posted Nov 24, 2009 4:29 AM by Matt Viel
Toastmasters Christmas Special
YOU AND YOUR PARTNER ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THIS YEAR’S TRADITIONAL TOASTMASTERS CHRISTMAS SPECIAL!
WHEN
Tuesday 8 December 2009. We socialise from 1830 & start our event at 1900 hours.
ATTIRE
Casual (no tie) & wear something red.
WHERE 266 Rue Grande, 7020 Maisières Please use entrance door at the back. Please park you cars on opposite side of main road. Be careful when crossing this road.
WHAT TO BRING Food (savoury or dessert) and/or something to drink. 5 Euros for Tombola draw. 1 wrapped present for Christmas gift exchange.
RSVP
Not later than 26 November (to e-mail address amundsen_e@yahoo.co.uk or to my mobile phone 0478-969059). Late arrivals are also welcome, but check with me before you come, so that I can make space allowance. |
posted Nov 24, 2009 4:26 AM by Matt Viel
SHAPE International Toastmasters Club N° 8953
Toastmasters Regular Meeting
Tuesday 24th November 2009 At SHAPE Club - Hainaut Room
President Kevin Strakal Immediate Past President & Area Governor Matthew (Matt) Viel Acting VP Education ACG Douglas Cook (in the absence of VP Education Pawel Machalski) VP Membership ACG Douglas Cook VP Public Relations Stacey Starks Ezekwe Treasurer Francisco (Paco) Bernal Sgt-at-Arms Rima Sammouri Secretary Else-Marie Amundsen
More information?
Please send an e-mail to shapetoastmasters@gmail.com OR access our webpage http://sites.google.com/site/shapetoastmasters/
AGENDA
| 18:30-19:00 | Socialise at the SHAPE Club/Hainaut Room | | 19:00-19:01 | Sergeant-at-Arms introduces the President. | | 19:01-19:03 | Club President & Toastmaster TM Kevin Strakal welcomes members & guests and makes opening remarks | | 19:03-19:13 | Toastmaster explains the programme and introduces the Role Players:- Sgt-at-Arms TM Rima Sammouri
- Educational Speech ACG Douglas Cook
- 1st Prepared Speech TM Anna Havranová
- 1st Speech Evaluator TM Jacek Milunski
- 2nd Prepared Speech TM Ralph Schwerdtfeger
- 2nd Speech Evaluator TM Stacey Starks Ezekwe
- 3rd Prepared Speech TM Else-Marie Amundsen
- 3rd Speech Evaluator TBA
- Timer TM Emre Ev Cimen (explains 1-2 minutes)
- Grammarian & Ah-Counter TM Bente Baaring giving theWord of The Day (explains 1-2 minutes)
- Table Topics Master CC (in waiting) Matthew Viel (explains 1-2 minutes)
- General Evaluator TM Rima Sammouri (explains 1-2 minutes)
- Joke Master TBA
- Thought of the Day TBA
| | 19:13-19:16 | Thought of the Day (2-3 minutes) | | 19:16-19:17 | Toastmaster introduces Educational Speake ACG Douglas Cook | | 19:17-19:28 | Educational Speech ACG Douglas Cook “Evaluate to Motivate” | | 19:28-19:30 | Toastmaster introduces the Speakers | | 19:30-19:55 | 1st Speaker TM Anna Havranová (5-7 minutes) 2nd Speaker TM Ralph Schwerdtfeger (5-7 minutes) 3rd Speaker TM Else-Marie Amundsen (5-7 minutes) | | 19:55-19:56 | Vote for Best or Better Speaker (pass ballots to Timer/Ballot Counter). | | 19:56-20:06 | Toastmaster Break for Refreshments | | 20:06-20:09 | Table Topic Master CC (in waiting) Matthew Viel gives rules for Table Topic Speakers and introduces the Table Topics (2-3 minutes) | | 20:09-20:19 | Table Topic Speakers (1-2½ minutes each) | | 20:19-20:20 | Vote for Best or Better Table Topic Speaker (pass ballots to Timer/Ballot Counter). Best Table Topic | | 20:20-20:21 | Toastmaster