June is the last month of the Toastmasters year, and it’s certainly been the most challenging year in our club’s history. Special thanks must go to our president Yamina and a core group of members who have kept Bloomsbury Speakers going throughout lockdown by continuing to attend meetings online and enthusiastically taking on roles.
What’s in this newsletter?
- FREE workshop – Easy Impromptu Speaking
- Toastmasters “New Year” social – save the date!
- Club committee 2021-22
- Next meetings
- And finally…
FREE workshop – Easy Impromptu Speaking
Our first meeting in June will be a special workshop focusing on improving our skills in speaking on the spot.
This fun and interactive workshop will give you practical strategies to:
- Manage your nerves and make them your friend
- Think on your feet
- Give effective responses that hit the spot
- Expect the unexpected!
Click here to book your place – don’t miss out!
Toastmasters “New Year” social – save the date!
The Toastmasters year ends on Wednesday, 30th June and Bloomsbury Speakers intends to mark the occasion with a special “New Year” social event on the evening itself. At the time of writing, the UK government still plans to lift all lockdown and social distancing restrictions in England later this month, so we intend to celebrate the handover of the club from one committee to the next by gathering for a night of fun and frivolity in central London!
Details will be confirmed and communicated to members nearer the time so, in the meantime, please just save the date in your diaries.
Club committee 2021-22
We’re pleased to announce that the following members have been appointed to the club committee and will be running the club from July onwards.
- President – Atul Chauhan – responsible for the overall success of the club, supporting other committee members in their roles, opening and closing every meeting and much more!
- Vice President Education – Elena Fanaberova – responsible for putting the programme together for each meeting along with keeping track of the educational progress of individual members and the club as a whole;
- Vice President Membership & Mentoring – Matt Robertson – converts guests into happy members, ensuring new members have all the information they need when they first join, assigning a mentor to each new member and monitoring their relationship;
- Vice President Public Relations – Margarita Sachkova – responsible for raising the club’s profile and attracting new guests e.g. via social media;
- Secretary – Helen Hosein – responsible for club administration, particularly with regards to decision making e.g. by taking minutes at committee meetings;
- Treasurer – Yamina Bakiri – responsible for the club’s finances, paying dues on behalf of members to Toastmasters International and making sure members pay their renewal fees to the club on time;
- Sergeant at Arms – Matt Robertson – in charge of logistics (e.g. meeting venues) and club socials
Next meetings
Our last meetings of the Toastmasters year are on the 14th and 28th of June, as usual from 6:45pm online.
Please book your attendance on Eventbrite or Meetup. All our meetings will be on Zoom at least until 30th September.
And finally…
To give our members that extra bit of certainty, Bloomsbury Speakers’ meetings will continue online at least until 30th September. However, that doesn’t mean we haven’t been taking advantage of the more favourable conditions lately.
Some of our members were delighted to make the most of the warm weather and relaxed social distancing rules recently by getting together for food and drinks at our regular meeting venue, The Rugby Tavern.
It was great to get together in person again and we can’t wait to have another social event soon!
