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25.01.2022 On the 11th June, the 2019/2020 Executive Committee held the final executive meeting of the year. During that meeting, we had the pleasure of welcoming Ann and Vivek to the committee. Ann and Vivek will be serving as our 2020/2021 Secretary and Sergeant at Arms, respectively. This is an exciting development, as Vivek and Ann have only been members of the club for a few months. Join us today and find out what exciting leadership opportunities are in store for you.

25.01.2022 Congratulations to four of our members - Peter Crosby, Kate Crosby, Philip Bendeich and Harini Sundaramurthy, who achieved Triple Crown Awards* for the Toastmasters Year 2019-2020! *Triple Crown Awards are earned by members who achieve three or more educational awards within a Toastmasters year. Each award a member receives counts for one point. A member is granted a Triple Crown Award upon achieving three points'... A Triple Crown Award can be earned by achieving a combination of any three of the following: - the completion of a Level in Pathways - the completion of the Advanced Leader Silver (ALS) in the Traditional Educational System - the completion of a Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) award in either, the Traditional or the Pathways Educational Systems.

24.01.2022 August is turning out to be another great month for Concord West Toastmasters. In our last 2 meetings, weve had 6 speeches, 6 visitors and 2 new members join. Want to see what all the fuss is about? Come join us at our next meeting on the 18th August to find out. More information can be found on our website: https://concordwesttoastmasters.weebly.com/

24.01.2022 A big congratulations to Concord West Club Contestants Lana, John & Peter for scooping the pool at last Sundays Area 6 Contest. First in Evaluation, Table Topics and Humorous Speech Contests. Also a big thank you to Harini as a fabulous Toastmaster and Kate, Melody and Alex for stepping into administrative roles and to our 3 recent Visitors; Jayne, Vivek and Athira for coming along to support our Contestants. EVALUATION CONTEST... 1st @Lana Shaba 2nd Jayrod Aubert 3rd @Irina Castellano INTERNATIONAL SPEECH CONTEST 1st @Jayrod Aubert (aka Jarrod Ralley) 2nd @Adrian Siew 3rd Peter Crosby TABLE TOPICS CONTEST 1st John Hughson 2nd Peter Mace 3rd Irina Castellano HUMOROUS SPEECH CONTEST 1st Peter Crosby 2nd Peter Mace 3rd Adrian Siew

23.01.2022 This evening, we held our final meeting of the Toastmasters year. We were joined by three visitors, one of whom is currently overseas. To celebrate our achievements over the past 12 months, we all decided to wear white t-shirts. Upon seeing Aileens white teddy bear, everyone quickly searched their homes to find another animal (stuffed or otherwise) with mixed success. The results of this mad dash are seen below. Our next meeting will be on the 7th July. As always, guests are most welcome.

23.01.2022 On Tues 29th September, we held a visual-themed meeting for the ‘World Heart Day’. World Heart Day informs people around the globe that Cardiovascular disease (CVD), including heart disease and stroke, is the world’s leading cause of death claiming 17.9 million lives each year, and highlights the actions that individuals can take to prevent and control CVD. In addition to the three fabulous prepared speeches, our members also shared what it meant for them to have a healthy heart life - to love, to smile, to walk, to drink (for some) and to fill our heart with joy. We then toasted to a healthy 'World Heart Day' as seen below. Here we come October! Our next meeting will be on Tues 6th October at 7pm. As always, guests are most welcome, please message us for a Zoom link.

23.01.2022 A recent Educational covering the 4 Toastmaster Contest genres by Club Member John Hughson.

22.01.2022 Over the past few months, Concord West Toastmasters has been supporting its members by holding weekly online club meetings. These meetings have been met with a great deal of enthusiasm and excitement. Tonight marks our 7th online club meeting. Meetings are held every Tuesday at 7pm via Zoom. If you wish to join us as a visitor, you are more than welcome to contact us via this page and we will put you in touch with our technical facilitator.

21.01.2022 May was an action-packed month for Concord West Toastmasters. In the past 4 weeks alone, we have had 4 meetings, 8 speeches and 2 new members join. Tonight marks our 10th online club meeting. Meetings are held every Tuesday at 7pm via Zoom. If you wish to join us as a visitor, you are more than welcome to contact us via this page and we will put you in touch with our technical facilitator.

