Lyn Barron-Ladd, President of Central District writes
Twenty Central District members attended a workshop in November to improve their Judging Skills. The training was a punchy two and a half hours delivered by a mix of PowerPoint and handouts with lots of two way discussions.
Graham MacLachlan who ran the workshop said the enthusiasm was electrifying and has offered to support Central District members with further workshops in Chairmanship and Evaluation skills. There are 8 clubs in Central and 6 were represented at this event. President Lyn Barron-Ladd was delighted with such positive support. “We had hoped to have 15 delegates, but squeezed 18 in on the day”. Keeping it to a morning session also worked well.
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Lorna Henry Fife Area President
November 30, 2011
I fully endorse what has been said about the Judging workshop. Graham’s presentation was to the point and no wasted time. Participation was very successful.
All those I spoke to later were positive in their reaction. Much interest in judging has been generated through this event. So much so that members from my club (Kirkcaldy District Ladies) have intimated their desire to “have a go”. Surely in time this will increase the pool of judges available.
One follow-up of the morning will be the use of a disc of speeches prepared for judging practice.
I look forward to more such events.
Lindsay Dutch
December 5, 2011
Great to see such a positive response to all the hard work that goes into arranging seminars like these. I ran one on Evaluation skills a few weeks ago in York and had participants there from 10 clubs, 3 districts and even included a friend from Toastmasters. All the feedback was very positive and Eastern District is hoping to run more similar events in the future.