Are you nervous or excited? The feelings are the same - it is the attitude toward feeling nervous that you need to change. This was the message during a workshop by Sheila on controlling your nerves. Don't be nervous, be excited Visitors from around the District and the globe was a feature of last night's...
We learnt more about online presentation skills last night at Linlithgow Speakers. We started the evening with Jim was wearing a brightly lit fez and we had a visitor all the way from Colorado. We had an inspiring Ice Breaker from Ausat, including a standing ovation which is traditional. The highlight for me was the...
Online public speaking came to Linlithgow Speakers last night as we held our first online meeting. I am glad to report it worked very well. Plus, no-one was exposed to any nasty germs! We started with a quick tour of the zoom software and general protocol. Sheila took over as Toastmaster and kept us on...
Nobody latibulated at Linlithgow Speakers last night! In fact, we had an informative and enjoyable evening, complete with boxes of tissues in case anyone felt the need to cough or sneeze. The theme was contests with a judging workshop - now if you are asked to be a judge, there is no need to...
Challenge Yourself was the theme of last night's meeting. We had 2 speeches about the broad range of opportunities that Toastmasters provides to challenge yourself and push yourself forward. Both Avril and Helen spoke about their personal journeys and what they had learned along the way. Both speeches were inspirational and motivational as well as...
We had some humorous speeches ahead of the Toastmaster contest cycle last night at Linlithgow Speakers. It was lovely to hear Sheila tell us about her experiences of trying, and failing, to laugh at anything. Her speech was full of humour, even though she says she cannot do humour. Then Avril gave some anecdotes about…
A festive Linlithgow Speakers last night when we were delighted to have a very special and magical guest last night. We did not have a Rudolph to guide us nor a sleigh! But we did have the Big Man himself, Santa Clause, in the role of Toastmaster. We were asked to wear something festive and…
We had a great public speaking event last night at Linlithgow. Well done to Colin who lead us smoothly through another meeting at Linlithgow Speakers last night. I learned about Helen Blanchard, who I felt I should have known given how long I have been in Toastmasters but I seemed to have missed her ……..
At this weeks meeting, Sheila was Toastmaster for the evening and started on time. There were 12 members present. The theme for the evening was languages and this was carried well throughout. During our introductions, we learned who could speak a language other than English. Sudha came out on top as she could speak around…
Last night at Linlithgow Speakers we were lead by Sudha who gave us an innovative theme and there was no meagre quantity of ideas. It was great to see 2 new members, Julie and Colin – welcome to Julie and welcome back to Colin. Welcome to our new guest, Rosanna and our returning guest. Cindy...
