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London Toastmasters Educational Awards January 2012

Post from Dorothea Stuart

Eleven members of Toastmasters clubs across London achieved educational awards in January 2012.  Many congratuations to you all. 

 

Competent Communicator

Claire Beegan. Covent Garden Speakers. Area 6

Richard Gibson.  Berkeley Square Speakers. Area 45

Lee Williams. Early Bird Speakers. Area 45

Paul Rocks. City of London Speakers. Area 34

Advanced Communicator Silver

Andrew P Bennett.  Berkeley Square Speakers. Area 45

Julia Kowalle.  WiBF Speakers - City. Area 47

David Lennon. London Communicators. Area 47

Competent Leader

David Brown.  West London Speakers. Area 29

Paul O'Keeffe.  West London Speakers. Area 29

Advanced Leader Silver

Ewan Wong.  MLP London Bridge Speakers. Area 33

Leadership Excellence Award

Andrew P Bennett.  Berkeley Square Speakers. Area 45

Educational Awards	Last Year 2010/11	January 2012	Division B year to date
Competent Communicator	85	4	30
Adv Comm Bronze	20		4
Adv Comm Silver	5	3	5
Adv Comm Gold	4	-	1
Competent Leader	41	2	16
Adv Leader Bronze	11	-	4
Adv Leader Silver	1	1	1
Leadership Excellence	3	1	2
Distinguished Toastmaster(DTM)	2	-	-
Total	172	11	63

 

The Confidence Tricks of Presentation - January Workshop

From Richard Stacey, Early Bird Speakers

Has your confidence ever faltered during a presentation, meeting or interview?

Would you like to be able to control your anxiety and behave more confidently?

In this practical and interactive seminar, you'll learn how to:

o Cultivate body language that is both authoritative and approachable

o Cultivate increasing calmness through a relaxed and alert posture

o Apply these skills in presentations, meetings, interviews and other contexts

Using exercises based on the Japanese martial art of Aikido, you'll experiment with accessing embodied awareness. You'll come away able to use your learnings immediately.

Join us onTuesday 24 January at 6.30pm, Central London. Start the New Year with confidence!
Toastmasters and friends are all welcome to attend.

Booking details at confidencetricks1.eventbrite.com. (There is a small contribution of £5 to cover administrative costs).

A word in the library!

From Andrew P Bennett, Area 45 Governor

On a very cold Saturday December morning I joined with Cath Chadwick, President of London Olympians and Jakub Pawlowski President of Polish Your Polish for an  unusual and informal Toastmasters Session. We presented Advanced Manual Stories and Interpretive Readings in Thamesmead Library.

Cath gave us The Robin Hood story from the point of view of the Sheriff of Nottingham. Jakub presented a touching , anecdotal story entitled 'Iron Dad.' My offerings were a reading from Nick Dear's Frankenstein and a Historical Story based on the Death of Charles 1st. We took turns at Evaluating so that the public , listening in as they chose or exchanged books, learned more about  Toastmasters .. 

This was the first time we had tried taking Toastmasters out into  a Library setting and I'm sure all three of us would recommend the experience. We quickly adapted to the challenges of speaking in a open environment with distractions you wouldn't normally meet during a club meeting.

Please look out for information on future library sessions or perhaps create your own and follow the time honored Toastmasters principle of ' Giving Back ' to your local community.  All you need are willing Participants and welcoming Librarians.

The Thamesmead library team were particularly kind with coffee and chocolate biscuits at the ready. A  Very Big Thank You to them!

London Toastmasters Educational Awards October 2011

Post from Dorothea Stuart

 

Congratulation to all our London Toastmasters who achieved educational awards this month. Always good to see that the number of people achieving awards is ahead of last year. We're moving in the right direction!

