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Greater London Toastmasters Educational Awards May 2013

From Dorothea Stuart

The approaching end of the Toastmasters year is clearly focussing our minds!  The awards are rolling in. Many congratulations to everyone who gained leadership and communication awards in May 2013. 48 awards have been added to our total cross the three Divisions B, K and L.

 

Competent Communicator

Loretta Addai. WiBF Speakers - City. Area 56. Division L

Chris Aniche. 1st London Toastmasters. Area 58. Division K

Daniel Arthur. Epsom Speakers. Area 53. Division B

Sayara Beg. WiBF Speakers - City. Area 56. Division L

Cheryn Bloom. Croydon Communicators. Area 35. Division K

Karen Booth. London Corinthians. Area 6. Division B

Bryce Eather. Grosvenor Square Speakers. Area 52. Division B

Barry Greenan. LBS Public Speaking Club. Area 47. Division L

William Hagerup. Speakers Corner. Area 99. Division K

Pauline Handel. Riverbank Speakers. Area 56. Division L

Jill Harris. Mole Valley Speakers. Area 53. Division B

Kamelia Kantcheva. MLP London Bridge Speakers. Area 58. Division K

Diogo Luis. London Public Speakers.Area 56. Division L

Ciaran Lyne. LBS Public Speaking Club. Area 47. Division L

Carmen Meagher. Speakers Corner. Area 59. Division K

Ilori Mosadoluwa. Cass Toastmasters. Area 33.Division L

Nikola Prelevic.City of London Toastmasters. Area 58. Division K

Conroy Pretorius. London Public Speakers. Area 56.Division L

Melanie Richards. 1st London Toastmasters. Area 58. Division K

Benjamin Scutt. Epsom Speakers Club. Area 53. Division B

Mildred Talabi. Tube Talk Toastmasters. Area 34. Division L

Charles Veal. London Athenians. Area 29. Division B

Angela Wells. 1st London Toastmasters. Area 58. Division K

Richard White. 1st London Toastmasters. Area 58. Division K

Zhe Xing. Cass Toastmasters. Area 33. Division L

Learning from a great speech and speaker

From Sean Glasgow, President Berkeley Square Speakers

As a Toastmaster I love great speeches.

I'm not sure if you saw Obama's speech on 18 April at the Interfaith Service for the Boston Marathon bombing. It's a well worth watching.

How does he hook the audience from the start?

What's his theme?  How does he paint pictures?

How does he relate to the audience with a  personal story?

How does he's use positive imagery to enrol both Bostonian's and anyone who has a relationship with the city?

Where and how does he use repetition?  Where does he change gears from appealing to our highest values to 'putting his foot down'?

Look how much he uses story and specific details and images.  Notice the beginning is the end.

"Around the bend someone's there to boost our spirits. On that toughest mile when we think we have hit a wall.  Someone will be there to cheer us on and pick us up if we fall. We know that."

That quote in a sense summarises what I love and pride in being in Toastmasters, spirit and support that's always there.  "We know that."

The speech is about 20 minutes long.

London Toastmasters Educational Awards April 2013

From Dorothea Stuart

Many congratulations to everyone who gained leadership and communication awards in April 2013.  Eighteen awards have been added to our total cross the three Divisions B, K and L.

 

 

Competent Communicator

Michael Abrey-Bugg. Bloomsbury Speakers. Area 34. Division L

Manish Arneja. LBS Public Speaking Club. Area 47. Division L

Heidi Ashley-Hacker. Riverside Communicators. Area 29. Division B

James Bogere. ACCA Breakfast Club. Area 33. Division L

Christine Brown. Tube Talk Toastmasters. Area 34. Division L

Francesca Coronin. MLP London Bridge Speakers. Area 58. Division K

Ildiko Cseh. Early Bird Speakers. Area 45. Division B

Anne Feeney. Riverside Communicators. Area 29. Division B

Chris Francis. Meridian Speakers, Area 59. Division K

Lori Goossen. Meridian Speakers. Area 59. Division K

Fiona Harrison. Mole Valley Speakers. Area 53. Division B

Advanced Communicator Bronze

Christopher Boden. Holborn Speakers. Area 34. Division L. 

