Our new home

2/12/2015 After a couple of months moving from one place to another, we finally have our new home. And, as our president Jelena said, “I am very excited because our new home is in Barcelona´s University!” A great room and new home for the Barcelona Toastmaster Club. Georgiana was the Toastmaster for the session and […]

25 de noviembre…Último miércoles en el exilio…

La sesión del 25 de noviembre prometía emociones fuertes: era la última en la Casa del Cine antes de trasladarnos a nuestra nueva sede de la Universidad de Barcelona, se notaba un run run de ganas de pasarlo bien y aprender… y vaya si aprendimos…dejadme que os explique: Enrique con su ironía habitual abrió la […]

Colors, hangers, and mystery

Jelena began the previous session highlighting the power of differences, and showing how something as simple as a work email can lead to cultural differences that we don’t expect. And cultural differences is what we could find in the three new guests that introduced themselves; coming from Russia, France, and Barcelona. The past Toastmasters session […]

Una noche de regalos.

Para los miembros; para los invitados; para los que  asistieron, para los que no pudieron, para los que participaron, para los que rieron; para todos. Y es que la sesión que vivimos el pasado 11 de Noviembre vino cargadita de regalos que hoy recordamos desde aquí, no sin cierta  NOSTALGIA (palabra del día obsequio de […]

Present. Enjoy. Be happy.

What´s our club culture? This was the question that I made to the audience. As it was explained in one of the Toastmasters magazine (issue April 2014), the key factors that influence club environment are: Fun Factor – learning should be fun! Hospitality – how well do we welcome our guests? Evaluations – do our […]