Hello all,
How are your holidays been going so far?
For those who are already back, I hope you are
all doing well,.. and for those who are about to leave now,.. wish you all
enjoy your holidays and recharge your batteries :)
I'm already back in Sevilla and, to heat the
engines of the toastmasters´s followers, I want to share with you my visit to
ROSEMASTERS. While I was on vacations I joined the Toulouse´s Toastmasters Club
meeting. I want to thank all the Rosemasters´ members their welcome; THANK YOU!
I felt part of the group and it was great fun to participate in improvisations.
For those who still don´t know it, I should
mention that it is possible to visit the clubs within the Toastmasters
International network and participate in their meetings.
For many reasons, the travels through
toastmasters clubs are an enriching experience. Firstly, it's a
great way to meet people from other
cities or countries who share the interest in improving communication and leadership skills.
Also, it is a great opportunity to practice speaking other languages in a
friendly environment. And finally, if for whatever reason you move to another
country, you can join the local club and continue with your development
wherever you are.
It was a very interesting meeting. Rosemasters
is a five-years-old club which has both a substantial experience and several
awards as a club. If you look carefully the photo you will appreciate several
ribbons on their Club´s flag showing their merits. In Toastmasters Seville we
have just won one distinction as Distinguished Club and It was as a lot of
work, so seeing that many ribbons in Rosemasters´ flag was impressive and
inspiring for me,.. I thought, we can learn a lot from them! :)
Another aspect that called my attention was the
fact that their meetings are bilingual French-English. On one hand, each
participant chooses the language to communicate and on the other hand, they
have two grammatical evaluators to give feedback to participants in both
languages. It is a great fun as well as a good exercise to improve the English
or French practice.
I enjoyed the experience and I want to visit
them again next time I go to Toulouse.
And those are the last news from Toastmasters
Seville so far,.. see you in September
:)
Greetings to all
President
TM Sevilla