New venue, new beginnings

Moving is like changing a pot for the flower which can grow and spread its roots. With those words our president has welcomed us to our first meeting at new venue at The Village Hotel in Cheadle.

It was an evening filled with enthusiasm, fun, new ideas, foreign idioms, and lots of smiles!
All speakers including meeting facilitators were able to practice good speaking skills: looking at the audience, speaking not too fast (and trying to take time to take a breath), using stage correctly and using body language to help convey the message. Also we were reminded it was important to clear the stage for next speaker.

The ribbon for best impromptu speaking went to Kamila who had spoken about everybody's Toastmasters plans for the year 2020.

Best prepared speech was awarded to first-timer John who conquered his fears and delivered his motivational speech-about speaking with stutter- in professional manner - we could not believe it was his first time!

Best evaluation ribbon was awarded to Natalie who gave many ideas to the speaker on how to improve her speaking by breathing!

Some say to learn you need to go out of your comfort zone. We say you can extend your comfort zone to practice. With a safe environment and lots of positive encouragement you can progress faster. There is no failure - as long as you keep trying. If you keep trying – you will improve. See you all in two weeks. Why not use this time to keep practicing the speaking skills every time you speak?