Thursday, February 18, 2010

Speak Easy Toastmaseters and Schoil Mhuire, Kanturk

Speakeasy Toastmasters held another successful meeting on Thursday 18th February. Declan Curtis was the Toastmaster for the meeting and chaired the proceedings in a very capable and affable manner. Other officers for the meeting included Pat Duggan Timekeeper and Anne Buckley Grammarian.

In attendance were students from Scoil Mhuire, Kanturk, three of whom delivered speeches. Sinead Butler spoke on the futility and waste caused by war, Danielle Linehan spoke on the Haiti Earthquake and Sharon Buckley spoke about the experience of being a substitute member of a football team. Sinead’s speech was evaluated by Ray Ryan jnr, Danielle’s speech was evaluated by Michael Cronin and Sharon’s speech was evaluated by Tony O’ Regan.

The remaining speeches were delivered by club members Mary McCarthy who spoke on the adverse effects of procrastination on our lives and Jean Sayers who described the environmental and financial benefits arising from domestic composting. Mary’s speech was evaluated by Bridie O’ Connell while Jean’s speech was evaluated by Jerry Mulcahy.

The Topicsmaster for the night was Marie Fitzpatrick who asked club members to comment on a selection of famous quotations. The General Evaluation session was conducted by Pat Sexton. The meeting concluded with an address by Brian O’ Farrell, Area 17 Governor. Brian is a long-standing member of Fermoy Toastmasters. As Area Governor he is the link between the local clubs and the higher levels of the Toastmaster organization.

Our next meeting will be held on March 4th at our traditional venue and time; the Hibernian Hotel, Mallow 8:00pm. More details about the club can be found on our website, www.speakeasytoastmasters.com, which features a club blog and photo gallery, or contact Ray at 086-3675706.

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