Competent Communicator

Camilla Graham. Phoenix Speakers. Area 6

Len Welson. London Communicators. Area 47

Zain Chinoy. MLP London Bridge Speakers. Area 33

Advanced Communicator Bronze

Rona Harding.  Northern Lights Speakers. Area 47

Competent Leader

Diana Lowe.  St Paul's Speakers. Area 33

Jill Segal.  Grosvenor Square Speakers. Area 45

Educational Awards	Last Year 2010/11	October 2011	Division B year to date
Competent Communicator	85	3	21
Adv Comm Bronze	20	1	3
Adv Comm Silver	5	-	2
Adv Comm Gold	4	-	-
Competent Leader	41	1	11
Adv Leader Bronze	11	-	4
Adv Leader Silver	1		-
Leadership Excellence	3	-
Distinguished Toastmaster(DTM)	2	-	-
Total	172	6	41

 

London Toastmasters Educational Awards September 2011

Post from Dorothea Stuart

 

Congratulation to all our London Toastmasters who achieved educational awards this month - equally split between communication and leadership awards.  Lots of you seem to be on the fast-track this year!  Look forward to seeing even more awards in the coming month. 

Competent Communicator

Monica Chong. London Cardinals. Area 6

Alexander Holt. London Athenians. Area 29

Edward Halloran. City of London Speakers. Area 34

Eleanor Johnson.  Berkeley Square Speakers. Area 45

Advanced Communicator Silver

Aaron Wood.  Covent Garden Speakers. Area 6

Competent Leader

Jacqueline Purcell.  Grosvenor Square Speakers. Area 45

Eleanor Johnson.  Berkeley Square Speakers. Area 45

Manuela Piscioneri. WIBF Speakers - CW. Area 31

Beate Rissbacher.  Berkeley Square Speakers. Area 45

Advanced Leader Bronze

Paul Walsh. London Cardinals. Area 6

Educational Awards	Last Year 2010/11	September 2011	Division B year to date
Competent Communicator	85	4	18
Adv Comm Bronze	20	-	2
Adv Comm Silver	5	1	2
Adv Comm Gold	4	-	-
Competent Leader	41	4	9
Adv Leader Bronze	11	1	4
Adv Leader Silver	1		-
Leadership Excellence	3	-
Distinguished Toastmaster(DTM)	2	-	-
Total	172	10	35

 

London Toastmasters Area 45 Contest Results

From Andrew P Bennett, Area 45 Governor

Area 45 Toastmasters were welcomed to Freemasons Hall by President Taz Miah and the Early Bird Speakers for The Area Humorous speech and Table Topics contest on Thursday September 15th.

This themed event - called 'The Fiesta' included open 'Table Topic Bonanzas' led by Toastmasters Bianca Tait and Margarita Agapidou.  President Taz Miah chaired the Table Topics Contest and President Chris Dunn of Berkeley Square Speakers chaired the Humorous Speech contest.

A stellar cast of Functionaries included UK and Ireland Public Speaking Champion 2011 Malachi Talabi as Chief Judge accompanied by his wonderful wife Mildred. At the Timers' desk were popular Toastmasters Iain Duthie and Simon Cooper. Toastmaster Beader Blunn was the admirable Sergeant At Arms.

The Area 45 certificates were designed and produced by Sam Grady ( Berkeley Square Speakers) of G72 Creative and much admired.

We were delighted to welcome newly chartered Whitehall Speakers into Area 45 with their new President Anne Bolster as a nominated contestant for Table Topics.

It has been described as the best Area 45 contest ever!

Here are the winners:

Table Topics Contest

First Place  Loreen Mckellar, Early Bird Speakers

Second Place  Sepi Roshan, Early Bird Speakers

Third Place Ash Sethi, Grosvenor Square Speakers

 

Humorous Speech Contest

First Place Taz Virdee, Grosvenor Square Speakers

Second Place   Owen Hopkin, Berkeley Square Speakers

Third Place Yuki Tokeshi, Early Bird Speakers

We look forward to the Division contest on October 15th at Imperial College.

Early Bird Hatchling Takes Flight in Covent Garden

From David Marks, Covent Garden Speakers

With apologies for late publication - just found this in junk mail!!

Less than 12 months after Covent Garden Speakers was established by members of Early Bird Speakers, President Aaron Wood receives the Club Charter certificate from District 71 2010/11 Division B Governor, Andy O’Sullivan.

Andy was attending the last meeting run by the outgoing leadership team, and praised the achievements of the club, and particularly the outgoing VP Education, Haroon Latif, who is moving abroad.

