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ALPHA TOASTMASTERS NEWSLETTER MARCH EDITION 2021
ALPHA NEWS
Presidents Report
Alpha has been back in action in 2021 since 11 January and there
has been vibrancy from the vitality of our members at every meeting
because of the keen sense of anticipation and ambition that is palpable in the room. It is
an environment of learning and leadership development. As well as a few social members
who come for the best night out in Newcastle on a Monday night ☺
Alpha’s Club Contests have been held in February. The participation was excellent and I
loved seeing member’s step up to better their best. Classic case of “feel the fear and do
it anyway”!
Our Alpha Toastmasters YouTube channel has been launched thanks to the dedication of
Tom Wilde and the Club members whose participation in the Contests helped make it
happen. They look really great – can’t wait to
see them in 12 months time. Just like all of us
in our different roles at the Club, I have no
doubt they will become even more polished
and professional.
We are very fortunate for our experienced
members, our newer members and all in
between. This balance is so beneficial as there
is always someone attending at the skill level
you are at. When striving to gain mastery and
magnificence in an area that will enhance all
aspects of your life, it is so exquisite to have encouraging and enthusiastic company on
the journey.
We are only a few steps away from achieving a President’s Distinguished Club distinction
for this year. I was surprised to see that all Clubs in our District do not even consider
aiming for it, as it is ‘too hard’. But, unless you set an intention, you can end up just
drifting. I do not doubt you had an intention when you joined Alpha. Never stop setting
these goals to elevate your Club performances as it can make all the difference from
being mediocre to absolutely magic!
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ALPHA TOASTMASTERS NEWSLETTER MARCH EDITION 2021
Member Profile
Anna Jones
Profession - Accountant - Commercial with a history of working in Sport, Defence and Mining.
Interests - Spending time with my family and friends,
ocean swims, travel, trying new foods, gardening,
gym, learning to surf - FYI not advancing quickly in
that department though...
Favourite things - The people in my life, pivot tables
and post it notes.
Time in Toastmasters - message you want to give
- Five/six years on and off. I’ve taken a few years off
between each of my young boys arriving earth side.
I was a past President of Alpha and If I had one
message it would be that it takes time. A lot longer
than I ever imagined, but, if you make the time, I
promise you’ll start to see yourself kicking goals outside of TM
Hari Lal
Profession - Scientific Officer at Newcastle Neurodiagnostic (Neurophysiology Testing for past
25 years)
Family - Wife and 2 boys (24 and 26). My wife and I were born in Fiji, both our kids were born in
Newcastle.
Interests - Watching Sports on TV (too crippled to
play), walking, travelling and leaning about different
cultures
Dislike - Being late or anyone arriving late for
appointment.
Time in Toastmasters - Joined in November 2020.
Alpha Toastmasters provides extremely supportive
and friendly leaning environment. It is a great place
to improve your communication skills, learn how to
run meetings, motivate yourself or simply learn how to
be more confident in yourself. I have gained so much in short time just by paying attention to the
roles performed by the members and feedback given by the evaluators. I have also made new
friends. It has helped me enormously during this Covid-19 where my social life was almost Zero
and I was very depressed. I am looking forward to the day when I will be in the position to give
something back to Alpha Toastmasters for all their help. Having a mentor that you look up to and
can talk to anytime is a bonus.
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ALPHA TOASTMASTERS NEWSLETTER MARCH EDITION 2021
Congratulations To Duncan and Kate Sandie
Audrey Shasta Miller Sandie was born at 1:10am on
18/02/2021. Audrey is the first child of Duncan and Kate.
Both Mum and Bub are doing well and are glad to be at
home with Audrey. Audrey's middle names are names after
her mothers maiden name (Miller) and a memorable town
and mountain (Shasta) in the USA they encountered
during their Pacific Crest Trail hike.
Club Elections for Club Officers 2021 - 2022
As the Immediate Past President, Annette Roberts is Nominating Committee Chairman for the
Alpha Executive Committee positions for 2021-2022
She is accepting nominations now. You can send her a a text on 0457 702 007 or email her on
aroberts.wilde@icloud.com
Only nominate for positions if you can attend the required two Club Officer Training sessions and
attend to the duties of your role.
I will be conducting the elections on Monday 3rd May 2021 and I will present a report to the club
on those nominated one week prior on Monday 26th April 2021
Additional nominations can be made from the floor during the elections.
There can be more than one person running for a position. If this happens each nominee can
present a one minute campaign speech and a secret ballot will be conducted.
The newly elected Officers will take on their positions at the Changeover Meeting on Monday 28th
June 2021.
For a summary of Executive Committee positions you can view a video on each of the positions:
https://www.toastmasters.org/leadership-central/club-officer-tools/club-officer-tutorials
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ALPHA TOASTMASTERS NEWSLETTER MARCH EDITION 2021
Congratulations Duncan Sandie on his radio interview
If you haven’t heard Duncan’s interview you can
hear it here.
Congratulations to Tom Wilde on his outstanding contribution as Webmaster
Our goal for this year was to create a Youtube channel.
This was achieved after videoing our recent contests.
We encourage everyone to visit Alpha’s channel and Like
our videos and Subscribe to our channel.
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ALPHA TOASTMASTERS NEWSLETTER MARCH EDITION 2021
Congratulations to Douglas Thatcher on his Outstanding Toastmasters award
The improvement in Doug over the last 2 years has
been outstanding. A well deserved Award, Doug
Table Topics Contest
Congratulations to the winners of the Table Topics Contest: Duncan Sandie (1st) Anna Jones
(2nd) & Isabelle Purser (3rd)
Humorous Speech Contest
Congratulations to the winners of the International Speech Contest: Jeffrey Glick (1st) Geoff
Kinsela (2nd) & Isabel Purser (3rd)
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ALPHA TOASTMASTERS NEWSLETTER MARCH EDITION 2021
Evaluation Speech Contest
Congratulations to the winners of the Evaluation Speech Contest: Barry Finlay (1st) Jeffrey Glick
(2nd) & Joel Kelsey (3rd)
International Speech Contest
Congratulations to the winners of the International Speech Contest: Geoff Kinsela (1st) Isabel
Purser (2nd) & Jeffrey Glick (3rd)
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ALPHA TOASTMASTERS NEWSLETTER MARCH EDITION 2021
Upcoming Events
Sunday 7th March 2021 Area Contests on Zoom
- watch Geoff Kinsela, Susan Robinson and Duncan Sandie represent Alpha.
Monday 8th March 2021 Speechcraft Graduation
- watch our 15 graduates from our Speechcraft course.
Monday 15th March 2021 St Patricks Day Theme Meeting
- come wearing something Irish and if you have a role, make it Irish.
Sunday 21 March 2021 Division Contest on Zoom
Just a nice photo to end this newsletter. Alpha Xmas Party at Chinois Restaurant
Your editor
~ Annette Roberts
Vice President Public Relations
https://alphatoastmasters.org.au
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