| The Programme |
Programme [subject to alteration]
Friday morning – pick up from Bristol Airport and drop off for an hour in Cirencester
Friday afternoon – delegate registration desk opens, afternoon at leisure
Friday early evening
District Executive Meeting
First Timers Welcome Meeting
Education Session 1 (details below)
Friday evening
Official opening and flag ceremony – Kingfisher Suite
Entertainment by the Oxford Drum Troupe and the Vale Dancers followed by disco supplied by “The Unlikely Lads”
Supper – buffet
Saturday
Area Governors and Division Governors Breakfast Club meeting
Optional Trip to the Cotswolds
2 x parallel Education sessions (details below)
District 71 Council Meeting
Lunch
International Speech Contest
Tea
District Governor’s Dinner Dance followed by the Loyal Toasts and dancing to “The Funtime Frankies”
Sunday Morning
Educational session (details below)
Evaluation Contest
Handing of the flags to White Rose and closing ceremony
Provisional Details of Educational Sessions
Friday :
Session 1
5pm to 5.45pm "The Entertaining Speaker" - Presenter To Be Confirmed
This is a light hearted workshop giving hints and tips on creating an
entertaining speech using anecdotes, stories, jokes etc.
Saturday:
Session 2
9:00 " A practical guide to the HPL and AL programmes" - Presenter
Caroline O'Connor.
This workshop is to take away some of the fear of doing the AL, giving
people some practical ideas on potential subjects for the HPL and
describing the process for meeting the requirements and applying for their
award. It will cover Basic requirements to start on the AL track The HPL -
practical examples and step people through the process of planning,
presenting, executing, reviewing, executing and finally completing the
HPL. HPL application. Next step once HPL is complete Applying for the AL.
Session 3
9.00 am "Media Magic 1" - presenter Brian Bollen
The Theory: what the media want, why they want it, when they want it, how
can we give it? The recent transmission of The Speaker on BBC 2 thrust
public speaking firmly into the spotlight, creating a unique opportunity
to generate media coverage for Toastmasters International in District 71
at club, area, division and district level. In his high octane interactive
workshop 'Media Magic' Brian Bollen, who led the impromptu PR campaign
launched in February and now drawing to a close, advises on how to carry
on profiting from the momentum generated.
Session 4
10:00 "Life Beyond CC/CTM - a guide to the Advance Manuals" - Presenter
Phil Heath Details to be announced
Session 5
10:00am "Media Magic 2" - presenter Brian Bollen
The Practice: a series of mock interviews with volunteers from the
audience, designed to sharpen the focus on what TI is, how it can help
people, and possible pitfalls that can trip people if they're trying to
explain it. In an entertaining and useful workshop Brian Bollen
demonstrates with the help of his co-presenters how an interviewer who is
well intentioned can derail an interview, and how a mischievous
interviewer can do the same, but even more so.
Sunday
9.00am " Table Topics" - Presenter Chris Cox
Details to be announced |
