Cogito Club Meeting of the 23rd of April 2013
“Life in Colour”
Our next meeting will take place on the 23rd of April at 7pm. Come along and have a taste of what Toastmasters is all about, see how you can enhance your communication, listening and leadership skills and most importantly, have fun doing it!
Our theme for this meeting will be “Life in Colour”. From Newton to Goethe to this very day colour fascinates us. How do we perceive colour? What do we perceive? How do colours move us? Luca, our Toastmaster for this evening, will traverse us through a spectrum of speakers who promise to dazzle and delight.
The club elections for next year’s committee will also be held at this meeting so please attend and participate.
Come along and visit with us! Wear your favourite colour and bring a tale of it!!
Come Dream Shine
7 pm – 9 pm
Polish House
20 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2
For information, call us at (087) 2256577
Click to see our next meeting agenda on Toastmaster D71 Site
Cogito Club Meeting of the 9th of April 2013
The Thrill and Trembling of Public Speaking!
Our next meeting will take place on the 9th of April at 7pm. Come along and have a taste of what Toastmasters is all about, see how you can enhance your communication, listening and leadership skills and most importantly, have fun doing it!
Our theme for the evening will be the double edged sword of public speaking. Public speaking is the number one fear of many but is tremendously personally rewarding. Each speech or presentation is formidable but can bring much good to the audience. It’s a great way to share important things with other people. At this meeting we’ll be discussing the two edges of speaking and hoping to nurture growth in our members and our guests.
Come Think Grow
Tuesday, April 9th
7 pm – 9 pm
Polish House
20 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2
For information, call us at (087) 2256577
Click to see our next meeting agenda on Toastmaster D71 Site
Cogito Club Meeting of the 26th of March 2013
It’s Springtime in Toastmasters!
Cogito is energised and bursting to life. Our next meeting is a celebration of new beginnings, of growth for our members and an invitation of welcome for anyone interested in visiting with us. It will be a great night full of fantastic speakers and witty repartee! Wonderful!!
This meeting will take place on the 26th of March so come along and have a taste of what Toastmasters is all about, see how you can enhance your communication, listening and leadership skills and most importantly, have fun doing it! Hussar!!
Tuesday, March 26th
7 pm – 9 pm
20 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2
For information, call us at (087) 2256577
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Cogito March Speakathon
You are cordially invited to March’s Speakathon!
It will take place on the 19th of March. Come along and have a taste of what Toastmasters is all about, see how you can enhance your communication, listening and leadership skills and most importantly, have fun doing it!
At this event you will be able to listen to a series of speeches from Cogito members all at various experience levels in their development as speakers. It will be a great night with a wide variety of interesting and fun topics presented with different important communication goals in mind. See you there !!!
Tuesday, March 19th
7 pm – 9 pm
Polish House
20 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2
For information, call us at (087) 2256577
Cogito’s International Speech and Evaluation Contest
Cogito’s Club Level International Speech and
Evaluation Contest is taking place on
Tuesday, March 12th.
This is the preliminary stage in a contest that will go all the way to the Riviera Renaissance in Torquay – Toastmasters Spring Conference – and then to the International event.
Competitors in the International Speech Contest can compete against other speakers around the world to become the World Champion of Public Speaking. Winning speakers compete at Club, Area, District, Division and finally International levels.
In the Evaluation Contest a speech is given by a “Test Speaker” or “Presenter”, and contestants give a verbal evaluation, just as if they were fulfilling the meeting role of Evaluator. Each contestant gives their evaluation without being able to hear any of the other contestants, has a limited time to prepare their evaluation, and must give their evaluation without the use of notes.
More information about what the contest is all about can be found at Toastmasters Wiki.
We will be meeting in Polish House at 20 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2. It’ll be a thrilling night that will show how Toastmasters constructively coaches its members by recognising their achievements and recommending improvements in their public speaking technique. Looking forward to seeing you there!
Tuesday, March 12th
7 pm – 9 pm
20 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2
For information, call us at (087) 2256577
Cogito Meeting 26 February 2013
Our next meeting is on the 26th of February. Come along and have a taste of what Toastmasters is all about, see how you can enhance your communication, listening and leadership skills and most importantly, have fun doing it!
There will be excellent speeches, an educational about what it is that Toastmasters do, and a table topics segment which will give everyone a chance to participate extemporaneously in the wonderful setting of Fitzwilliam Place’s Polish House.
Tuesday, February 26th
7 pm – 9 pm
20 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2
For information, call us at (087) 2256577
Division M Tall Tales Contest
Area 54 Represents !!!
7 pm – 9 pm
Polish House
20 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2
For information, call us at (087) 2256577
Tall Tales Contest
Announcing the Tall Tales Contest!
Tuesday, February 12th
7 pm – 9 pm
20 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2
For information, call us at (087) 2256577
Think of it as a great night of storytelling, a magical night where any member can take part. It’s a fantastic chance to practice your storytelling skills and a brilliant opportunity to grow more confident and fluid as a speaker.
We’d love to hear your tall tale, let Dermot or Florence know if you’d like to give it a try.
So what exactly is a Tall Tale?
A tall tale is a story with unbelievable elements, told as if it were true and factual. They can be exaggerations of actual events, for example fish stories (‘the fish that got away’) such as, “that fish was so big, why I tell ya’, it nearly sank the boat when I pulled it in!”
Tall tales are often told where either you or someone you know (a friend, relative, family member etc) are the main character in the story. The main component of a tall tale is exaggeration.
You usually start with something small and ordinary like going for a walk or making dinner but then something happens, possibly something small but it can set off a chain of events that snowball until the story has expanded beyond the small opening and brought you to a place that you could never have predicted. That is the magic of a tall tale.
To find out more about tall tales, here’s an article from the Toastmasters magazine.
http://www.toastmasters.org/ToastmastersMagazine/ToastmasterArchive/2007/November/TallTales.aspx
Looking forward to seeing you there. Same Cogito time, same Cogito place!
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Open House Meeting on 22 January
Visit our OPEN HOUSE Meeting!
Tuesday, January 22nd
7 pm – 9 pm
20 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2
For information, call us at (087) 2256577
Learn to:
- Organize your thoughts
- Think on your feet
- Develop meeting skills
- Build confidence
- Increase your vocabulary
- Practice leadership skills
- Speak with clarity & fluency
- Provide & receive positive feedback
Overcome your fear of speaking in a friendly and supportive atmosphere!
Whether you’re a professional, student, stay-at-home parent, or retiree, Toastmasters is the best way to build great communication skills. You’ll learn how to successfully organize and present your ideas and yourself. Toastmasters will give you the skills and confidence you need to effectively express yourself in any situation.
- You’ll be a better listener
- You’ll comfortably give and receive constructive evaluations
- You’ll effectively develop and present ideas
Toastmasters training can be a wise career move:
- You’ll give better sales presentations
- You’ll easily lead teams and conduct meetings
- You’ll hone management skills
You already have some or all of these skills.
In Toastmasters, you will enhance them.
Join us on that night…
You won’t regret it!