Dele Ogun. Early Bird Speakers. Area 45. Division B

Zhenni Ma. MLP London Bridge Speakers. Area 58. Division K

Competent Leader

Tazud Miah. Early Bird Speakers. Area 45. Division B

Adrian Moore. The Speakers of Croydon. Area 35. Division K

Richard Ryan. Berkeley Square Speakers. Area 52. Division B

Advanced Leader Bronze

Tazud Miah. Early Bird Speakers. Area 45. Division B

 

Educational Awards	Last Year 2011/12	April 2013	year to date
Competent Communicator		11	75
Adv Comm Bronze		3	12
Adv Comm Silver			4
Adv Comm Gold			3
Competent Leader		3	28
Adv Leader Bronze		1	7
Adv Leader Silver			6
Leadership Excellence			4
Distinguished Toastmaster(DTM)			5
Total		18	147

 

Come and watch our winners in the Division B contests tomorrow - Saturday 20 April

From Jakub Pawlowski, Division B Governor

***STOP PRESS 20 APRIL: Online booking is now closed but you can pay at the door!****

We have a line up of contestants for the International Speech Contest and Evaluation Contest that you'll want to come and see!  They are:

Speech Contest

• Shane Snow
• Harminder Dhillon
• Ian Hawkins
• Yi Liu
• Charlie Warshawski

Evaluation Contest

• Simon Bucknall
• Harminder Dhillon
• Tazud Miah
• Andrew Bennett
• Daniel Arthur

They're all ready to give you their wonderful speeches and insightful evaluations! Book your tickets for the contest and workshop and find out more CLICK HERE.  Bring your friends!  This is an excellent opportunity to show people what can be achieved by joining our clubs. http://2013-spring-divisionb.eventbrite.com/#

Area 45 Contest results!

From Jacqueline Purcell, Area 45 Governor

Division B Area 45 Area Governor, Jacqueline Purcell  Contest Chair, Simon Cooper and Chief Judge, Michelle Cheung organised the well attended Division B Area 45 International Speech and Evaluation Contest held on 9 April 2013 at Freemasons’ Hall, Covent Garden. The Theme: Dress to Impress, was appropriate because amongst the guests was a mystery talent scout looking for trainers!

The winners were: 

International Speech Contest:

1. Ian Hawkins
2. Mutsuyuki Tokeshi
3. Andrew Bennett

Evaluation Contest:
1. Taz Miah
2. Amy-Jo Crowley
3. Alexander Cowie

Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to three brilliant clubs:

Early Bird Speakers, Covent Garden Speakers and Excalibur Speakers who all worked together as a strong team to make this contest efficient and memorable.

The next round of the contests is the London Division B on Saturday 20 April also in Covent Garden. Book for the contests and the excellent workshops here http://2013-spring-divisionb.eventbrite.com/#

 

Greater London Toastmasters Educational Awards March 2013

From Dorothea Stuart

Many congratulations to everyone who gained leadership and communication awards in March 2013.  19 awards have been added to our total cross the three Divisions B, K and L.

 

 

Competent Communicator

Esuabom Dijemeni. Imperial College Speakers. Area 52. Division B

Christine Harris. City of London Speakers. Area 58. Division K

Charlotte Heale. Grosvenor Square Speakers. Area 52. Division B

Jo Higham. Bloomsbury Speakers. Area 34. Division L

Greg Liddington. NZICA Bank Speakers. Area 56. Division L

Matthew Lucas. Speakers Corner. Area 59. Division K

Trang Nguyen. London Communicators. Area 47. Division L

Kam Sagar. Canary Wharf Communicators. Area 31. K

Rod Sugden. London Communicators. Area 47. Division L

Jozsef Tibold. Speakers Corner. Area 59. Division K

Advanced Communicator Gold

Aaron Wood. Early Bird Speakers. Area 45. Division B

Competent Leader

Paola Bottini. Grosvenor Square Speakers. Area 52. Division B

Jorge Garcia-Chiesa. Berkeley Square Speakers. Area 52. Division B

Christine Harris. City of London Speakers. Area 58. Division K

Helen Jinadu. Meridian Speakers. Area 59. Division K

Jacqueline Pigdon. West London Speakers. Area 29. Division B

Advanced Leader Bronze

Hari Kalymnios . Bloomsbury Speakers. Area 34. Division L

Leadership Excellence Award

George Jerjian. London Corinthians. Area 6. Division B

Educational Awards	Last Year 2011/12	March 2013	year to date
Competent Communicator		11	64
Adv Comm Bronze			9
Adv Comm Silver			4
Adv Comm Gold		1	3
Competent Leader		5	25
Adv Leader Bronze		1	6
Adv Leader Silver			6
Leadership Excellence		1	4
Distinguished Toastmaster(DTM)			5
Total		19	129

 

Area 45 Contest Night Tues 9 April - dress to impress!

