The Belfast Titanic Conference 7 – 9 November was the first full District Conference that I have attended. And it really was a full weekend. Friday began with a workshop from Bob Ferguson www.bobferguson.co.uk on “Competition – the driver for speaking excellence”. A few tips and many more on his website: Word count divided by 120 = time in minutes. Aim at 4.8 characters per word. Collect material all the time and never throw away a speech or speech draft material.
It has been a great year for Dublin Toastmasters. We have just had our final meeting before the summer break – an opportune time to reflect on the highlights of the past year.
District 18 Governor, Ian D. McIntyre from Scotland, presented charter #2601 to Paddy Cunningham, President of Dublin Toastmasters club, at a Charter Dinner in the Royal Hibernian Hotel, attended by over 70 guests, on 12th April, 1958. Among the guests were the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Councillor James Carroll and the American Ambassador to Ireland, Mr Scott McLeod. The Dublin club thus became the first club chartered in Ireland.
