Making learning, laughter and celebration part of the Toastmasters experience What happens when Beetlejuice presents an educational award to a ghoul, and the ghoul returns the favour? Just another evening at Godiva Speakers! 👻 At our recent Halloween Extravaganza, we embraced the theme with costumes, painted faces, themed food, plenty of laughter and a prize … Read more
Seven years. One DTM. And a remarkable story of growth. District 71 is delighted to celebrate Kevin O’Reilly on achieving the prestigious Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) award – the highest educational recognition in Toastmasters International. For Kevin, achieving the DTM was seven years in the making. It represents countless speeches, projects, leadership roles, early mornings, late … Read more
🏆 From Building Confidence to Winning Competitions!A huge congratulations to our Belfast Toastmasters member Lorraine Browne on winning the Fermanagh and Omagh Regional Final of The Ultimate Pitch Contest! What makes this achievement even more special is the journey behind it.Just a year ago, before joining Toastmasters, delivering a pitch with such confidence would have … Read more
Fingal Toastmasters opened its doors to the wider community for a special Community Night, welcoming Denis McIntyre, local historian, author and tour guide, whose passion for Irish history and storytelling made for a fascinating evening. With a particular interest in Bram Stoker, Denis took guests on a journey into the life of the Dublin-born author … Read more
Belfast Toastmasters President Kelvin Ibrahim has been recognised for hiscommitment to diversity and inclusion, winning the Diversity Champion Award,sponsored by Danske Bank, at the Minorities Recognition Awards NI.The awards ceremony, held at Belfast’s Titanic Exhibition Centre, celebrated individualsmaking a positive contribution to diversity, inclusion and the wider community.Kelvin’s achievement recognises the importance of championing different … Read more
Halloween is usually the main focus of October 31st but, on that date, Bishopstown Toastmasters had a far more impressive occasion to celebrate. Thirteen years after stepping up to deliver his very first speech, longtime member Kevin Walsh reached the remarkable landmark of his 100th club speech. Fittingly, Kevin used the occasion to look back … Read more