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  • Soapbox: You’ve Tried Everything And You’re All Out of Ideas

    Soapbox: You’ve Tried Everything And You’re All Out of Ideas

    [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.17.1″] By Luke Pearce I’ve never considered myself to be much of a creative person. In school, my dreary art teacher wrote off my early drawing attempts as no more than “acceptable”; meanwhile I could never hope to improvise as well as that…

  • Cliche Corner: The Dead End of Journeys

    Cliche Corner: The Dead End of Journeys

    [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0|0px|20.2083px|0px|false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.10.1″] Earlier this year, on British TV sensation and cultural totem Love Island, Dr Alex reclined on a sunbed next to his on-again, off-again spoon-buddy Alexandra, and burbled: “I definitely have feelings for you but I want us to keep our options open. After all, your Love Island journey only began recently.…

  • Early Bird Speakers History – Appendices

    [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.19.3″] By Neil Coleman Appendices   YEAR 2007-2008 Leadership Team President – Hilary Briggs Vice President Education – Shaun Curry Treasurer – Mark Fritz Sergeant at Arms – (Rotating)   Charter Members Mark Fritz Michael Arnold Liam Wall Hilary Briggs    Francesco Dalessandro    Wayde Duncan-Smith   Shaun Curry     Udo Peterges   Mark Jolley…

  • The Best Toastmasters Club In The World – A History of Early Bird Speakers

    [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.19.3″] By Clodagh Phelan When they hear the words Toastmasters International most people immediately think of after dinner speaking, but this is not the whole story. In the words of Ralph C. Smedley, who founded Toastmasters in 1924,”Ours is the only organization I know dedicated to the individual; we work together…