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25.01.2022 Last Monday night, we kicked off our club contests for 2020. We had the Table Topics and Evaluations speeches, it was a fantastic night. Alex our test speaker received some helpful feedback from his test speech, thank you Alex for visiting our club. The meeting was very well attended by members and guests. Contest Chairs Tony and Ian kept the meeting on schedule. Congratulations to all of our contestants, especially to our first timer participants. A special Congratulations t...o our winners for the evening. Table Topics - Mark (1st), Tony (2nd) & Liane (3rd) Evaluations - Rob (1st), Helen (2nd) Thank you also to our judges and the helpers who helped out in the background. Monday 5th October 2020 will be our second part of our Contests International & Humorous speeches. All are welcomed. Aspley Hornets Club, 50 Graham Rd, Carseldine Arrive 6:30pm for 7:00pm start

24.01.2022 Another great meeting last Tuesday night. A polished presentation as Toastmaster by Matt well supported by Natasha, an excellent Ice Breaker from Liane, a solid Table Topics session lead my Garry all of which followed on after an entertaining Round Robin segment introduced by Kathleen. As the meeting drew to a close Mary gave all present an overview of the meeting that contained a wealth of in-depth observations and helpful hints. Congratulations to our winners for the evening, Max for best Humorous, Ray for best Table Topics, Sam for best Toastmaster Choice, Liane for best speech and Mark for Evaluation. Well done to all! Our next meeting will be Tuesday 2 Oct, it will be part 2 of our Club Contest with Table Topics and International speeches. Everyone is welcome!

23.01.2022 Area 18 Conference News What an fantastic conference! The Area 18 conference was well attended by members and guests. Sasi our area director did an amazing job organising the conference. A big Congratulations to Sasi and TM Clubs Bunya, Clayfield, Western Suburbs, Stafford Heights and Chermside for running such a successful day! ... The standard of the speeches were amazing, every speech was a winning performance. Congratulations to the following place getters in the Contest; Humorous - Ben (1st) , Fiona (2nd) & Tommy (3rd) Table Topics - Tommy (1st), Fiona (2nd) & Abhishek (3rd) International - Ally (1st), Steve (2nd) & Cheryl (3rd) Evaluations- Mile (1st), Lynn (2nd) & Bill (3rd) Congratulations to Stafford Heights member Ben who placed first place in the Humorous Contest, Ben will now go to the Moreton Division Conference to represent Area 18 in early 2020. Also congratulations to Lynn for an outstanding performance in the Evaluations contest, Lynn did Stafford Heights very proud and placed second. Well done to Mark (Table Topics) and Ray (International) for representing Stafford Heights, they did not place but certainly made a lasting impression. Thank you to the Club members for assisting with the Humorous Contest, Nick, Elizabeth, Mark, Anne and Contest Chairs Anne and Tony! Well done all!

22.01.2022 Club News Update Our last club meeting on Tues 2 July was well attended with club members and a number of guests. The night was very entertaining with some really fantastic speeches. Congratulations to all who participated in the meeting, especially to our winners for the evening.... Liane (Best Humorous) Tony (Best Table Topic and Evaluator) Trevor (Best Toastmaster Choice) Rob (Best Speech) ........................................................................................ At our club meeting on Tues 18 June, the new executive team for 2019 - 2020 were inducted. Congratulations to the new team and we will look forward to the next 12 months! President - Helen VP Education - Rob VP Membership - Sean VP Public Relations - Ray Secretary - Sam Treasurer - Joe Sergeant at Arms - Liane A big Thank you to former President Mark and his team for continuing to make Stafford Heights Toastmasters a fantastic club! Also, congratulations to our speech winners for the evening: Ray (Best Toastmaster Choice) Jade (Best Evaluator) Tony (Best Humorous & Table Topic) Stuart (Best Speech) ................................................................................................... Another exciting meeting is coming up at Stafford Heights Toastmasters tomorrow night. If you want to grow your communication skills, your self-confidence and have some fun while youre doing it - come and join us! When - Tuesday, 16 July 2019 Where - Chermside Community Health Centre, 490 Hamilton Rd, Chermside, in the HACC Training Room Time - 6:45 for 7:00pm 9:00pm Cost - Free See you there!

