Category: Misc

Saturday’s area contest in Frankfurt was a great success.   As is traditional, it was a combined event between areas F3 (Wiesbaden) & F4 (Frankfurt). There were 29 contestants (speeches, evaluations, english, german). It was great to see 9 Business Club members there: Andrei, Barbara, Ben, Bertalan, Cezar, Eleonore, Isabelle, Martin, Mirja. No other club sent…

In my election pledge last May, when I stood for the roll of club president, I outlined my 3 objectives. To grow membership to 28-35 members.  Today we stand at 30. To implement a club website to face the public.  This is it. To oversee the registration of the club as an eV – eingetragen…

Indira Gandhi “There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there.” Only a few months since joining our club, one of our most influential members is leaving. Karla arrived at the end of last year,…

Maxim “Two mice were eating a film reel.  One turned to the other and said “the film’s ok … but the book was better”.  Thanks for setting up a light mood with this great joke, Andrei. Participation 19 members, fully 2/3rd of our membership.  4 guests.  1 new member.  A great turn out.  In fact, such…

Maxim If I may offer you a simple maxim, ‘Be interested’. Everyone wants to be interesting, but the vitalizing thing is to be interested.  John Gardner, Commencement Address 1991, Stanford University. Participation The Business Club Frankfurt Toastmasters public speaking club meets twice monthly on Wednesday evenings. On 1st April the 15 members and 3 guests were…

Toastmasters International, the parent of our autonomous Toastmasters club, encourages Toastmasters clubs to set goals for club growth and member education.   The TM year runs from July to June.  With 3 months of the year to go, our dynamic public speaking club has already attained 8 of our 10 goals.   A great reflection…

. “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.”  Albert Einstein.   . Every spring and autumn, Toastmasters clubs hold competitions.  In spring, the International speech and evaluation contests. In autumn, the Humorous speech and Impromptu speech contests. . Competition is the fastest route to change, improvement and growth. .    …

Here is our meeting location for the meetings of 4th and 18th March, 19h30-21h30. Saalbau Gallus, Seminarraum 2, Frankenallee 111, 60326 Frankfurt am Main. Here’s a map.  See you there!

Toastmasters International Picks 6 Most Memorable Oscar® Speeches Presentations that left a lasting impression with the audience and television viewers Source: Toastmaters Mediacenter

Toastmasters International Picks 6 Most Memorable Oscar® Speeches Presentations that left a lasting impression with the audience and television viewers Source: Toastmaters Mediacenter