21.01.2022 We decided to take a mini break last week, in case you have Zoom fatigue. Did you miss us? For the 7th July meeting, we had 2 new members, 2 visitors and a record number of people attend. Can this record be broken tomorrow? You are welcome to join us and find out - tomorrow on 21st July at 7pm on Zoom! We have also updated our detailed information on each meeting role so you know what to expect before the meeting. Check it out here: https://concordwesttoastmasters.weebly.com/our-meetings.html

20.01.2022 Due to the Covid-19 restrictions, Concord West Toastmasters has moved quite expeditiously to switch to an online meeting format. In order to iron out a number of bugs, so that our first full meeting on Tuesday 24th will go as smoothly as possible, the Club Executive met and ran a Mini Trial Meeting which went exceptionally well and we had a lot of fun. A very big thank you to the skill and enthusiasm of a great Team. We now have a YouTube clip for Members and even Visitors to preview in order to get an idea of how online meetings can work. Go to: https://youtu.be/elNVzDOEbxY

19.01.2022 At the Phillip Division Contest today Peter was able to arrange a photo with his old Phillip Division Team from 2015/16 when John was the Area 6 Governor (old speak). All of whom are still actively involved in one way or another at District 70 level let alone within their own Clubs. What a great team it was

18.01.2022 A brief video training on the use of Timing Lights for our Zoom Meetings: https://youtu.be/m9RI5PqRCtc

18.01.2022 Concord West Toastmasters members got into the spirit of the Halloween themed party - with Wolfwoman, Dracula, Little Devil, Glamorous Pirate, Horses Head, The Sith (aka Morticia Addams) and assorted Ghosts, Gobblins and even Santa Claus :)

16.01.2022 Lana Shaba explains using Meetup to advertise meetings & shares how Concord West TM membership went from 14 to 28 this yearLana is our D70 Meetup Admin & will help you get your club on Meetup or confirm if clubs already have a listing and how to update it. See

16.01.2022 Concord West Toastmasters is holding a bimonthly virtual theme party this coming Tuesday, 29th September 2020 at 7pm, for ‘World Heart Day’. Come & join us by grabbing a drink (either alcoholic or non-alcoholic), preferably red in colour that is good for your heart*. Please message us for the Zoom link if you'd like to join. *For those who'd like some ideas: red/black tea, red wine, fruit juice, water with a slice of strawberry, even a red mug will do!

15.01.2022 Let them take you away! Whilst we will kick off the 2020 virtual convention launch party in our club during our next meeting on Tues 25th Aug, please check out the rest of the virtual convention line up below in Australia standard times, kindly provided by District 70. Toastmasters first-ever online convention offers a large educational lineup, featuring inspiring speakers from around the globe.... You can visit https://bit.ly/TI_TIConSpeakers to learn more and sign up for free. #TIGlobalConnect

14.01.2022 Support your local Restaurant by getting some take away. We want them to survive. Supporting Pron Prohm North Strathfield, Dereck and his fabulous staff

14.01.2022 Concord West Toastmasters Club Executive conducted a Trail Zoom Meeting back on the 22nd March which we recorded and posted on our YouTube account. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elNVzDOEbxY&t=330s This meant Club Members could get a feel for how a meeting might work. We then held our first meeting on Tuesday24th March. Since then we have posted 2 more helpful videos on You Tube. The first on the Timing Lights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9RI5PqRCtc... and another on an alternative to our Big Ears (or listening skills segment): Cahoot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbyZ07u3Yw8. From this coming Tuesday our Club will conduct weekly meetings via Zoom in order to assist Members get through their goals as well as assist with this time of isolation. We have also updated our Website to include the changes brought about by the Covid19 lockdown and have included on our Club Meeting page some helpful hints on how Zoom Meetings impact upon normal meeting procedures. All in all it is working very well as we have had 3 members complete Educational programs on the Zoom platform. See more

12.01.2022 Fabulous day at the Phillip Division Contest at the Liverpool Catholic Club. John - unplaced but represented in the Table Topics Contest. Peter - Winner of the Humorous Speech Contest goes on the compete at the District 70 Conference in May. Lana - Runner (2nd) in the Evaluation Contest. Kate - Toastmaster for the International Speech Contest. ... Harini - doing a fabulous job working with the Sound team all day. Plus support from Sonya, Aileen and her husband as well as recent visitors Vivek and Athira. Very proud of our team. See more

11.01.2022 Looking to improve your Communication and Public Speaking Skills? Cant commit to ongoing Membership of a Toastmaster Club? But could manage a few hours every Tuesday for just 6 weeks? Want to just brush up on your Presentation skills? Want to have a bit of fun and learn new skills?... Then Concord West SpeechCraft Intensive is for you

11.01.2022 Concord West Toastmasters 2019 International and Evaluation Contest in November. International Speech; Winner-Sonya Dankha, Runner Up Peter Crosby, Third Place-Aileen Leung. Evaluation Contest: Winner-Lana Shaba, Runner Up-Peter Crosby, Third Place-Melody Liang. Congratulations to all the Participants. And a special thanks to our Target Speaker Alex Whittaker.

