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Club High Achievers

George O'Keeffe (DTM - Distinguish Toastmaster)
One of the club's original founders in 1995, George is the 2009 winner of District 73's International speech contest and was placed 3rd in the semifinals at the Toastmasters International world championships in the USA. A veteran contestant at District level in both the International Speech Contest and the District Evaluation Contest!

Andrew Monaghan (ATMB - Advanced Toastmaster Bronze)
A ten year plus member who won the District Evaluation Contest in 2005. Andrew was club President the year Business Talk Toastmasters received its first Select Distinguished Club award and Governor Southern Division in 2007, responsible for all clubs from South Melboune to Gippsland.

Lionel Nicholas (ATMB - Advanced Toastmaster Bronze)
A passionate ten year plus club member who continues to share his skills with club members. Lionel mentored new clubs in the Department of Human Services with both Andrew Monaghan and Robin Owen.

John Dalton
One of the club's original founding members in 1995, John continues to support the club and promote the development that Toastmasters offers. John is a 2 time member of winning debating teams in 2000 & 2001.

Shanta Hallock (ACS -Advanced Communicator Silver and ALB -Advanced Leader Bronze)
Immediate Past President (2009-10)and now Area Governorof the newly constituted M 24.

Verena Engbarth ( ACB Advanced Communicator Bronze, ALB -Advanced Leader Bronze)
Past President2007-2008 and Area Governor M23. Verena has been a club coach.

Thursday 21 September 2006

2006 Club Competition Winners

Congradulations to the club competition winners. All contestants were of a high standard and was a pleasure to watch. Each winner will now go into the next level being the M23 Area Contests.

Our appreciation to all those who participated in the contests. We all learnt from the experience.

Special thanks to Gayle for organising the venue, Verena for arranging the meetings, Rosetta for getting the participants and Scott for getting the judges organised.

For all our members and guests, please cheer our winners at their next competitions.

Good luck to all!


The Results of the M23 Contests are as follows ...

Table Topics Contest
Winner: Vivien
Runner Up: Verena


International Speech
Winner: Rosetta
Runner Up: George


Speech Evaluation
Winner: Vivien
Runner Up: Manel


Humorous Speech
Winner: Gail
Runner Up: Scott

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Who Are We

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Business Talk Toastmasters is a local chapter of Toastmasters International. The club has been helping people develop their presentation and leadership skills for over 10 years. The club has about 30 members made up of men and women from government departments and business enterprises. Business Talk Toastmasters achieved President's Distinguished Club status in 2008 & 2009 and has a record of awards in Toastmasters competitions.

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