From Michelle Cheung

Bring your sharp suits and high heels along to the Area 45 International Speech and Evaluation Contests on Tuesday 9 April, 6.30pm sharp!

Our "dress to impress" themed night will be held in the grand setting of the Prince Regents Room, Freemasons' Hall, Covent Garden, WC2B 5AZ. All impeccably-dressed Toastmasters and friends welcome to support our contestants from Covent Garden Speakers, Early Bird Speakers and Excalibur, who are competing to represent the most glamorous Area in London. See you all there!

Excalibur Workshop. Becoming a professional speaking coach. Led by Simon Bucknall

From Dave Sellman, VP PR Excalibur Speakers

Excalibur Speakers, Fitzrovia Community Centre, 1 Foley St, London W1W 6DN. Tuesday, 16 April 2013 18:45 for 19.00 start to 21:00. Book now at: www.eventbrite.co.uk/event/5953907297

At Toastmasters we learn many of theskills required to be an effective speaking coach - not only by speaking toaudiences but by evaluarting and mentoring fellow speakers. Making that transition can be challenging.

Drawing on first-hand experience, Simon’s session will help you to explore the professional speaking world beyond Toastmasters, with particular emphasis on speaker coaching.
 
Issues which Simon will cover include:
 
The marketplace for speaking coaches and how to decide whether this might be for you, full or part-time
 
What relevant skills you will get from Toastmasters and what skills you may need to develop separately
 
How to develop new business & top tips for business planning
 
How to make the jump from Toastmasters to paid (or unpaid) coaching commissions. 

There will be a £5 admission charge to cover venue and other expenses.

Simon Bucknall, twice winner of the UK & Ireland International Speech Contest and former President of Excalibur Speakers, took these skills to embark on a career in leadership communication coaching through his company, The Art of Connection, which helps high-achievers to connect, influence and inspire through the spoken word. 

New Member Chinkata Okpara scoops up awards at Advanced club!!

From Simon Cooper, President Excalibur Speakers

At the Excalibur Speakers contest members and guests were thoroughly entertained by 6 inspiring
speakers and informative evaluators.

The speeches were in turn inspirational and moving, drawing from personal and family experience. These ranged from the uplifting tale by Andrew Bennett about a mysterious “Good Friday boy”, Sue Mannering’s story of how a bad personal experience led her to discover her true friends, and a moving speech by Jennifer Zou about family relationships that had some of the audience in tears. The winning speech was delivered by new member Chinkata Okpara who recently completed his 10^th CC speech (pictured here with Area Governor Jacqueline Purcell and Simon Cooper).

In the second part the evaluators had the challenge of giving feedback to guest speaker Christopher Bell from Elvet Speakers in Durham who gave a well-crafted speech with tips on overcoming the terror of public speaking! Most of the speakers commended the content and structure of the speech, but gave varied recommendations. Possibly the most original comment came from Chinkata who said he appreciated Chris’s reminder that it’s OK to lose! Despite this Chinkata also went on to win the Evaluation contest.

The next rounds are the Area 45 contests will be held at Masonic Hall Covent Garden on Tuesday 9 April 2013.  Going forward to represent Excalibur are Chinkata Akpara and Andrew Bennett for the International Speech Contest, and Chinkata and Errol Williamson for the Evaluation Contest.

Grosvenor Square Speakers Contest Night Monday 11 March

From Taz Virdee, Grosvenor Square Speakers

Grosvenor Square Speakers will be holding the clubs International Speech and Evaluation Contest on Monday 11 March from 6.15pm at the Cumberland Hotel, Marble Arch. You are invited to join us for this special occasion to watch our members compete with each other for a place at the Area Contest (which will be held at our club on Monday 25 March). We hope you can make it and look forward to see you there! Will be a great night to remember!!!

For more information about our club please visit: www.grosvenorsquarespeakers.co.uk or follow us on: https://twitter.com/Gros_sq_tm