Accepting the certificate, Aaron Wood acknowledged the vital role played by Early Bird Speakers members, particularly Roger Harding and Jonathan Mueller, in supporting the club through its early days.

Aaron, who is also Area 45 Assistant Governor, will serve as President of Covent Garden Speakers for the next year.

London Toastmasters Public Speaking events w/c 12 September 2011

Post from Dorothea Stuart

Mon 12 Sept 6.30pm Humorous Speech and Table Topics Workshops, Bloomsbury Speakers at Dragon Hall, Newton Street. More info here. (NB this is a change from usual club venue)

Tues 13 Sept 7.00pm Humorous Speech and Table Topics Workshops, London Athenians The Hop Poles, Hammersmith (see post below for more details).

Thurs 15 Sept 7AM Area 45 Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contests. Hosted at Early Bird Speakers, Covent Garden. Winners from Berkely Square Speakers, Early Bird Speakers, Grosvenor Square Speakers and Whitehall Speakers compete for the Area Trophies.

Thurs 15 Sept 12pm-1pm Motivational Speaker Asad Rafi, hosted by Berkeley Square Speakers at the Concert Artistes, Covent Garden (see post below for more details)

And of course there are Toastmasters club humorous speech and table topics contests every day this week. See the club contest calendar on www.thelondonspeaker.com

Hear Motivational Speaker Thurs 15 September 2011

From Ron S Kang, VP PR Berkeley Square Speakers

Asad Rafi, CC and a member of Karachi Toastmasters in Pakistan, and a motivational speaker who has been wheelchair bound for over 20 years, will be giving an inspirational speech at Berkeley Square Speakers in Covent Garden on September 15, during his visit to London for medical treatment.

Growing up in Karachi, Asad was diagnosed with Friedrich's Ataxia at the age of 17. It's a genetic condition causing progressive damage to the nervous system that affects balance, coordination and speech. Over 10,000 people suffer from Ataxia in Great Britain, with many more affected worldwide.

Asad has always been a very determined person with a positive attitude in life. His role models include Roger Federer and Stephen Hawking. He looks to raise awareness about Friedrich's Ataxia and to make Pakistan a more wheelchair friendly place.

He has been a motivational speaker for the past five years, speaking to youth at schools and universities and giving seminars to professionals at major corporations including Unilever, GlaxoSmithKline, Faysal Bank, and Dawood Group. 

You are invited to see Asad give a short inspirational speech at Berkeley Square Speakers at The Concert Artistes’ Association, 20 Bedford Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9HP on Thursday, September 15 at 12:00pm.

Please register your attendance at www.meetup.com/Berkeley-Square-Speakers.  Additional information about Asad can be found at www.asadrafiworld.com.

London Toastmasters Educational Awards July 2011

Post from Dorothea Stuart

A great start to the Toastmasters year as awards come through in double digits. Look forward to many more people achieving their educational goals over the coming months. Congratulations to our baker's dozen!

Competent Communicator

George Anstey. London Corinthians. Area 6

Daniel Broadhead. Berkeley Square Speakers. Area 45

Mir Fiaz. Canary Wharf Communicators. Area 31

Michael Joubert. Covent Garden Speakers. Area 6

Jeanne Kruger. Canary Wharf Communicators. Area 31

Guy Smith.  Bloomsbury Speakers. Area 34

Michal Szczecinski.  MLP London Bridge Speakers. Area 33

Advanced Communicator Bronze

Diana Lowe.  St Paul's Speakers. Area 33

Competent Leader

Julian d'Sa. London Athenians. Area 29

Mir Fiaz. Canary Wharf Communicators. Area 31

Haroon Latif. Covent Garden Speakers. Area 6 

Kate Osborne. Bloomsbury Speakers. Area 34

Advanced Leader Bronze

Greg Ros. St Paul's Speakers. Area 33

Educational Awards	Last Year 2010/11	July 2011	Division B year to date
Competent Communicator	85	7	7
Adv Comm Bronze	20	1	1
Adv Comm Silver	5	-
Adv Comm Gold	4	-
Competent Leader	41	4	4
Adv Leader Bronze	11	1	1
Adv Leader Silver	1	-
Leadership Excellence	3	-
Distinguished Toastmaster(DTM)	2	-
Total	172	13	13