20.01.2022 News Update Speechcraft - Our Speechcraft course starts this Monday night, 4 Feb. This course is now fully booked, if you have missed out on a a spot this time make sure you stay tune to our facebook and webpage for future course dates. Our courses do get booked very quickly so contact us today to register your interest. Meanwhile, feel free to come and join us at one of regular club meetings. Club Meetings - We have started the year off with a bang! Our first two meetings f...or 2019 have been very well attended by members and guests. If you want to get better at public speaking either for work or personal reasons, why not come and join us, your fear of public speaking will slowly disappear while having fun. Our next meeting will be this Tuesday 5 Feb, at 7:00pm. Bring a friend, all welcome! Club Meeting Winners - Congratulations to our recent club meeting winners from our last two meetings. 15 Jan Meeting Toastmasters Choice Award - Max Humorous Award - Max Best Speech Award - Ben Best Evaluation Award - Anne Best Table Topics - Ray 29 Jan Meeting Best Evaluation Award - Maria Best Speech Award - Helen Humorous Award - Ian Toastmasters Choice Award - Ian Best Table Topic - Ian Well done to all who participated. See you all this Tuesday night!

19.01.2022 Club News Congratulations to our club winners and participants from our last club meeting on 17 Sep. It was another great night of fun and laughter! Chris (Best Humor & Speech) , Ben (Best Table Topic) & Ian (Best Evaluation)... Well done all! ................................................................................................... Club Meetings for 2019 We now only have five official club meetings remaining for 2019! If you have never been to any of our meetings, make sure you make time to visit us and see what Toastmasters is all about, you wont regret it! Tues, 1st Oct Tues, 15th Oct Tues, 29th Oct Tues, 5th Nov Tues, 19th Nov 2019 (Our last regular meeting for 2019) Christmas Meeting details still to come, stay tuned! Club Meetings are held at the Chermside Community Health Centre, 490 Hamilton Rd, Chermside, in the HACC Training Room Meeting Time 6:45 for 7:00pm 9:00pm VISITORS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME! No need to book just turn up. No charge or obligation. Free, easy parking right outside the room.

19.01.2022 Another great meeting last Tuesday night. Our fun and entertaining Toastmaster Helen lead the evening with much humour and cheer. Many of our members and guests thoroughly enjoyed the meeting. Recent new member Jade gave an excellent Ice Breaker (first speech ever) and made us think about our careers. Congratulations to our winners for the evening, Helen for best Humorous, Rob for best Evaluation, Maria for best Toastmaster Choice (eggcellent), Jade for Best Speech and Ray f...or best Table Topics. Well done to all! Our next meeting will be Tuesday 30 April. Everyone is welcome!

15.01.2022 Last Saturday was the Area 18 Conference, Congratulations to our Area Director Maria who produced a great day that was enjoyed by all present. Special thanks also must go to SHTM members who supported and assisted on the day, Ian, Rob, Tony, Sam, Bob, Anne, Alex, Lyn, Liane and Ray. Everyones support was very appreciated. Competition was tough, but SHTM managed to take home some placings from the day. Evaluation - Matt (2nd), Mark (4th)... Table Topics - Mark (2nd) Humorous - Helen (1st), Mark (2nd) International - Matt (1st), Ray (2nd) Great results from our members which is also a great result for our club as a whole. Individual results are achieved with the support, advice and guidance from the team in the background. SHTM club members are that background team. Well done to all. Matt and Helen will be representing STHM next March 2019 at the Divisional Conference. Go Matt and Helen!

