The meeting was conducted by Jenia Poluektova, a winner of All-Ukrainian Toastmasters Speech contest.

All guests had a chance to listen to and learn from three prepared speeches, as well as take part in Table Topics Session answering questions prepared by Lily Klyamar.

The Chamber would like to encourage all interested Members to participate in the Chamber Toastmasters Club next Meetings. If you or one of your colleagues would like to participate in the Chamber Toastmasters Club upcoming Meetings please feel free to contact Natalya Plikha, Chamber Policy Officer (Communications).

• Igor Furdylo, Melexis-Ukraine
• Alexey Blinov, Alfa-Bank Ukraine
• Sophia Huzenko, EXIM Capital

If you or one of your colleagues would like to participate in the Chamber Toastmasters Club Meetings please feel free to contact Natalya Plikha, Chamber Policy Officer (Communications).

If you or one of your colleagues would like to participate in the Chamber Toastmasters Club Meetings please feel free to contact Natalya Plikha, Chamber Policy Officer (Communications).

Prepared speeches were delivered by very experienced Members of the Club:

• Lilia Klyamar, Sumix Ukraine presented her Project #9 “Persuade with Power” from the Competent Communicator Manual;
• Olesya Artemenko, Kraft Foods Ukraine demonstrated her proficiency in public speaking delivering a project from the Advanced Communicator Manual.

The session of impromptu speeches was orchestrated by Oleksandr Naglov, UkrSibbank who challenged the audience with intriguing and creative questions.

If you or one of your colleagues would like to participate in the Chamber Toastmasters Club Meetings please feel free to contact Natalya Plikha, Chamber Policy Officer (Communications).

The meeting was a traditional combination of prepared and impromptu speeches, all of which were thoroughly evaluated by seasoned Members of the Club. The audience had a unique chance to see speakers at various stages of their Toastmaster career.

• Natalya Vernyhora, Radisson Blu, presented her ice-breaking speech shedding some light on her personality.
• Anna Kuznetsova, Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting, tackled the challenge of researching the topic while preparing for her Project #7 from the Competent Communicator Manual.
• Olesya Artemenko, Kraft Foods Ukraina, demonstrated her proficiency in public speaking delivering Project #4 from the Advanced Communicator Manual.

 If you or one of your colleagues would like to participate in the Chamber Toastmasters Club Meetings please feel free to contact Natalya Plikha, Chamber Policy Officer (Communications).

The prepared speeches were delivered by:

• Olena Melnyk, Ferrero Ukraine;
• Dmytro Kuziak, ContourGlobal Ukraine; and
• Iryna Grygorieva, Coca-Cola Ukraine.

If you or one of your colleagues would like to participate in the Chamber Toastmasters Club Meetings please feel free to contact Natalya Plikha, Chamber Policy Officer (Communications).

The meeting was orchestrated by the Club’s President Yulia Kobuk. 

If you or one of your colleagues would like to participate in the Chamber Toastmasters Club Meetings please feel free to contact Natalya Plikha, Chamber Policy Officer (Communications).

Three prepared speeches will be delivered by our proficient Toastmasters: Elena Diomina , Alexander Naglov, and Evgenia Poluektova, the winner of the All Ukrainian Toastmasters Speech Contest 2010 and 2011. While Alexander Naglov is going to impress the audience with his ability to most effectively use his voice, Elena Diomina and Evgenia Poluektova will demonstrate their skill to ground a speech with profound research. 

The Table Topics Session will be led by Olesya Artemenko who is sure to shake up the whole audience with challenging and unpredictable questions. 

Kostyantyn Krasovsky, one of the new Club members, will début in the most responsible role of the Toastmaster of the meeting. 

Come and enjoy the fun and friendly learning atmosphere of the Toastmasters community!

The Chamber would like to encourage all interested Members to participate in the Chamber Toastmasters Club Meetings. If you or one of your colleagues would like to participate in the Chamber Toastmasters Club Meetings please feel free to contact Natalya Plikha, Chamber Policy Communications Officer.

All Club Members and guests had an opportunity to listen to, watch and learn from

1. Vladislav Kiselev  who delivered his Speech #1 "Share Not Pay"

2. Tania Pavlenko who presented her Speech #4 "One More Legend", and

3. Sofia Huzenko with her Speech #4 "Refrain Not To Kill Is Righ".

The prepared speeches were followed by intriguing Table Topics Session of prepared questions and only improvised answers conducted by Glib Kryvenko, and inspiring evaluations provided by professional Toastmasters.

The Chamber would like to encourage all interested Members to participate in the Chamber Toastmasters Club Meetings. If you or one of your colleagues would like to participate in the Chamber Toastmasters Club Meetings please feel free to contact Natalya Plikha, Chamber Policy Communications Officer.

On Wednesday, April 13th, Chamber Toastmasters Club held its Demonstration Meeting "Learn How You Can Easily Improve Your Presentation Skills to Further Your Career" at the Chamber Conference Facility. Chamber Members interested in advancing their public speaking and leadership skills attended this exciting and value added event. 

