Dear all,
Kindly invite you to take part in EBA Toastmasters club’s debates to be conducted on November’1।
For your information the following debates rules.
Debates is a formal method of interactive and representational argument. Logical consistency and factual accuracy are important elements in debating. As well as a degree of rhetorical, emotional appeal to the audience – as a technique of persuasion. The major goal of the debate as an art of public speaking is to develop one's ability to play from either position with equal ease.
In a formal debating contest, there are rules for participants to discuss and decide.
- Two roles in Debates are appointed beforehand – the Moderator and the Timer.
- The rest of participants are able to choose whether to join an Affirmative or Negative team, or to take the role of Judge.
- Debating is a Contest, at the result of which one Team is announced to be winner. The main task of the winner team is to persuade the Judges, not each other.

The schedule:
I. Introduction part.
• All participants take the seats around the table. Moderator announces the topic of debates, answers the question about the meaning of the terms in order to reach the common understanding and agreement to Debate on chosen topic. (max 3 minutes)
•Moderator asks everybody to express an argument to maintain the “For” or Affirmative point of view. People can take the floor several times, but each speech might be 30 ‘’ max.
• Next step, everybody is asked to express the argument in supporting the “Against” or Negative opinion। The rules regarding time limit and possibility to speak several times are the same.• Making the notes, recording the arguments, is welcomed during this part।


II। Main part. • Two teams, “For”, or Affirmative and “Against”, or Negative are emerged. There are four people in each team with the following roles: Title speaker, Supporting speaker, Summarizing Speaker and Enquirer.• The rest of participants become Judges.• During 2 minutes Teams have possibility to shape the common platform, withdraw the strongest arguments, distribute roles and coordinate actions.• The Title speaker of Affirmative team opens the main part of the Debates. His speech duration is 4 minutes, he delivers the most strong arguments of Affirmative team. • Than, the Enquirer of Negative team questions the Title Speaker, taking to the light the weaknesses of the argumentation. 2 minutes for questions and answers.• The Title speaker of Negative team is taking the floor and speaks for 4 minutes.• The Enquirer of Affirmative team asks questions to withdraw the weak points of opposite argumentation. 2 minutes for questions and answers.• The Supporting Speakers are speak for 3 minutes, their task is to deliver supporting facts, statistics, examples from their own experience, etc. to maintain the position of their team.• They both also need to answer the questions of Enquirer of opposite team. The duration for questions and answers is 2 minutes.• The Summarizing speakers during 2 minutes Sum Up the argumentation of “For” and “Against” positions respectively.• Participants from both teams are applying to Judges, as if it was Jury Trial.


III। Final part and voting. • Judges make secret voting.• Moderator announces the winner Team.• Judges make comments, max 1 minute for each speech.• Moderator and Timer also have possibility to comment the Debates. 1 minutes for each speech.• Moderator Adjourn the session.

Dear EBA TM Members and most welcomed Guests!
I'm writing to remind that EBA Club holds regular meeting on Tuesday, 18-th of October.
We express gratitude to our partner - Edinburgh Business School.
Time - 7.00 p.m.
Location - 9/10, Dovbar-Zapolskogo str., 2-n floor, Cambridge room.

EBA TM Club meting, 11-th of October

Dear EBA TM Fellows and Friends!
We will have our regular meeting on Tuesday, 11-th of October.
The roles of TTS Evaluator and Ah-Counter are vacant.
Please, dont hesitate to send me e-mails, sms or give phone calls to sign up for the roles!
See the Agenda of the meeting in enclosed file.


The meeting will be taking place in the partnership with Edinburgh Business School.
Location: 9/10, Dovnar-Zapolskogo str., 2-nd floor, Cambridge room.
Time - 7.00 p.m.
Wish you nice comming weekend,
Anna Naleskina
EBA TM VP Education
050 331 79 07
Anna.Naleskina@gmail.com

Dear Friends,
Some words untill feelings are fresh ...
Yesterday we restored a tradition to implement the role of General Evaluator. To my mind it was really positive gaining. The Evaluation of the meeting in general conclude the entire impression. Whilst the appraisal of delivered evaluation drives everybody's attention to the idea how significant the evaluation is.
Yesterday were announced most active EBA members in September:

Lucy Povaliy, 24 balls - 1-st position

Svitlana Stavska, 23 balls - 2-nd place

Anna Naleskina, 19 ball - the 3-rd.


Just to remind You: Speaker - 10 balls, Table topic Session Master and General Evaluator - 8 balls, Toastmaster - 7 balls, Speech and TTS Evaluator - 6 balls, Grammarian - 5 balls, Ah-counter - 2 balls and Timer - 1 ball.
Thanks a lot to Mike Bedwell for being our Grammarian yesterday. Some useful tips from his report, just to improve the command of our language:
I'll be brief .... instead of I'll be short ...
Explaine to us ... instead of Explaine us ...
Be attantive to ... instead of Pay attention to ...
Give attention ....


He also reminded how to use correctly a simple but useful grammatical construction:
If I had (time), I would (go for a walk).
I've never dreamed to ba a blogger, but Toastmasters Club practice revealed some new features in my nature.
Among newly discovered traits - a propensity to write some hot afterward impressions.


Thanks and regards,
Anna Naleskina
EBA TM VP Education
050 331 79 07
Anna.Naleskina@gmail.com

Dear Toastmasters Fellows and Friends!
EBA Toastmasters meeting will be taking place on Tuesday, 4-th of October.
We will be speaking about listening and listening what our Club members and guests are saying.
"The art of communication is the language of leadership". ~ Dr. James Humes (Presidential Speech writer (1060 th - 70th, born in 1925)
The art of communication consists of two vital abilities, - to be a good speaker and to be a good listener.
On Tuesday we will have opportunity to practice both and to immerse into unique atmosphere of Toastmasters community.
Our partner is Edinburgh Business School.
Time: 7.00 p.m.
Location: 9/10, Dovnar-Zapolskogo str., 2-nd floor.
Many roles are vacant
I'm very much anticipating your propositions to take the roles. You can contact me by e-mail, phone call or sms.

With best regards,
Anna Naleskina
EBA TM Club VP Education
050 331 79 07
Anna.Naleskina@gmail.com

MAFIA GAME

Dear Friends!
Just want to remind you that we will be playing Mafia Game in English tomorrow. Below is the reference with the Game description and the Rules: http://englishmafiaclub.com/how-to-play.
Time: 7/00 p।m. Partnership - Edinburgh Business School. Location: 9/10, Dovnar-Zapolskogo str., EBS, 2-nd floor.

Please see the Agenda enclosed. Would be GREAT to see all our Family Circle Tomorrow !
Best regards,
Anna Naleskina EBA TM VPE 050 331 79 07 Anna.Naleskina@gmail.com

Dear EBA Family members and Guests!
On Tuesday, 27-th of September EBA Toastmasters Club with the partnership of Edinburgh business School will have really unusual meeting. After presenting by Myroslava Zaiets her fourth Speech Project from CC manual: "I hate Time Management",
WE WILL BE PLAYING MAFIA GAME !

All experienced gamers, and those, for whom it supposed to be the first try, are welcome to play famous Mafia game with us।

The language of game is English. Evaluations of Ah-counter and Grammarian will be provided afterward. The event will be taking place at 7.00 p.m., at the location of EBS, 9/10 Dovnar-Zapolskogo str., 2-nd floor. Roles of Grammarian and Speech Evaluator are vacant. Please don't hesitate to sing up for them.
It would be nice to see all of You in our Family सिर्क्ले
Best regards,
Anna Naleskina EBA TM VP Education 050 331 79 07 Anna.Naleskina@gmail.com