introduces General Evaluator | | 20:21-20:23 | General Evaluator TM Rima Sammouri introduces the Speech Evaluators & asks for their evaluations (1-2 minutes) | | 20:23-20:35 | 1st Speech Evaluator TM Jacek Milunski Evaluates TM Anna Havranová’s speech (2-3 minutes) 2nd Speech Evaluator TM Stacey Starks Ezekwe Evaluates TM Ralph Schwerdtfeger’s speech (2-3 minutes) 3rd Speech Evaluator TBA Evaluates TM Else-Marie Amundsen’s speech (2-3 minutes) | | 20:35-20:36 | Vote for Best or Better Speech Evaluator (pass ballots to Timer/Ballot Counter). | | 20.36-20:41 | General Evaluator asks for reports from Timer/Ballot Counter & Grammarian/Ah-Counter (1-2 minutes each) | | 20:41-20:45 | General Evaluator gives a general assessment of the meeting (2-4 minutes) | | 20:45-20:46 | Toastmaster introduces Joke Master | | 20:46-20:50 | Joke Master | | 20:50-21:00 | Toastmaster and President honours Better or Best Speaker, Speech Evaluator & Table Topic Speaker; closing remarks; any other business. |
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posted Oct 26, 2009 7:23 AM by SHAPE Toastmasters
SHAPE International Toastmasters’ Club N° 8953 Toastmasters Regular Meeting Tuesday 27th October 2009 At SHAPE Club - Hainaut Room THEME Q: “What kind of work?” A: “Teamwork!” The Thought of the Day: "Not the cry, but the flight of the wild duck, leads the flock to fly and follow." Chinese Proverb
AGENDA
18:30-19:00 | Socialise at the SHAPE Club/Hainaut Room | 19:00-19:01 | Sergeant-at-Arms introduces the President. | 19:01-19:03 | Club President TM Kevin Strakal welcomes members and guests; makes opening remarks: and introduces Toastmaster ACG Douglas Cook | 19:03-19:13 | Toastmaster makes comments, explains the programme and introduces the Role Players: - Sgt-at-Arms TM Rima Sammouri - 1st Prepared Speech TM Kevin Strakal - 1st Speech Evaluator DTM Adelious Stith - 2nd Prepared Speech TM Rima Sammouri - 2nd Speech Evaluator TM Francisco (Paco) Bernal - 3rd Prepared Speech TM Ralph Schwerdtfeger - 3rd Speech Evaluator TM Anna Havranová - Joke Master (to be decided) - Timer (to be decided) (explains 1-2 minutes) - Grammarian & Ah-Counter TM Sarah Anne Bufkens with Word of The Day “solidarity” (explains 1-2 minutes) - Table Topics Master TM Else-Marie Amundsen (explains 1-2 minutes) - General Evaluator TM Joshua Zustiak (explains 1-2 minutes) - Area Governor CC (to be) Matthew Viel - Thought of the Day TM Stacey Starks Ezekwe | 19:13-19:16 | Thought of the Day TM Stacey Starks Ezekwe (2-3 minutes) | 19:16-19:17 | Toastmaster introduces the Speakers | 19:17-19:42 | 1st Speaker TM Kevin Strakal Speech title "..." Reference Competent Communicators prepared speech manual project number … “….” (5-7 minutes) 2nd Speaker TM Rima sammouri Speech title “…” Reference Competent Communicators prepared speech manual project number 4 ‘How To Say It’ (5-7 minutes) 3rd Speaker TM Ralph Schwerdtfeger Speech title “…”Reference Competent Communicators prepared speech manual project number … ‘…’ (5-7 minutes) | 19:42-19:43 | Vote for Best or Better Speaker (pass ballots to Timer/Ballot Counter). There was equal finish. | 19:43-19:44 | Toastmaster | 19:44-19:54 | Break with Refreshments TO BE DECIDED | 19:54-19:55 | Toastmaster | 19:55-19:57 | Table Topic Master gives rules for Table Topic Speakers and introduces the Table Topics (2-3 minutes) | 19:57-20:06 | Table Topic Speakers (1-2 minutes each) | 20:06-20:07 | Vote for Best or Better Table Topic Speaker (pass ballots to Timer/Ballot Counter). | 20:13-20:14 | Toastmaster introduces General Evaluator | 20:14-20:16 | General Evaluator introduces the Speech Evaluators & asks for their evaluations. | 20:16-20:26 | 1st Speech Evaluator DTM Adelious Stith Evaluates TM Kevin Strakal’s speech (2-3 minutes) 2nd Speech Evaluator TM Francisco (Paco) Bernal Evaluates TM Rima Sammouri’s speech (2-3 minutes) 3rd Speech Evaluator TM Anna Havranová Evaluates TM Ralph Schwerdtfeger (2-3 minutes) | 20.26-20:32 | General Evaluator asks for reports from Timer/Ballot Counter & Grammarian/Ah-Counter (2-3 minutes each) | 20:32-20:36 | General Evaluator gives general evaluation and hands the meeting back to the Toastmaster (2-4 minutes) | 20:36-20:37 | Vote for Best or Better Speech Evaluator (pass ballots to Timer/Ballot Counter). There was equal finish. | 20:37-20:38 | Toastmaster introduces Area Governor CC (to be) Matthew Viel | 20:38-20:44 | Area Governor - Distinguished Club Status | 20:44-20:45 | Toastmaster introduces Joke Master (to be decided) | 20:45-20:49 | Joke Master (2-4 minutes) (to be decided) | 20:49-20:52 | Toastmaster Makes final comments & hands gavel to Club President. | 20:52-20:57 | President honours Better or Best Speaker, Speech Evaluator & Table Topic Speaker; closing remarks; any other business. |
President Kevin Strakal
Immediate Past President & Area Governor
Matthew (Matt) Viel
Acting VP Education ACG Douglas Cook
(in the absence of VP Education Pawel Machalski)
VP Membership ACG Douglas Cook
VP Public Relations Stacey Starks Ezekwe
Treasurer Francisco (Paco) Bernal
Sgt-at-Arms Rima Sammouri
Secretary Else-Marie Amundsen
More information?
Please send an e-mail to
Club President shapetoastmasters@gmail.com
OR
access our webpage
http://sites.google.com/site/shapetoastmasters/
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posted Oct 26, 2009 7:21 AM by SHAPE Toastmasters
18th October 2009
Dear Fellow Toastmasters & Friends of
Toastmasters,
We are happy to invite you to the SHAPE International Toastmasters
Club’s (Mons)
traditional “TOASTMASTERS
HARVEST SPECIAL” event on Tuesday evening the 10th of November 2009.
(We socialise from 6:50 p.m. and begin our event at 7:20 p.m.)
Chantal Vandevelde will be delighted to welcome you at her Coffee/Tea Room/Chocolatier ‘LA CABOSSE’, Rue
des Orphelins 3, 7060 Soignies, telephone 067-55.72.42 mobile
phone 0479-66.61.96.
It is
with great pleasure that we announce that Michael (Mike) Adubato will deliver a
speech to fellow Toastmasters and their friends that evening. Mike Adubato is a previous
member of our Toastmasters club. SHAPE members will have read some of Mike’s enlightening
sports-related articles in the columns of the SHAPE Community Life magazine.
For the
modest price of 21 € (twenty one euro) per person (to be paid on arrival) you will receive 1
Aperitif (with or
without alcohol); 1 Main Course (3 choices) including 1 glass of either wine/cider/beer
or soft drink & 1 glass of water; 1 Dessert (2 choices); 1 Coffee or 1 Tea with
1 praline. (Please
see the choices incorporated in the attached “AGENDA (Preliminary) & MENU
(Choices)”
We would be grateful if you could let us know if you
have any intolerance or allergy towards food or drink ingredients.
