of the International Speech and Evaluation Contests, respectively that were held in The Southcourt Hotel in Limerick last Saturday night. A large contingent of Speakeasy members was present to support Eileen and Pat both of whom gave brilliant performances on the night.

10’th Anniversary Celebration
Calling all ex Speakeasy Toastmasters. Plans are well under way for a celebration night consisting of a meal, a short selection of memorable speeches from the last ten years and dance which will take place in The Hibernian Hotel on Saturday 26’th of April at 8.30pm sharp. Tickets are €25 each and can be obtained from any Club member.
This will be an ideal opportunity for members past and present to meet, relax and have some fun.

The next meeting of The Speakeasy Toastmasters Club is on Thursday 1’st of May.

For further information on the Club contact Sean on 086 6054784 or Pat 087 2364240 or visit the Club’s Website at www.clix.to/speakeasy. Email, speakeasymallow@eircom.net