Agnes is fascinated by jesters and clowns. In her workshop you will discover what gave jesters a special status and what we, Toastmasters can learn from them.

Discover the parallels between jesters and Toastmasters and how these clowning confidents of the monarchs can help us in becoming better speakers and communicators.

During this interactive session you will for sure have fun and also be able to learn a trick or two of the trade. Bring along your good sense of humour and be ready to look at the world from a different angle.

She lets you know: "See you there. Yours in clowning, I mean in toastmastering."

ACB and CL, Immediate Past President of the Black Forest Club in Area B1

It was 7 years ago when Agnes joined the Brussels Club of Toastmasters, where she held different club officer roles. In 2oo6 she embarked on a new project and set up the first English-German bilingual club in the capital of Europe. Under her leadership the Black Forest Toastmasters Club chartered in June 2oo7 and went on to achieve the Select Distinguished Club Award in its very first the TM year of 2oo7/2oo8.

In the autumn of 2oo8 Agnes accepted the invitation of Area B1 Governor Petra Zöllner to join her team as Lieutenant Area Governor Leadership. As Competent Leader she wanted to share her experiences with fellow Toastmasters in Area B1 and to encourage them to focus also on the leadership track of the Toastmasters programme and complete the CL project.

Besides achieving the Competent Leader and the Advanced Communicator Bronze Awards Agnes became the champion of the German Table Topics Contest at the District 59 Conference in November 2oo7 in Vienna.

A native Hungarian, a linguist by education, a communicator and people’s person by nature Agnes worked as conference interpreter, Press and PR officer and event manager. Currently she is a European civil servant and manages a translation unit of the Secretariat General of the EU Council. She has been living in Brussels since 2oo1.

As regular participant at the famous Brussels 2o km running event in May Agnes enjoys to put on not only her running shoes but also her dancing shoes. She loves to meet people of different cultures and backgrounds, likes to go out with friends and to attend concerts. Agnes practices yoga and is interested in personal development and travelling.

You can contact Agnes at:
agnes.tarnai@skynet.be