15.01.2022 SPEECHCRAFT IS BACK IN JULY 2020 ! Following a break due to the COVID-19 lockdown, we are pleased to announce that our popular Public Speaking Workshop is back. The next workshop commences on Monday 20th July.... What is Speechcraft? Speechcraft is a program run by Toastmasters and designed to help you develop effective and energetic public speaking and leadership skills. The course consists of six 2-hour workshops held weekly from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. Who can attend? The course is open to anyone over 18. (Courses can sometimes be arranged to accommodate 16 18 year-olds) How much does it cost? The cost is $100 for the full six-week course including course materials. Where is it held? The course is held at Chermside Community Health Centre, 490 Hamilton Rd, Chermside, in the HACC Training Room. There is plenty of free, easy parking right outside the room. When is the next course? The next course is scheduled for 20th July to 24th August.

14.01.2022 Club Photo Update Come and join us for our next meeting, our club meetings are always informative, fun and entertaining. You will feel very welcomed. Congratulations to all of our club winners for 2019 so far.... 29 Jan 2019 - Maria (Best Evaluator), Helen (Best Speech & Humorous) & Ian (Toastmaster Choice). 5 Feb 2019 - Chris (Best Evaluator), Liane ( Best Speech & Humorous) & Ian (Toastmaster Choice) 19 Feb 2019 - Sam (Toastmaster Choice), Bob ( Best Evaluator) & Lyn (Best Humorous & Speech) 5 Mar 2019 - Ray (Best Topic & Evaluator), Linda (Best Speech and Humorous) & Sam (Toastmaster Choice) 19 Mar 2019 - Nick ( Best Speech & Humorous) & Ben (Toastmaster Choice) , Liane ( Best Topic) & Matt (Best Evaluator) Upcoming meetings for this month: Tuesday 2nd April 2019 Tuesday 16th April 2019 Tuesday 30th April 2019 7pm at Chermside Community Health Centre, 490 Hamilton Rd, Chermside, in the HACC Training Room. See you there!

14.01.2022 News Update - On Tues 20 Nov, the club held its Interpretive and New Speaker Contest, we had a number of participates who competed for the first time. The New Speaker Contest gave our newer speakers the opportunity to compete against their fellow club members in a friendly environment. Congratulations to all of our new speakers who participated and placed. Lyn (1st), Chris (2nd) and Liane (3rd)... The Interpretive Contest was well contested by a number of our experienced speakers, This contest allowed each speaker to examine a piece of literature and the opportunity to offer his/hers perspective regarding the original written work. Congratulations to all of our speakers who participated and placed. Ian (1st), Tony (2nd) and Maria (3rd) A fantastic night had by all. Well done to all who assisted and made the night a great success.

13.01.2022 Club News On Tues 2nd April, the club held its Tall Tales Contest. It was well contested by a number of our experienced and newer speakers. This contest allowed each speaker to tell a story where the speaker walks the fine line between reality and fiction, fact and fantasy, truth and deception. The best tall tales are the ones where the audience doesnt know where the speaker was just exaggerating the facts.... Congratulations to all of our speakers who participated and placed. Tony (1st), Mark (2nd) and Rob (3rd) A fantastic night had by all. Well done to all who assisted and made the night a great success.

11.01.2022 Club News Update Our last club meeting on Tues 3 June was well attended with club members and a number of guests. The night was very entertaining with some really fantastic speeches. Congratulations to all who participated in the meeting, especially to our winners for the evening.... Chris (Best Evaluator) Linda (Best Table Topic and TM Choice) Helen (Best Speech) Nick (Best Humorous) And a special congratulations to Helen who was presented the Toastmaster of the Year Award by outgoing club President Mark. Helen did a outstanding job as Vice President of Education. Another exciting meeting coming up at Stafford Heights Toastmasters tomorrow night. If you want to grow your communication skills, your self-confidence and have some fun while youre doing it - come and join us! When - Tuesday, 18 June 2019 Where - Chermside Community Health Centre, 490 Hamilton Rd, Chermside, in the HACC Training Room Time - 6:45 for 7:00pm 9:00pm Cost - Free See you there!

