Toastmasters UK North & Ireland

Toastmasters Talk - issue 3

There's always plenty of news around District 71. This week's newsletter includes highlights from our Hall of Fame event, celebrations from around the District and useful information about contests and special events.

Hall of Fame District 71 2022-23

Our DIstrict received a rather special award for Program Quality, presented on the world stage by the President of Toastmasters International. Celebrate with us, our Distinguished Divisions and the teams that helped achieve this success

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What is the Hall of Fame?

It’s always good to reflect on our achievements and celebrate the excellent contributions of our members as they build their skills in communication and leadership. The Hall of Fame is a highlight of our Toastmasters year. But just what is the Hall of Fame?

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Maura Meaney – Toastmaster of the Year 2022-2023

Congratulations to Maura Meaney on being selected as our District’s “Toastmaster of the Year”. A stalwart and active member of Shannon Toastmasters, Maura has regularly represented her Club in Competitions, as well as in all the Officer roles.  She is renowned across the District for her quiet determination and commitment to the Toastmaster Core Values, as well as her sense of humour and can-do attitude.

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Meet the District Contest Team

Contests certainly create fun and new challenges for our members, whether competing, judging or supporting a successful contests. The District contests and judging team is here to help, and in this article we get to meet them

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Analogue D’Voices Celebrate

Analogue D’Voices, a corporate club, recently used the Toastmasters Speechcraft program to help many of their employees develop their leadership and communication skills

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Upcoming events

Here is a selection of upcoming training opportunities and special events..
If you have a special event that you’d like to promote, add it here!

Training and special events

Contests

  • No events

Help Hub

The Members’ Help Hub team is here to help you! Please send us your questions and we’ll do our best to help

District Store

The District 71 store has a wide range of Toastmasters International items available for purchase. It is based in Belfast to allow speedy and low-cost delivery in Ireland and the UK

More news?

Want even more news from around the District? Visit the News section of our website

Elizabeth Jordan
Elizabeth Jordan, DTM, Club Growth Director

Elizabeth Jordan, Club Growth Director

Many clubs experience a loss in membership at September renewals as existing members leave the club for lots of different reasons. This incentive rewards clubs which renew 80% or more of their membership base at 30th June 2021. Having a good base of experienced members is important to offer mentoring to new members and stability to the club. 

It’s a good idea to follow up with members who do not renew to help club officers to understand the reason for not renewing and to extend an invite to rejoin at a future stage. They may be happy to stay on the club’s email list with this in mind.

James Finnegan

James Finnegan, Public Relations Manager

Good PR attracts new guests, invites discussion and improves the reputation of the Club and Toastmasters generally.

Elizabeth Jordan
Elizabeth Jordan, DTM, Club Growth Director

Elizabeth Jordan, Club Growth Director

Many clubs experience a loss in membership at September renewals as existing members leave the club for lots of different reasons. Recruiting in the early months helps to maintain the membership based upon the number of members at 30 June.

Maintaining a healthy membership number (25+) gives the club a much better opportunity to hold quality meetings with enough members to avoid double roles. Quality club meetings attract new members. Healthy club growth is an important part of Club Success.