4th Dimension
The Global Toastmasters Resource
Welcome to the home of 4th Dimension Toastmasters!
For information on leadership, click Office Bearers or Leading
[edit] General Info on the club
[edit] Meeting times / Venue
We meet on the Dimension Data Campus, 57 Sloane St, Bryanston, Johannesburg in the Wanderers Building (ground floor)at the Dimension Data University (DDU).
The 4th Dimension Toastmasters meeting starts at 6:00 pm sharp.
We meet on the FIRST MONDAY and the MIDDLE WEDNESDAY of the month
(Note: the "middle" Wednesday 16 days after the Monday. Sometimes it's the Third Wednesday, sometimes it's the Fourth Wednesday.)
[edit] OUR NEXT MEETINGS ARE:
Wednesday 23 April 2008
Monday 5 May 2008
Meetings are 17h45 FOR 18h15
For more meetings dates, visit our Google Calendar
[edit] What to expect
Toastmasters is a speaking club. So you're in for an evening of speakers who are doing their best to entertain you. A typical meeting has a Toast of the evening, three or four speakers, and some impromptu speaking. Then some evaluators give each speaker feedback on how they did.
There is a R15 meeting charge and a R5 donation per glass of wine (which wine-drinking guests do pay, please). Soft-drinks are free.
[edit] Contact details
President: Carla Sargo at carla@consology.com
VP Education: Marius Grobbelaar at mariusg@alphapowersystems.co.za
VP Membership: Kirsten Long at lifecoach@netactive.co.za
VP Public Relations: Zibu Mntambo at ZMntambo@fnb.co.za
Treasurer: Ceri James at ceri@jdconsulting.co.za
Secretary: Andrew Timberlake at andrew@andrewtimberlake.com
Sergeant-at-arms: Matthew Hindley at mhindley@cisco.com
Immediate Past President (IPP): Graham Nicholls at graham.nicholls@za.didata.com
Visitors are most welcome to attend meetings and take a friend.
[edit] Joining, Membership and Club Fees
The joining and membership fees are stated in US$ because Toastmasters International is American based and these fees are submitted to headquarters in America. The actual Rand (ZAR) value will depend on the exchange-rate at the time. The club fees are ZAR based.
1. New Member Fee US $20.00
2. Membership Dues (semi-annual)(pro-rated at US$ 4.50 per month)
Joining month
October/April US$ 27.00
November/May US$ 22.50
December/June US$ 18.00
January/July US$ 13.50
February/August US$ 9.00
March/September US$ 4.50
3. Club Fees (semi-annual) R70.00
[edit] Tips & Suggestions
Try the following tips and suggestions to improve your presentations:
What your audience want to know!
[edit] President's Theme
The theme for this year is 'Challenge Yourself'. Challenges are a part of life and can either be good or bad. With each challenge we grow and learn more. With Toastmasters we have our own set of challenges: achieving CC10, Advanced Communicator Bronze/Silver/Gold and committee roles. To grow we need to set more challenges for ourselves. I hope that this year each of us will strive to move the goal posts higher. This will help us grow our leadership and communication skills. Further, these changes could filter through to other areas in our lives. So take up the challenge and we look forward to seeing you reach your goals for this year!
[edit] New Members
A hearty welcome to our new members for the 2007/2008 Toastmasters year:
June 2007
Richard Riche
August 2007
Oscarine Nomasomi Bomela
Karen Elizabeth Geyser
Elmuatasim Ibrahim
Christa Roux
Danie Roux
October 2007
Brett Buchanan Green
Tayengwa Masawi
Lorraine Sakhile Mphahlele
November 2007
Jacobus Stephanus Strydom
January 2008
Siza Nyuliwe
February 2008
Colleen Luck
[edit] Information about Toastmasters
[edit] Useful links
For more about Toastmasters in general, go to the Toastmasters wiki main page or to the Toastmaster's web site. For more about Toastmasters in southern Africa, go to the District 74 web site.
- District 74 news and the District 74 category
- To find another club: see the clubs category or try Toastmasters for a very comprehensive club finder.
