This month, our very own Vox Populi member (and absolute legend!) Gemma Costello, appears in Toastmasters International Magazine with her article on Brainstorming! You can view the feature here. A huge congratulations to Gemma as well as a heartfelt thank
Read moreFinding my feet, voice and good friends – by Susie Kelly
There are lots of things in life that bring me fear. A rather anxious soul, the threshold seems accessibly low and the list of triggers is always growing. All the obvious prompts are there: spiders, heights…and the undeniably loud creaks
Read moreVox Populi marks World Gratitude Day
Vox Populi marked World Gratitude Day at the Toastmasters meeting on Wednesday 21st September. It was a lovely and welcoming theme during these challenging times. People noted their gratitude for good things that Autumn bestows such as hot chocolate, cosy pubs
Read moreWe’re back for 2022-2023! Latest news, updates and more…
Last Wednesday, September 7th 2022, Vox Populi Toastmasters made its enthusiastic return after the summer break. Our new club president Irene Ayala was the accomplished Toastmaster of the night, starting off the 2022-2023 year making all feel very welcome. She skilfully introduced
Read moreCareful Now! 6 May 2015
“Toilet roll. Think about it. Where would we be without it?”* Not in a good place, we realised. An unsettling hush fell upon the room as members quietly considered the prospect when, thankfully, finally, a clear sure voice of chirpy,
Read moreFooling Around, 1 April 2015
April 1st and a fecking crazy meeting with VOX . Through the Looking Glass had nothing on these guys. Everything was back-to-front, upside down and not as it should be. So much so, in fact, that this is a blog
Read moreSuperheroes 1 October 2014
SUPERHEROES Superpowers was the theme for the Vox meeting on Wednesday night! Our role-doers dreamed of everything from having the powers of telepathy, invisibility and flight to my own personal favourite from Merrilyn, (el presidente and Toastmaster for the evening),
Read moreBright New Beginnings, 3rd September 2014
First night back at VOX and it started off with a bang. (Not literally of course). But a jam-packed new venue, humming with enthusiasm, meant we were off to a flying start. President Merrilyn Campbell welcomed us all and put
Read morePure Class, 29 January 2014
Attention class! Last week’s Vox meeting gave Rosie the opportunity to send club members back to their schooldays, with an imaginative topics session that had us all addressing a class of six year olds while attempting to answer some moral
Read moreLove/Hate, 9th October 2013
Wednesday night’s Vox was full of love … and hate. It began with cats. (Well, that was bound to divide us). Maria hates them, Mark loves them. But he loves LOVE/HATE more. Why was there such a fuss about a
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