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Speechcraft #84

Congratulations to the graduates of our latest Speechcraft course. Read about it here.

This is the 84th Speechcraft course hosted by Miranda Toastmasters, which is an incredible statistic. 

District 70 Annual Conference

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When: 2-4 May 2025

Where: Campbelltown Catholic Club

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Group mentoring

3rd weekend every month

When: 18 May 2025

Where: Diggers Miranda RSL

Time: 10.30am - 12 noon

Welcome to new committee

2024-2025

At our recent changeover meeting we welcomed the new Committee for the coming year:

President: Cathy Goodwin
VPE: Joseph Duffey
VPPR: Jill Brookfield (immediate Past President)
VPM: Mike Smith
Secretary: Teresa O'Byrne
Treasurer: Daniel Bazzano
Sargent at Arms: Kathy Tasker

Most of the new group are returning to roles and bring a wealth of committee experience. The exception is our new President, Cathy Goodwin, who is also new to the committee. 

We're looking forward to another great Toastmasters year, with a fantastic and dedicated leadership team.



Contest news
Club Contest: Parliamentarian

We hosted the 2025 Parliamentarian contest on Tuesday, 27 May 2025. The Chairman is put through their parliamentary procedure paces and is evaluated on their performance, and how well they handled the unruly crowd.


Congratulations to all contest participants for an entertaining contest.

The Contestants

Parliamentarian 2025 contestants

- Brian

- Joe

- Paul

- Teresa

The Winners

Parliamentarian 2025 winners

Winners:

1st Brian

2nd Paul

Club Contests: Tall Tales & Master of the Toast

We hosted the 2025 Tall Tales & Master of the Toast competitions on Tuesday, 25 March 2025. There were many laughs and ludicrous tales.

Master of the Toast Contest

Winners:

1st Mon

2nd John

3rd Kathy

Tall Tales
Contest

Winners:

1st Joel

2nd Richard

3rd Joe

Club Contests: International Speech & Evaluation

We held our International Speech Contest and Evaluation Contest on Tuesday, 12 November 2024. We had a full house of Toastmasters and visitors enjoying the incredibly high standard of speeches and evaluations. 

Contest winners will represent Miranda Toastmasters at the Area 2 contest in February 2025.

International Speech Contest

Winners:

1st Pat

2nd Joel

3rd John

Evaluation Contest


Winners:

1st Joe

2nd Teresa

3rd Monica

Club Contests: Humorous Speech & Table Topics

We held our Humorous Speech Contest and Table Topics Contest on Tuesday, 27 August 2024. There were loads of laughs and we were all impressed at the high standard of competition

Contest winners will represent Miranda Toastmasters at the Area 2 contest in February 2025.

Humorous Speech Contest

Table Topics Contest



Hartoonian Spring Award Contest
Parliamentarian Contest
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