Conngratulations Pat.

SPEAKEASY TOASTMASTERS

Congratulate Pat Sexton

He has done it - yes he has done it not once but twice. In 1996 and again in Nov 2006 Pat has taken the coveted first prize in the Table Topics Contest at Toastmasters International District 71 Conference.

There were competitors from Ireland and Great Britian. Pat has come first on both occasions doing himself and his Club proud. We congratulate you Pat. You were absolutely outstanding.

The Conference was held over three days. There were two contests - Humorous Speech Contest and Table Topics Contest. Of course it was not all hard work - we had great crack too, and I don’t mean “drugs”.

We were hosted by the Nenagh Toastmasters Club at the Ormonde Conference Centre in the Abbey Court Hotel. Also a big thank you to the Manager - Ray and his great staff. We were wined and dinned and entertained. The great Tipperary musical tradition come to the fore, but being from Cork I must say the Piper who hailed from Boherbue was a dream to listen to also. To borrow a great Tipperary cliché - “it was the best”. “The icing on the cake “was when Pat was presented with the beautiful first prize trophy designed in Nenagh by a local craftsman.

Late nights and early mornings - where we attended work shops; guided tours; and retail therapy has exhausted my brain so I will move on to the next item on Speakeasy Toastmasters agenda - THE SCHOOLS PUBLIC SPEAKING CONTEST - we are extending an open invitation to everyone to our meeting on Thursday l6th November at the Hibernian Hotel Mallow where the youth of Mallow Town will be walking in the shoes of veteran toastmasters and getting a taste of Speaking in Public.

When their turn comes to speak at oral examinations, or making oral presentation at Third level Institutions or doing a speech at their off springs wedding (the years do fly) as father or mother of the bride - yes mothers are coming to the fore at weddings and saying the “cuapla focal” too - they will not have to start their speech by saying “ Unaccustomed as I am to speaking in Public”.

Instead they will think – thank you Toastmasters – I can now speak for myself. That is all for now… See you all on Thursday next. Any further enquiries may be made to Loretto at 0874118132 or by logging on to speakeasytoastmasters.com. We are the best, long may it last.