District Convention in Caloundra on 1-3 May

The culmination of the Toastmasters' contest year for District 69 comes at the District Convention being held in Caloundra from Friday evening 30 April through to the Monday 3rd May 2010.

District 69 Convention
39th Annual District 69 Convention

Unlock Your Passion
30 April to 3 May 2010

The Events Centre, Caloundra, Sunshine Coast
Download a Convention Registration Form.

Toastmasters International 2009 World Champion of Public Speaking - Mark Hunter - now a confirmed guest speaker!

Chermside Communicators member Trish Springsteen DTM
pictured with the World Champion of Public Speaking, Mark Hunter

Saturday - Day Session
Past District Governor’s Breakfast
District Council Meeting (All Toastmasters welcome–no charge)
Educational Session
Banner Parade
Lunch – Guest Speaker, Julie Cross*
Table Topics Speech Contest
Educational Session

Julie Cross “Inspirational Entertainment connecting internal sparkle to external results!”
Winner of National Speaker Idol Competition 2009 and Peoples Choice of the National Speakers Competition.

Evening Session
Humorous Speech Contest
Theme Dinner (fancy dress) Unlock Your Fantasy

Sunday - Day Session
District Council Meeting (All Toastmasters welcome-no charge)
Educational Session
Lunch – Guest Speaker
Evaluation Speech Contest
Educational Session

Evening Session
International Speech Contest
District Governor’s Dinner

Monday
Breakfast
Keynote Speaker (to be confirmed) Toastmasters International Delegate

Presenters of the Educational Sessions

Follow the links to read about our Presenters and their presentations:

Gary Schmidt - (President T.I.) – The Secrets of Successful Leaders
Christian Trost – Teambuilding – “Time for Fun
Marilyn Freeman – Seeing Beyond the Disability
Carolyn Phillips – Sponsoring a Club Member
Keith Howden and Margaret Field – The Souffle and the Toastmasters Club
Shane Allen – Stars in Your Eyes
Nicky Jurd – Attract New Members with a Website
Marie Ward – Have a more Powerful Life (HPL)
Rose Chant – Your Toastmasters Passport

Tickets for attending the speech contests only must be pre-booked. For Speech Contest times and booking details click here.