To be able to accommodate for everyone, please respond
no later than Thursday 29th
October 2009 (end of day) to the 2 coordinators Else-Marie Amundsen e-mail amundsen_e@yahoo.co.uk and to Rima Sammouri e-mail rima_sammouri@hotmail.com (If you are unable to respond
before RSVP date on 29 October, please send us a message before that date and
we can make an exception.)
Should there be a change of plan closer to the date or
on the day itself, please do not hesitate to contact Else-Marie Amundsen on her mobile phone 0478-969059,
so she can notify ‘La Cabosse’ of any last minute changes.
If you want to give a prepared speech, please let us
know soonest so we can provide you with a speech evaluator. Please remember
that first come, first served J
We look forward to welcoming you to LA CABOSSE on
Tuesday 10th November!
Yours in Toastmastering
Rima Sammouri & Else-Marie Amundsen
AGENDA (Preliminary) & MENU
(Choices)
SHAPE International Toastmasters Club (No 8953 at Mons)
“TOASTMASTERS
HARVEST SPECIAL”
on Tuesday 10th November 2009
at ‘LA CABOSSE’, Rue des Orphelins 3, 7060 Soignies,
telephone 067-55.72.42 mobile phone 0479-66.61.96.
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Optional: We will try car-pooling/car-sharing
from SHAPE to Soignies and back to SHAPE. Toastmasters & Guests meet at
SHAPE Visitor Car Park (Berlin
Gate) outside SHAPE at the latest at 18:30 hours.
Directions from
Soignies railway station: Cross the 'park' in front of the station, turn
right down Rue de la Station, turn left at traffic light (the only traffic
light in the centre of Soignies) & you are now in Rue de Mons. You will
find LA CABOSSE approx 300 metres in front of you & at the T-junction
before you turn right towards the Soignies
Church 'La Collégiale’.
(It’s maximum a 10 minutes’ walk from Soignies railway station.)
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APERITIF (with or without
alcohol)
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Welcoming Remarks
by President Kevin Strakal
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Guest Speaker
Michael (Mike) Adubato
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Thought of the Day
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MAIN
COURSE (3 choices - please indicate your choice: ONE or TWO or THREE)
ONE – Filet
de Pangasius au sauce crevettes avec pommes de terre calibrées (Pancake with
smoked salmon & broccoli (filet of catfish with shrimp sauce & steamed
new potatoes)).
TWO –Crêpe
poulet-champignon avec salade (pancake with chicken &
mushrooms with salad)
THREE – Panier au fromage
chèvre chaude avec salade folle (wrapped hot goat cheese with variety of
salad)
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Contribution by
Joke Master
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Table Topic
Speaking Session
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Prepared Speech
Evaluation & General Evaluation
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Dessert (2
choices – please indicate your choice: “A” or “B”).
«A» - pâte
feuilletée avec une pommes caramélisée cuite (caramelized baked apple in flaky pastry).
«B» - pomme à
la cannelle avec une mini-glace au thé Macha (baked apple in cinnamon with a
mini ice cream made from the precious ‘Macha’ tea)
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Coffee or Tea with
Praline (the praline is produced by ‘ La Cabosse’)
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22:00
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Closing Remarks by
President Kevin Strakal.
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posted Oct 14, 2009 4:42 AM by Matt Viel
Division B 2009 Fall Conference
« Expressions of Diversity »
November in Luxembourg
Saturday November 7th 2009 – 11:00 – 17:00
NH Hotel Senningerberg
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Offer
Lunch + Conference
- Buffet meal, wine + coffee
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- Break
39 € advance payment
50 € Payment at door (cash only)
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Pre-Conference Dinner
Friday evening dinner in a typical Luxembourgish Restaurant
Limited spaces !
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- Fill this form and send it to john_chalmers_lux@hotmail.com
- Transfer Fees:
posted Oct 12, 2009 9:47 PM by D59B2 Governor [ updated Oct 12, 2009 10:02 PM ]
Register, it’s less than 1 week away!
