Speakeasy Meeting

Speakeasy Toastmasters held their Tall Tales contest on March 30th. The Tall Tale is a short humorous speech with a twist at the end. All seven contestants, John Dillon, Dermot Meaney,
Pat Duggan, Jerry O’ Callaghan, Michael Cronin, Vivienne Buckley and Mary Buckley entertained the audience with their amusing contributions. The winner of the contest was
Jerry O’ Callaghan, who goes forward to the area final which will be held in Fermoy, while
Vivienne Buckley came second. Ray Ryan Jnr chaired the contest, while Anne Buckley had a varied and interesting selection of topics for those not taking part in the contest.
Speakeasy Toastmasters will hold their next meeting at the Hibernian Hotel, Mallow on 12th April. Non-members are welcome to attend our meetings. Further details about the club are available from the PRO at 086-3675706 and from the Club Website: www.speakeasytoastmasters.com. The activities of the Club over recent years are available from our archive of press releases which can be accessed from the Club Blog: www.speakeasytm.blogspot.com.

Speakeasy meeting

Speakeasy Toastmasters held their regular meeting on March 16th. After Club President Angela Sheehan’s introductory remarks, Marie Fitzpatrick took control of the meeting as Toastmaster. Marie chaired the meeting in her typically capable and friendly manner. Jerry O’ Callaghan entertained the audience with his amusing selection of topics while Pat Sexton was General Evaluator.
The first speech of the evening was delivered by Helen O’ Sullivan, who completed the stage 3 project from the basic manual. Helen’s speech described how personal goals can be achieved by repetitive action over 21 days. The next speech was delivered by Barry McCarthy who completed the reading out loud project from the Speciality Speeches manual. Barry read the opening speech from a Dean Koontz novel. Following Barry was Loretto Barry who completed the bringing history to life project from the Storytelling Manual. Loretto described the life and times of Douglas Hyde and the development of the Irish Language revival movement.
Loretto was then followed by Jerry Mulcahy, who completed a project from the Humorous Speeches Manual. Jerry’s speech described the sectors of society whose livelihood depend on drink. Finally Ray Ryan Jnr delivered an education session which described how to create the best club climate.
Speakeasy Toastmasters will hold their next meeting at the Hibernian Hotel, Mallow on 30th March. The Club will hold its Tall Tales contest. Fun and surprises are guaranteed. Non-members are welcome to attend our meetings. Further details about the club are available from the PRO at 086-3675706 and from the Club Website: www.speakeasytoastmasters.com. The activities of the Club over recent years are available from our archive of press releases which can be accessed from the Club Blog: www.speakeasytm.blogspot.com.

Speakeasy Toastmasters Meeting

Speakeasy Toastmasters held their Evaluation and International Speech Competitions on Thursday 2nd March. Sean Corcoran chaired both contests in his typically enthusiast and efficient manner, while Topicsmaster Margaret O’ Regan had an amusing selection of random topics for those club members not participating in the contest.
The international speech contest is a global event, with Toastmaster clubs world-wide participating. The winners of the club contests progress to higher level rounds, culminating in the world public speaking championship which is held as part of the Toastmasters International Conference. Participants deliver a 5-7 minute speech on a topic of their own choice. Taking part in the Speakeasy contest were Michael Cronin,
Vivienne Buckley, Brian McLoughlin, Pat Sexton and Mary Buckley. Vivienne Buckley won the contest with Pat Sexton placed second.
In the evaluation contest, a visiting Toastmaster from another club delivers a test speech. The participants in the contest are given five minutes to prepare their evaluations and are then led individually to the meeting room to deliver their evaluations. The visiting speaker was the long-serving Dublin Toastmaster
Noel O’ Beara. Participating in the contest were Pat Duggan, Angela Sheehan,
Michael Cronin, Brian McLoughlin, Pat Sexton, Ray Ryan and Mary Buckley.
Pat Sexton won the contest with Michael Cronin placed second.
Speakeasy Toastmasters congratulates both Vivienne and Pat on their achievements.
Pat and Vivienne will represent the club at the area finals of the international speech and evaluation contests, which will be held in Charleville on the 23rd April. Speakeasy Toastmasters will hold their next meeting at the Hibernian Hotel, Mallow on 16th March. Non-members are welcome to attend our meetings. Further details about the club are available from the PRO at 086-3675706 and from the Club Website: www.speakeasytoastmasters.com. The activities of the Club over recent years are available from our archive of press releases which can be accessed from the Club Blog: www.speakeasytm.blogspot.com.