- To look for a contest or contest results near you: see the contests category
[edit] If you're struggling to prepare
If you need help with your speech, you'll find some here. You'll find tips for each assignment, ideas on how to choose a topic, even a section on humour and table topics. You can find more on the main page of our wikia.
[edit] Special Toastmasters Events
For more information on contests at other clubs, try District 74 or the contest category for a list of all contests that are happening at the moment.
[edit] 4th Dimension Meeting dates for the rest of the Toastmasters Year
[edit] Wednesday 23 April 2008
Toast:
Toastmaster:
Wordmaster:
Timekeeper:
Speaker 1:
Speaker 2:
Speaker 3:
Speaker 4:
Speaker 5:
Speaker 6:
Table Topics Master:
Evaluation Chair:
Evaluator 1:
Evaluator 2:
Evaluator 3:
Evaluator 4:
Evaluator 5:
Evaluator 6:
[edit] Monday 5 May 2008
Toast:
Toastmaster:
Wordmaster:
Timekeeper:
Speaker 1:
Speaker 2:
Speaker 3:
Speaker 4:
Speaker 5:
Speaker 6:
Table Topics Master:
Evaluation Chair:
Evaluator 1:
Evaluator 2:
Evaluator 3:
Evaluator 4:
Evaluator 5:
Evaluator 6:
[edit] Wednesday 21 May 2008
Toast:
Toastmaster:
Wordmaster:
Timekeeper:
Speaker 1:
Speaker 2:
Speaker 3:
Speaker 4:
Speaker 5:
Speaker 6:
Table Topics Master:
Evaluation Chair:
Evaluator 1:
Evaluator 2:
Evaluator 3:
Evaluator 4:
Evaluator 5:
Evaluator 6:
[edit] Monday 2 June 2008
Toast:
Toastmaster:
Wordmaster:
Timekeeper:
Speaker 1:
Speaker 2:
Speaker 3:
Speaker 4:
Speaker 5:
Speaker 6:
Table Topics Master:
Evaluation Chair:
Evaluator 1:
Evaluator 2:
Evaluator 3:
Evaluator 4:
Evaluator 5:
Evaluator 6:
[edit] Wednesday 18 June 2008
Toast:
Toastmaster:
Wordmaster:
Timekeeper:
Speaker 1:
Speaker 2:
Speaker 3:
Speaker 4:
Speaker 5:
Speaker 6:
Table Topics Master:
Evaluation Chair:
Evaluator 1:
Evaluator 2:
Evaluator 3:
Evaluator 4:
Evaluator 5:
Evaluator 6:
[edit] Summary of Previous Meetings
The summary gives you the lowdown of what happens at our club meetings.
[edit] Wed 19 March 2008
For the informal summary click on Meeting summary 080319
[edit] Mon 3 March 2008
For the informal summary click on Meeting summary 080303
[edit] Wed 22 August 2007
For the informal summary click on Meeting summary 070822
[edit] Mon 6 August 2007
For the informal summary click on Meeting summary 070806
[edit] Wed 18 July 2007
For the informal summary click on Meeting summary 070718
[edit] Wed 17 January 2007
For the informal summary click on Meeting summary 070117
[edit] Mon 4 December 2006
No informal summary
[edit] Wed 22 November 2006
No informal summary
[edit] Mon 6 November 2006
For the informal summary click on Meeting summary 061106
[edit] Wed 18 October 2006
For the informal summary click on Meeting summary 061018
[edit] Mon 2 October 2006
For the informal summary click on Meeting summary 061002
[edit] Wed 20 September 2006
No informal summary available
[edit] Mon 4 September 2006
For the informal summary click on Meeting Summary 060904
[edit] Wed 23 August 2006
No informal summary available.
[edit] Mon 6 August 2006
No informal summary available.
[edit] Wed 19 July 2006
First meeting of the New Committee for 06/07!
For an informal summary click on Meeting Summary 060719
[edit] Minutes of previous meetings
Once the meeting date has past, please stash the record of the meeting here: 4th Dimension 2006
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