10.01.2022 SPECIAL CLUB NOTICE - FACE-to-FACE club meetings to recommence in JULY Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, face-to-face club meetings were replaced from 31st March, with on-line Zoom meetings. We are pleased to announce that our regular meetings will recommence in July in line with Queensland Governments roadmap to easing restrictions. This means that we will be able to once again welcome guests to our meetings from 21st July 2020 (subject to certain limitations).... If you would like to come along, just give us a call on 1300 920 621.

10.01.2022 Club News - June 2019 Congratulations to all of our club winners for May 2019 30 Jul - Liane (Best Topic & Humorous), Helen (Toastmaster Choice) & Nic (Best Speech).... 7 May - Helen (Best Humorous), Anne (Best Evaluator), Mark (Best Topic), Ray (Best Speech), Ray & Mark (Toastmaster Choice). 21 May - Sean (Best Speech & Toastmaster Choice), Jade (Best Humorous), Matt (Best Evaluator) & Max (Best Topic) Congratulations to all of our members and guests who each made our meetings fun and very entertaining. Upcoming meetings for this month: Tuesday 4th June 2019 Tuesday 18th June 2019 Tuesday 2nd July 2019 Master your fear of public speaking in a relaxed, welcoming and supportive environment. Visit Stafford Heights Toastmasters Club to meet our friendly members and experience our well-structured, fun, supportive meetings 7pm at Chermside Community Health Centre, 490 Hamilton Rd, Chermside, in the HACC Training Room. See you there!

10.01.2022 Last Tuesday night, we kicked off our club contests for 2018. We had the Humorous and Evaluations speeches, it was a fantastic night with lots of laughs and great feedback for our guest test speaker Jeff, thank you Jeff for visiting our club. The meeting was very well attended by members and guests. Contest Chairs Ben and Maria kept the meeting on schedule. Congratulations to all of our contestants, especially to our first timer participants. A special Congratulations to our... winners for the evening. Humorous - Mark (1st), Helen (2nd) & Tony (3rd) Evaluations - Matt (1st), Mark (2nd) & Max (3rd) Thank you also to our judges who travelled from far away and to our helpers who helped out in the background. Our next regular meeting will be Tuesday 18th September 2018 at 6:45pm. Tuesday 2nd October 2018 will be our second part of our Contests International & Table Topics speeches. See you there!

10.01.2022 Speechcraft Update Congratulations to our first term Speechcrafters, well done to all who faced their fears and stepped up to challenge themselves. The Speechcraft Team delivered a great course and was thoroughly enjoyed and well received by everyone involved. Our next Speechcraft course (Term 2) starts Monday night, 13 May. This course is now fully booked, if you have missed out on a spot this time make sure you stay tune to our facebook and webpage for future course dates. ...Our courses do get booked very quickly so contact us today to register your interest. Meanwhile, feel free to come and join us at one of regular club meetings. Our next club meeting will be this coming Tuesday night, starts at 7pm, hope to see you there!

09.01.2022 Moreton Division Conference - Sat 9 March 2019 Congratulations to Matt and Helen for participating in the Moreton Division Speech Contests, both doing Area 18 and Stafford Heights Club proud with very professional performances; and Helen who placed 2nd in the Humorous Contest! A great turn out by our club members.

