Meeting of August 28, 2023
On Monday 28 August 2023 we had three prepared speeches, their evaluations, and Table Topics as usual. First speaker was Penny of the Luzern Club, speking on “Stoicism”. She fulfilled a project or the...
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Get to know Bern Toastmaster’s new Club President
Bern Toastmaster’s new President Katja Töttler hit the ground running in July (2020) leading the officers’ transition at a time of uncertainty due to Covid-19. With a whopping 16 years of TM membership which...
Looking back, as Bern Toastmasters ushers in the new year
July marks the beginning of the club year here at Toastmaster’s Bern. We’re excited to start a new year (2020-2021) having spent the last three months exploring new ways to keep club activities running...
Follow-up on “Good Enough Is Not Good Enough” Workshop
Just before the lockdown, we invited professional speaker Dr Damian Conway to hold a workshop about the seven mistakes that keep people form being a great speaker. We reached out to him down under...
Follow-Up on the Workshop about our authentic Voice
On the 28th of October we invited Christine Dilschneider, owner of stimmpräsenz.ch to teach us about our authentic voice. The workshop was refreshing, interesting and extremely useful to all of us. I have furthermore...
Conscious Speaking
Speaking is one of the main feats in a Toastmasters Club, and it’s also the main goal of many of us to become a Distinguished Toastmaster, since this is the highest level of educational...
Follow up ‘How to bring your presentation to life’ workshop
At our last meeting, we invited Helen von Dadelszen from Toastmasters Nyon to teach us – and make us practice – about voice variation, body language, and stage presence. After walking confidently using the...
Visiting us a guest
Every Toastmasters journey starts by visiting a club. What to expect when joining as a guest at the Bern Toastmasters Club? Even though I personally showed up unannounced at my first meeting, it’s safer...
Follow up ‘Presenting data and statistics in a speech’ workshop
On Monday 24th September, instead of our regular meeting we had a workshop presented by Frédéric Schütz: ‘Presenting data and statistics in a speech’, where we learned about several points: Our brain is not...
Presenting technical information
At Toastmasters Bern, we organize every year a few workshops with external speakers, so that our members get further opportunities for personal development. Themes such as personal branding, improvisation, or voice improvement have been...