Conference Time, Party Time

From Inverness in Scotland to Castletownbere, from Eastbourn in the south east of England to Sligo, and just about anywhere in between, Toastmasters descended on Killarney for the semi-annual conference which was held last weekend.

It was the first time ever that this conference was held in Killarney and was a major achievement for Killarney Toastmasters Club who were the conference hosts.

What can one say about a weekend that had it all? Good food, great friends. A weekend packed with workshops and contests during the day and in the evening singing, dancing, a banquet and craic until the small hours and breakfast while looking out at the majestic Tomies and Purple Mountain on the far side of Lough Leane as deer grazed in the field just across from our hotel, The Gleneagle. And of course the weather…. warm and sunny.

So, what can one say about the weekend? perfect, just perfect.

A toastmasters club spend will many, many months organizing such a conference and to bring over 300 delegates to such an event (and to see that they all get home again) takes huge organizational and leadership skills.

But learning and putting these skills into practice are part of the toastmaster ethos and are on par with public speaking skills which toastmasters international are famous for.

Speak Easy Toastmasters hosted such a conference back in 2001 and is still fondly remembered by conference goers.

Our next conference will take place at the Ormond Hotel, Kilkenny City on November 7-9^th

But this week it is back to club business with our meeting as usual on May 15 with the usual mix of speeches, evaluations and topics.

So why not call in and say hello, you will be most welcome and rest assured that guests are never asked to speak at a toastmasters meeting

If you would like to find out more about Speak Easy Toastmasters and Toastmasters International just visit our constantly updated website at www.speakeasytoastmasters.com where you will find information about all aspects of Toastmasters and also a page of questions and answers where you will find an answer to any questions you may have.

Also, you may contact our club PRO on 086 6054784.