Feel most welcome and join us in Antwerp!
Saturday the 17th of October from 1 till 5 pm
Joint Area B1 & B2 Humorous Speech & Table Topic Contest
Central theme: The Gift is the Gab!
Venue
ZUKO
Museumstraat, 21
2000 Antwerpen
through the patio
Plan
Free Parking
5 min walk
on the corner of Cockerillkaai
& Scheldestraat
Program
12 pm- 1 pm
Registration and welcome with coffee & tea
1 pm - 3 pm
Welcome from the Area Governors Agnes Tarnai &
Matt Viel & and from Club President Ian MacBeath
Keynote Speaker Gijs Hillmann
Table Topics Contest
3 pm
Break: Refreshments & Sandwiches
3.30 pm
Humorous Speech Contest
5 pm
Toast & cash bar is open
7 pm
Drinks & Dinner (optional, see below)
Would you like to be there? Please send an email to
and make a transfer now
Participation fee
€ 25 till Oct. 14 ** € 15 for contestants
** € 30 at the door
Account number: 063-4732813-24
IBAN: BE 81 0634 7328 1324
BIC: GKCCBEBB
Name of the account : Toastmasters Antwerpen
Address: Wasstraat 76, 2600 Antwerpen
In your mail please mention
• as subject: Area contest + your first name and surname
• if you made a transfer or want to pay at the door
• if you want to join dinner at 7 pm (optional)- it costs € 30
• starter: fish or meat or veggie
• main course: fish or meat or veggie
• dessert: ice creme or tiramisu
For extra information call Ian at +32 477 982798
Menu at 7pm (optional) for € 30
Starter
Carpaccio of fresh tuna
or
Traditional beef Carpaccio
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Main Course
Sole, ‘Normandy style’
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Goulash of lamb with basmati rice
Dessert
Dame blanche
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Tiramisu
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Coffee
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tea
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Water and 2 glasses of wine
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posted Feb 9, 2009 12:03 PM by SHAPE Toastmasters
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“Partnership
through
Communication and Leadership”
Area B1 Spring 2009 Conference
&
Evaluation & International Speech Contests
Saturday 4th April 2009
Hosted by SHAPE Toastmasters Club No. 8953
The SHAPE International Toastmasters' Club Number 8953 cordially invites all fellow Toastmasters and their Guests to the Area B1 Spring 2009 Conference & Speech Contest to be held on 04 April 2009 from 1300-1800 hours. The theme of the Area B1 Spring Speech Conference and Contest is "Partnership through Communication and Leadership". This event is open to anyone interested as well, please contact us at shapetoastmasters@gmail.com or register via the link above/below. We are always delighted to receive guests.
We encourage the Club Members in Area B1 to participate in and welcome all guests to this exciting event in the city of Mons, Capital of Hainaut and Wallonie/Wallonia, candidate for European Capital of Culture for 2015 and is truly a city steeped in history and culture. This is guaranteed to be an afternoon with lots of fun, interesting and inspiring entertainment and cultural enrichment for everyone!
To gain further support for our Area B1 Spring Contest and Toastmasters in Belgium and in the spirit of developing mutual PARTNERSHIPs between Toastmasters and the local communities of Belgium, we have extended an invitation to the Bourgmestre de Mons et Ministre d'Etat Elio Di Rupo, the Belgian National Military Representative to SHAPE Colonel Pierre Vandervelde and the SHAPE Headquarters Support Group (HSG) Commander Colonel Tom Heineken. More to come on this exciting development once the agenda is finalized and sent out after the clubs have held their local contests in March and the contestants are published.
Sincerely,
Matt
Matthew M. Viel, President Club# 8953
SHAPE International Toastmasters Club
For More Info Click Here
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posted Feb 9, 2009 11:05 AM by SHAPE Toastmasters
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updated Feb 9, 2009 11:08 AM
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