09.01.2022 Latest News Its been a very busy couple months, read on to catch up on the latest news! Our recent club meetings have been well attended by our club members, we have also had the pleasure of a number of guests joining us for the first time.... If you have never been to our club, make sure you come and check us out! You will be made feel very welcomed and guaranteed to have a laugh. The first step to becoming a more confident public speaker is coming to your first meeting! Congratulations to all who participated in our recent meetings, especially to our winners from each meeting. ................................................................................................... Tues, 16 Jul - Meeting Ron (Best Speech), Jade (Toastmaster Choice), Anne (Best Evaluation & Table Topic) and Jo (Best Humorous). Also, Congratulations to our newest members, Elizabeth, Luke and Rod who were warmly welcomed into our club by VPM Sean. ................................................................................................... Tues, 30 Jul - Meeting Bob (Best Humorous), Ben (Best table topic), Trevor (Toastmaster Choice) and Nick (Best Speech). ................................................................................................... Tues, 20 Aug Club Contest for Table Topics and Humorous Congratulations to all those who participated in our first club contest for 2019, it was well contested especially by some of our newer members! Humorous - Ben (First), Nick (Second) and Mark (Third) Table Topics - Mark (First), Rob (Second), Sam (Third) Winners from each contest will represent the club at the area 18 conference on Saturday 28 Sep ................................................................................................... Tues, 3 Sep - Club Contest for International and Evaluation Congratulations to all those who participated in our second club contest. International - Ray (First), Mark (Second) Evaluations - Lyn (First), Mark (Second), Rob (Third) Winners from each contest will represent the club at the area 18 conference on Saturday 28 Sep ................................................................................................... Our Next meeting! Another exciting meeting coming up at Stafford Heights Toastmasters this Tuesday night. If you want to grow your communication skills, your self-confidence and have some fun while youre doing it - come and join us! When - Tuesday, 17 Sep 2019 Where - Chermside Community Health Centre, 490 Hamilton Rd, Chermside, in the HACC Training Room Time - 6:45 for 7:00pm 9:00pm Cost - Free See you there!

08.01.2022 Club Meeting 883 - Tues 1st Oct Another fantastic meeting tonight, amazing speeches by Sean and Liane. Toastmaster MC Jade ran a smooth meeting with lots of laughter and fun. Recent new member Elizabeth was voted into the executive team as club secretary. Congratulations Elizabeth!... Congratulations also to all of our participants and winners for the evening. Best Table Topic - Bob Best Speech - Liane Best Humorous, TM Choice & Evaluation - Ray Next club meeting will be Tuesday 15th October 2019

08.01.2022 Well done Speechcraft Graduates! Congratulations to our graduates who successfully completed our Term 1 Speechcraft course. Judging by the feedback weve received, many of our students found the course to be beneficial to their personal Communication and Leadership goals. Why not join up for our next course? Term 2 starts after the Easter break for six weeks. ... Stay tune for dates and details

07.01.2022 News Catch Up - Our club meeting on 30th November was well received by guests and members. It was a successful meeting with a educational segment by Tony. Tony spoke to us all about the inner critic, those negative thoughts that tell us we cant do something, especially when it comes to public speaking. Tony gave us all some helpful tips to over come the inner critic. If you want to know more, you can sign up for our Speechcraft course, click on link for more info https://sht...m.org.au/speechcraft/. Our membership officer Ian welcomed in two more members to the club, Alex and Linda. Alex completed our Speechcraft course earlier in the year and Linda heard how great our club was, both Linda and Alex will be a great asset to the club. Congratulations to our winners for the evening, Chris (Best Evaluation) Natasha (Best Speech & Humorous) and Tony (Best Toastmaster Choice).

06.01.2022 Have you ever wondered what Table Topics is all about? Taking on this role improves confidence and impromptu speaking skills. Table Topics is a long-standing Toastmasters tradition intended to help members develop their ability to organize their thoughts quickly and respond to an impromptu question or topic.... The Topics master, who will give a brief description of Table Topics and then call on respondents at random. Your response should express your thoughts clearly and succinctly, lasting one to two minutes. Why not give it go now and test yourself? Set yourself a 2 min timer and answer the below sample questions from our recent meeting: - Should you do a First Aid Course before starting any home improvements? - What is your most successful home improvement? - What are traps to avoid with home improvements? - What is the greatest natural wonder youve ever seen? - Who is the most inspiring person youve ever met? - What is your greatest achievement in Toastmasters_? - Will you be watching the NRL Grand Final? Let us know how you go!

06.01.2022 Well done to our Speechcraft Graduates Term 3! Stay tune for further details for our Term 4 Speechcraft Course. Starts Monday 12th October!