All Chamber Toastmasters Club Members and guests enjoyed a demonstration of a regular Toastmasters meeting with talented speakers, helpful evaluation team, lots of impromptu speaking, humor, and fun. The meeting was hosted by Chamber Toastmaster Club member Mr. Oleksandr Kobzyev, International Finance Corporation. 

The event had the usual Toastmasters Club meeting structure. So the first prepared speech was delivered by Mr. Jorge Zukoski, President of the American Chamber of Commerce, Founder of the Chamber Toastmasters Club who highlighted the Chamber as a leading advocacy and lobbying organization in Ukraine, stressed the Chamber’s mission and activities as those that aim at increasing competiveness of Ukrainian economy and creation of synergy between the state and private sector. Then Mr. Zukoski presented Chamber Toastmasters Club as one of the venues adding value to Chamber Members and their personal competitiveness and providing platform for improving leadership and public speaking skills in professional environment. 

The second prepared speech was presented by Mr. Volodymyr Vakhitov, Assistant Professor at Kyiv School of Economics, Competent Toastmaster of the Club with a speech titled "The Story of Two Suitcases". The speech combined personal touch, humor, audience’s involvement, and confident delivery. 

Table Topics Session was hosted by an experienced Toastmaster Mr. Glib Krivenko, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) who is known for his ability to challenge even the most professional toastmasters with his intriguing questions. All attendees of the meeting had a chance to participate in this session and surprise the audience with their answers. 

Evaluation Session provided all speakers and listeners with a good food for thought, as it is always the most instructive part of Toastmasters meetings, well-balanced with honest praise, sound criticism, and improvement suggestions. 

The Chamber thanks everyone who participated in this great Meeting. 

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The Chamber would like to encourage all interested Members to participate in the Chamber Toastmasters Club Meetings and activities. If you or one of your colleagues would like to participate in the Chamber Toastmasters Club Meetings please feel free to contact Natalya Plikha, Chamber Policy Communications Officer.

The Seventh All-Ukrainian Toastmasters Speech Contest conducted on April 16^th, 2011 once again showcased the Chamber Toastmasters Club's great capabilities to enhance public speaking and leadership skills of its Members. The Club's Members Ms. Eugenia Poluektova, Sumix Ukraine and Ms. Ilona Postemska, Embassy of Switzerland with their speeches “Too Much Information” and “The Biggest Evil” became the winners of the contest and took the first and second places respectively. 

It was the fourth year in a row that the Chamber Toastmasters Club won the annual All-Ukrainian Toastmasters Speech Contest, which is the most special event in the Ukrainian Toastmasters community. Moreover, Ms. Eugenia Poluektova took home the winner's trophy for the second consecutive year, being also the Best Ukrainian Toastmasters Speaker 2010. 

The Chamber congratulates the winners on this significant achievement in their public speaking advancement and wish them continuing development and satisfaction from their future attainments in professional life. 

To get more information about the Chamber Toastmasters Club please click here. 

The Chamber would like to encourage all interested Members to participate in the Chamber Toastmasters Club Meetings and activities. If you or one of your colleagues would like to participate in the Chamber Toastmasters Club Meetings please feel free to contact Natalya Plikha, Chamber Policy Communications Officer.

All Club Members and guests had an opportunity to listen to, watch and learn from

1. Sofia Huzenko who delivered her Speech #4 “How to Say It”.

2. Tania Pavlenko who showed how to get to the point with her Speech #3, and to help

3. Askold Klyus break the ice with his very first Toastmasters Speech.

The prepared speeches were followed by intriguing Table Topics Session of prepared questions and only improvised answers and inspiring evaluations provided by professional Toastmasters.

The Chamber would like to encourage all interested Members to participate in the Chamber Toastmasters Club Meetings. If you or one of your colleagues would like to participate in the Chamber Toastmasters Club Meetings please feel free to contact Natalya Plikha, Chamber Policy Team Assistant.

During the Meeting three speeches were delivered by both beginning and seasoned Toastmasters. 

1. Dmytro Dziuba presented his competent communication project #2 aimed at proper organization of a speech.
2. Glib Kryvenko, one of the most experienced members of the Club, galvanized the audience once again with his speech from an advanced communication manual.
3. Olga Pustyntseva made her speech #3 as one more step on her advanced communication path. 

Sofiya Huzenko, the Club's Treasurer and a very active Member, conducted the Table Topics Session with unpredictable questions inducing creative impromptu answers.

The Chamber would like to encourage all interested Members to participate in the Chamber Toastmasters Club Meetings. If you or one of your colleagues would like to participate in the Chamber Toastmasters Club Meetings please feel free to contact Natalya Plikha, Chamber Policy Team Assistant.

• Eugenia Grab (Pulse Ukraine) delivered her project #4 dedicated the selection of the right words and structure of a public speech.
• Liliya Klyamar (Sumix Ukraine) supported the main ideas of her project #8 with visual aids.
• Yulia Kobuk presented the very first of her advanced communication projects aimed at persuasive speaking.

To get to know more about the Chamber Toastmasters Club please visit www.chambertoastmasters.org.