The contest results are flooding in as we approach the All London Finals on Thursday 24 April.
On Monday 14 April Area 6 and Area 31 held their International Speech and Speech Evaluation Contests. Both the standard of speaking and the organisation of the contests were terrific.
Area 6 International Speech Contest
First Place David Jones, Excalibur
Second Place Simon Bucknall, London Cardinals
Third Place Gary Edwards, London Olympians
Area 6 Speech Evaluation Contest
First Place Amy Jackson, London Corinthians
Second Place Simon Bucknall, London Cardinals
Area 31 International Speech Contest
First Place Helen Thomas, Citi Criers
Second Place Bill Moss, City of London Speakers
Third Place Clive Broadbent, Canary Wharf Communicators
Area 31 Speech Evaluation Contest
First Place Clive Broadbent, Canary Wharf Communicators
Second Place Mariano Tufro, Citi Criers
Third Place Rhian Pamphilon, WIBF Canary Wharf
Enjoyment of the contest nights was enhanced by the excellent sample speakers.
Zahid Bashir of Riverside Communicators is seen here receiving his certificate of appreciation from Dave Sellman, Area 6 Governor. Dave Brooks gave the sample speech for the Area 31 contest.