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Timisoara, Romania … 13-14 May … 350 Attendees   Each year Toastmasters hold two contests. In the Fall we have the Humorous Speech and Table Topics competitions. In the Spring we have the International and Evaluation Speech competitions. Contestants start out on the Club level and work their way up to Area, Division, and then […]

39 Attendees   Berlin Debating Union meets CBT in an exciting evening of argumentation.   What is debate, exactly? My dictionary supplies this answer, “Debate is contention in argument; especially a formal discussion of subjects before a public assembly. Debate is a method of formally presenting an argument in a disciplined manner.” And I will add

30 Attendees Start with a T and an M for Toastmasters, insert some E for energy, and A for individual action, and you’ve got TEAM, exactly what it takes to create the best Toastmaster Club Climate. Here’s a look at what this meeting’s team came up with. Four stellar speeches, each informative, convincing, and visionary.

30 Attendees Why would we invite a former lawyer to give us a workshop on humor? We may be in a humor workshop with a lawyer, but that’s still better than being tried in court by a clown! Matthias Müller-Krey, former lawyer and journalist, present German Speechwriter, walked us through a technique of bringing together

19 Attendees   First Ever Center Berlin Toastmasters Club Competition! Despite low turnout, still extremely exciting.   Johanna, our Contest Master, was right, contests tend to bring out the best in our speakers. Tonight’s contest was no exception.   A hearty thank you to Alin, Johanna, Dagmar, Bertrand, Anna, Florian, Yara, and our Judges for

25 Attendees   Marathons – there are all sorts from trying to keep up with your toddlers, to trying to stay awake during exams, to running in the famous New York or Berlin marathons. All take an action plan, endurance and a positive outlook.   Tonight we had five speeches in our marathon and everyone

36 Attendees   Mother Tongue was the theme of the evening. And we discovered there are expressions that defy translation. “Abbiocco” is one. It’s the Italian word for “the tired feeling you have after you eat lots of food”. Thanks to our guest, Matteo from Bologna, we now have just the right word for something

46 Attendees   Phobias! What have you got to be afraid of? Our meeting was certainly no place for Agoraphobics. The “crowd” of enthusiastic members and guests broke all our previous attendance records adding a high level of excitement to the meeting.   Everyone dropped their fears at the door and only picked them up

29 Attendees   When is the right moment to speak? When is the right moment to get on stage? Our Toastmaster of the Evening, Volker, made it clear: “the right moment is now! Coming to Toastmasters and not speaking, is like seeing a $100 bill on the ground and not picking up.”   Our speakers

30 Attendees It seems a lot of us made the same resolution to improve our speaking and leadership skills this year! At this meeting, we had some great examples of both.   We started out with our first Annual General Meeting and were able to get through the agenda quickly. The Finance Report clearly showed