As adults, we’re likely shuffling the kids back to school this week, rather than heading there ourselves. Perhaps we long for our halcyon days of school, or perhaps they were days we’d rather forget. In any case, we can take a moment to reflect on our […]
This report was written by Carmel Turley on 2023-08-29 who was the General Evaluator for the East Galway Speakers meeting on 2023-08-28. The theme of the meeting was Back to school. The following people took meeting officer roles on the night. President: Chris Collins Toastmaster: Martin […]
This is the Scribes Report for the meeting on 2023-08-14. This report was written by Rob Partridge on 2023-08-15. Officers The officers for the night were as follows President: Sarah Smith Toastmaster: Beth Davis-Reinhold General Evaluator: Rob Partridge Topicsmaster: Gwen Frazer Sergeant at Arms: Gwen Frazer […]
At the 2023 AGM a motion was submitted to change our name from Loughrea Toastmaster to East Galway Speakers. The motion was passed and came into effect as of July 1st 2023. With this comes a lot of work to change all our branding so please […]
This is the Scribes Report for the meeting on 2023-02-13. This report was written by Beth Davis-Reinhold on 2023-02-13. Officers The officers for the night were as follows President: Rob Partridge Toastmaster: Gwen Frazer General Evaluator: Beth Davis-Reinhold Topicsmaster: Mary Kilbane Sergeant at Arms: Marcello Deidda […]
The members of Loughrea Toastmasters were asked to complete a “Moments of Truth” survey about our club. Moments of Truth As a club, we want every new and prospective member’s initial interaction with the club to be a positive one. These decisive times when initial impressions […]
On January 15th, Loughrea and Corrib Oranmore Toastmaster, and Area Director, Carmel Turley, bought the three Galway clubs together for an event at The Salthill Hotel – Masters of Public Speaking. Speeches and officers came from all three clubs with our members taking on roles. Rob […]
As part of our on-going commitment to excellence our club officers attend two training sessions each year. These are held by the Area and Division Directors and include various topics as well as talks from experienced Toastmasters. Our own Club President, Rob Partridge DTM, gave a […]
Looking to become a better speaker? Here are proven tips on how to give better presentations: Know your material. When giving a presentation, you should know more about the subject than you include in your speech. Use personal stories and conversational language to help you remember […]
This is the Scribes Report for the meeting on 2023-01-23. This report was written by Rob Partridge on 2023-01-25. Officers The officers for the night were as follows President: Rob Partridge Toastmaster: Carmel Turley General Evaluator: Rob Partridge Topicsmaster: Francesca Stratta Sergeant at Arms: Marcello Deidda […]