The document summarizes the 10th anniversary celebration of the Word Weavers Toastmasters club over the 2013 year. It describes events held such as special speeches, contests, educational sessions, social events, and the accomplishments of club members. It highlights the club's success in achieving President's Distinguished status for two consecutive years and goals for continued growth in 2014.

1. Word Weavers 10th
Anniversary
A look Back….
22 January 2014

2. We started our 10th Anniversary
Celebration in January 2013

3. How The Celebration Started…
Shortly before Christmas, I found a
letter in my mailbox from Toastmasters
International sending congratulations
on our club‘s 10th-year-anniversary…
Our past Vice-President Education,
Sina, and I managed to prepare a
surprising special celebration event for
January 2nd, 2013, together with our
then-Immediate Past President
Regina…
Andrea-Word Weavers President 2012-
2013

4. Word Weavers Hall of Fame…
Regina captivated us with
her Word Weavers Hall of
Fame speech …

5. Hello EasySpeak…
• 2012 our website was redesigned &
moved to EasySpeak for hosting
• 2013 started using it for meeting
planning
• EasySpeak gives us all kinds of
information and reports about club
performance
• Can easily see who gave what speech
when…

6. We opened our doors @ our Open House…

7. We Laughed a lot …
Norbert and Ingo told us lots
of jokes and Rainer’s unique
sense of humor shined
through on many occasions…

8. We Learned A Lot…

9. We Had Two Memorable Club Contests…
Isabelle, Patrizia, & Andrea kept us on track as
the Contest Master, Table Topics Contest Chair, &
Chief Judge
Norbert represented us with honor at Area and
Division Contests in the Spring and Fall contests!
In the Humorous Speech Contest, Martin made
Math fun, and Bryan went all the way to the
Division finals!

10. A visit by the reigning District 59 Governor

11. Everyone had a blast at the outdoor event @ the
Neroberg amphitheater…

12. Even the sun shined on our traditional BBQ!

13. Great Speakers and Great Speeches…
Ingo informed us about the Online Educational Revolution
Pia showed us that Forgiving Is Not Forgetting
Christa charmed us all, speech after speach, with her warmth and
authenticity
Roastmaster Rainer gave so many memorable and humorous speeches

14. Series Can Be Fun…
Carsten has informed us about
the need for great projects in his
wonderful series
Patrizia took us with her in her
travels (now boarding flight#...)

15. Two HPLs were completed in 2013…
Congratulations to Regina
and Ron on completing their
HPL (High Performance
Leadership) projects in 2013!

16. We‘ve got a new DTM…
Congratulations to Ron on becoming a
Distinguished Toastmaster!

17. Andrea experimented with a lot
of different Advanced Manuals
and earned a Triple Crown in the
process, she was one of a handful
of people in Division F to do so!

18. President’s Distinguished Back to Back!
Word Weavers was President‘s Distinguished for the 2nd year
in a row in the 2012-13 Toastmasters Year
Lets make it a Three-peat...!

19. Welcome our new Competent
Communicators from 2013…
Christa & Rainer

20. We‘ve Had Ice Breakers
From…
Karin, Gabi, Patrizia, Gilbert, & Charles!!

21. We Had a lot to Say…
During the course of 2013 we had over 75
speeches and educationals recorded in
EasySpeak…
And this doesn’t include Table Topics, or
Contest entries!

22. Speeches in 2013…

23. Speeches in 2013 continued…

24. Speeches in 2013 continued…

25. And the Nobel Prize Goes to…
Regina, Sina, and Bryan for pulling
off such a wonderful and
memorable evening!

26. Success…
You may also realize that success and
great appearance is never a result of
perfectionism, but rather a combination of
preparation, improvisation… some
humor… and the will to never give up.
-Andrea

27. We concluded our 10th Anniversary
Celebration in December 2013

28. A Great Honor…
It was a great honor for me to be our club
President during this exciting period, and I
am looking forward to what our officers and
our current President Darryl Heron will have
to share!
-Andrea: Word Weavers President 2012-
2013

29. What A Year!
2013 was quite a year for Word Weavers. We
learned a lot; we grew as communicators,
evaluators, and leaders. And above all we
had a lot of fun, laughs, and supported each
other in our growth and development!…
-Darryl: Word Weavers President 2013-2014

30. 2014 Will Be A Great Year Too!
Hello District 95
Toastmasters is turning 90 & will have their 300,000th
member, where will they come from, why not us!
We’re going for the Three-peat & we need your help
Exciting and fun events planned. Lets make it a Great
Year!

31. About this Presentation…
This was originally planned to be a video
using “Don’t Stop” from Fleetwood Mac, but
due to copyright issues it could not be
uploaded online.
This presentation was designed, created,
and produced by Darryl Heron in 2014
The Noble Prize picture comes from
Wikipedia.

32. Be Sure to Check Out…
Word Weavers Webpage
http://www.word-weavers.de/
Word Weavers on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/WordWeaversToastmastersWiesbaden
Word Weavers on Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/word-weavers_
toastmasters_wiesbaden/
Email us:
mailto:wordweaverswiesbaden@googlemail.com

33. More on Darryl…
About.me
http://about.me/darrylheron
LinkedIn:
http://de.linkedin.com/in/darrylheron/
Darryl Heron‘s presentations on
SlideShare
http://www.slideshare.net/darrylheron
Email me:
mailto:darrylheron@about.me