10.01.2022 On Tues 20th Oct, we were privileged to welcome our District Director Lorinda Logaraj, DTM, who gave us an encouraging toast and had provided valuable general evaluations to help us maintain a quality club, driving us to achieve success together. We appreciate Lorinda taking the time out to be with us and for her most helpful feedback! We also celebrated a milestone achievement of our club member Philip Bendeich, DTM. Philip has been a member of Toastmasters for 20 years, thi...s is a testament to Philip’s outstanding commitment and to the extraordinary leadership he has continuously exhibited at the club, area and district level. Congratulations to Philip! Next Tuesday the 27th October at 7pm, we will have a Halloween themed party, come and join us with a painted ‘scary’ face for a hallowed yet enjoyable evening. Guests are most welcome. Please message us for Zoom links.

09.01.2022 Come and join us for an exciting night ahead, where our members showcase their entertaining and spontaneous speaking via Zoom! Please message us for the link.

09.01.2022 On Tuesday 30th June at 7pm, we will be having a party to celebrate the final meeting of the Toastmasters year. As we are currently meeting online, instead of sharing cakes and other sweets, we will be having a rare visual-themed meeting. Did you know: If you spin a colour wheel fast enough, all the colours blend into each other, creating an optical illusion of white light. In light of this interesting phenomenon, all attendees are asked to wear a white shirt/item of clothing. Guests are most welcome. Come join the party!

09.01.2022 Two weeks ago, our Vice President Education gave an educational on Pathways at our regular club meeting. Lana has recorded an updated version of this presentation which you can find here. This presentation is designed for everyone, whether you are just starting your Pathways Journey or are nearing the end of your current path.

07.01.2022 President's Distinguished 10 out of 10. Well done to a fabulous Executive Committee.

07.01.2022 We are taking a break from our regular weekly meetings tomorrow on Tues 1st September. Meetings will resume on Tues 8th September at 7pm. We hope to see you there! If you are experiencing withdrawls from Toastmasters and would like to find something interesting to watch, why not check out the recent World Championship of Public Speaking where eight contestants virtually competed for the World Champion Title! Click the link below and enjoy!

06.01.2022 On 5th September, at the District 70 2019-2020 Awards Ceremony held online, Concord West Toastmasters received a number of awards: - Rick Haynes Mentoring Excellence Award. Congratulations to Harini and Peter for putting this program together and making it a reality. - Gold Award, to Clubs that have supported and implemented Online Meetings from the very beginning of the COVID-19 lockdown.... - President Distinguished Club - One of our members, Philip Bendeich for achieving a Triple Crown Award Congratulations to our club, well done to the 2019-2020 Club Executive and every member who contributed to the awards!

04.01.2022 We are incredibly excited for the Toastmasters International 2020 (first ever) Virtual Convention! On Tues 25th August @7pm, our weekly Zoom meeting will turn into a virtual convention launch party, where attendees will: - Receive an educational session from our own experienced district trainer and distinguished toastmaster John Hughson - Watch the World Championship of Public Speaking Semi Final Round 1 ... - Find out what a warm, friendly and supportive club is like Come and join us! Drop us a message and we will send you a Zoom link. https://concordwesttoastmasters.weebly.com/

02.01.2022 Concord West Toastmasters continues a worthy tradition of having a number of Members actively participating in District 70 affairs. This year Lana takes on 2 conjunctive Social Media roles while Peter is involved in Strategic Planning decisions and John is involved with Public Relations and Training as District Staff Members.

02.01.2022 One of our longer serving Members John Hughson was invited back for a second year to be a co-host for the Rhodes Multicultural Associations Annual Rhodes Moon Festival 2020. This year with Covid19 restrictions it has been pre-recorded and went live on Sunday 27th September 2020. The hosts had less than 2 hours to record their parts and did so without any formal direction, but overall it came together okay. This community connection came about from a past Visitor to our Club some 2 years or more ago. Involvement in our Community has always been actively pursued by Concord West Toastmasters; https://www.facebook.com/RMCA2014AU/videos/358275865356397/

02.01.2022 Our Concord West Toastmaster Club Blog Newsletter has now reached the impressive milestone of having published every Club Meeting and every Contest Event for 10 years this month. Please enjoy. http://www.concordwesttoastmasters.blogspot.com.au

01.01.2022 We had our second online meeting last night. After the formal part of meeting ended, the club executive conducted several trials of a new online version of Big Ears. We used Zoom and Kahoot to conduct and record our final trial. I have included a link to that recording here. We will be implementing this new version of Big Ears during our next club meeting on the 14th April. https://zoom.us//vsIqdbirqj83G4aStwSDBqMrW461eKOshiYY-aEOy