05.01.2022 Last Tues, 4 Dec SHTM held their final meeting for 2018 at the Aspley Hornets. It was a fantastic Christmas meeting with excellent food and plenty of laughter. Guests and members thoroughly enjoyed the evening and were entertained with Table Topics, Best Joke, Best Group Act and Celebrity Heads. Congratulations to all who participated and made the night a enjoyable evening. ... Best Table Topic - Alex Best Joke - Tony Best Group Act - Max and Tom Celebrity Heads - Matt New Speaker Winner Presentation - Lyn Our next meeting will be Tuesday 15th January 2019, if you have never been to Toastmasters why not make 2019 the year you check it out. See you in 2019......................

04.01.2022 Well done to our Speechcraft Graduates! Congratulations to our graduates who successfully completed our Term 3 Speechcraft course. Judging by the feedback weve received, many of our students found the course to be beneficial to their personal Communication and Leadership goals. Why not join up for our next course? Term 4 starts Monday 11 Oct for 6 weeks.... For booking details, like our Facebook page and we will keep you posted when bookings open. ......................................................................................................................................... One of our recent Speechcrafters wrapped up our 6 week workshop with the following poem she wrote, thanks Shardia! Its hard to believe our time together is coming to an end This means that from our soapboxes, we sadly must descend. We are eternally grateful, to each one of the Toastmasters Team With their teachings on language use meaning our speeches werent obscene. We acknowledge the hours they all put in each week just to prepare We appreciate their reassurances though it didnt always subside our fear. Thank you to Ray for coordinating and meeting our every need Thanks to the Time Keepers, for ensuring our time limits we did not exceed. Thanks to the Feedback Providers for telling us what deep down we already know And thank you to the Presenters for sharing their knowledge to help us grow. Then finally I must say thank you to those we have dreaded from day one The Umm and Argh Counters though regrettably its a habit many have not overcome. I must say that its been an honour doing this journey with my fellow Speechcrafters I now cant wait to see if any of you choose to become my fellow Toastmasters. Thanks Shardia, nicely said. Come and join us for our next Speechcraft course. Like us today to receive further updates.

04.01.2022 Last Tuesday night, we ran the second part of the Club Contest for 2018, International and Table Topics Speeches. Congratulations to all our club members who took up the challenge and competed, the quality of the speeches was outstanding. A big thank you also to everyone who officiated the Contest. Contest Results 02 Oct 18 (from 1st to 3rd) International - Ray, Matt & Tony Table Topics - Max, Mark & Helen... Contest Results 04 Sep 18 (from 1st to 3rd) Humourous - Mark, Helen & Tony Evaluation - Matt, Mark & Max First and Second place in each contest are eligible to compete at the Area 18 Conference later this month. Our next club meeting will be Tuesday 16th October 2018. See you there!

02.01.2022 Next week, Tuesday 7th August, we are meeting socially at Aspley Hornets, 50 Graham Road; from 6:30pm. We have booked a function room there and some members will be bringing their partners and having a meal. The format for the evening is under wraps, but you are welcome to come along and join in the fun. If you would like a meal, you can order from the Bistro (they do a two-for-one deal on Tuesday nights); or from the Caf. However, the choice to eat there or not is entirely up to you. Our next club meeting will be back at our usual venue, the HACC Training Room in the Prince Charles Hospital Complex, 490 Hamilton Road; on Tuesday, 21st August. You are welcome to join us then for a more traditional TM meeting.

02.01.2022 We had a another fantastic meeting last Tuesday night. Our area director Maria visited our club and updated us on the area contest for 27 Oct. Ian our membership officer also welcomed in five new members into the club. Congratulations to our speech winners for the night, Chris for humorous, Mark for best speech, Matt for best evaluator and Toastmasters Choice and Tom for table topics. Well done! Our next meeting will be Tues 4 Sep, it will be our Humorous and Evaluations club contest. Make sure you come along and see some of the best speakers on this side of the black stump, it will be fun.