PR*s Prattle from November 2019

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PR’s* Prattle Autumn is here. The colours are beautiful and yet, to have their beauty we have to contend with rain, dark mornings and evenings, fog and mists. My dad used to say ‘There’s no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing.’ In other words, if you are properly prepared, all can be overcome. […]

PR’s* Prattle from 19th April 2017

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 I always feel that April is the month of possibilities. The month when the earth begins to wake up and we see and feel the first signs of warmth. Well, maybe not warmth at the moment. However, we know it is on the way. You may walk into a York Toastmaster’s meeting frozen in fear […]

Meeting Summary – October 2016

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We’re sharing this meeting summary to give you an idea of what we get up to each meeting. Join us each 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month at York’s Marriot Hotel. We all know what it is like to be busy. Work, family, friends, accounts, deadlines, – I could go on. Time is precious. […]

Humorous Speech Contest 2016

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Fantastic evening at our club’s speech contest! Well done to our winners – Helen, Adam and James!  Update: Area Contest The way these contests work is the winners of the Club contest goes on to the Area contest to compete against the Area. A review of the area contest is coming soon    

Wildlife table topics

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In the second half of our meetings we have a table topics slot where the topicsmaster for the week invites members (and visitors if they’d like to join in) to try some impromptu speaking. Speak for minimum one minute, maximum 2.5 – and you only get to know what you’ll be talking about a few seconds before […]