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Workshops - leaving a positive and memorable impression and entrepreneurial lessons

From Anne-Marie Headley, Cass Toastmasters

Cass Toastmasters are hosting two exciting and FREE workshops on Monday 8 November 6.30pm-8.30pm. Please contact Anne-Marie if you would like to attend aheadley51@hotmail.com

Lizzie Thomas: Leaving a Positive and Memorable Impression (1.5 hours). If you have ever wondered what it would be like to communicate with greater impact so that our audience not only enjoys our interaction but is moved and inspired to take action...this is the workshop for you! Come and learn techniques, practice the important part of a speech - just like flying a plane, the take offs and landings - the openings and closings and experience how to be our natural and authentic selves in front of a group.  Lizzie has had a successful career in Sales and is now a highly regarded coach of teams and organisations.

Josh Liu: Mistakes vs Failures. The entrepreneurial lesson I learned AFTER my MBA (0.5 hours) Josh will share the lesson he has learned as the founder of MinuteBox.  A former advertising professional at Ogilvy Advertising he gained his MBA from Imperial College and has won the Best Product and Judges Choice in Launch48 Showcase.

 

 

Tips on handling high profile Q&As

Posted by Dorothea Stuart

David Cameron teased Ed Miliband in the House of Commons on 27 October 2010 over a leaked memo about how to make an impact at Prime Minister's Questions.  The lessons include use of body language and making an impact with a short, sharp phrase...

Read more on the BBC New website http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11637074

Toastmasters Triumph in the Corporate Challenge

Posted by Dorothea Stuart

Monday 25 October saw the final of the 2010 Corporate Challenge - the business speaking contest run by The College of Public Speaking.

Talking on the theme of creating longterm economic prosperity the ten finalists all gave the audience interesting speeches and  plenty to think about.  The judges, headed by chief judge Rachel Elnaugh, of Dragon's Den must have had a lively discussion to decide on the winners, who were:

First Place: Laura McCracken (London Olympians). Second Place:  Anthony Gell (London Athenians). Third Place: George Anstey (London Corinthians).  Well done everyone! 

 

 

Speeches too long? Try Pecha Kucha!

Posted by Dorothea Stuart

Dread long PowerPoint presentations?  Prefer speeches or presentations that are 7 minutes or less?  Like to get together for a chat and a beer? Sound something like many Toastmasters clubs and...It's a way of giving presentations that keeps the speaker and the audienced focused.  Read more about the approach on NPR or listen to the interview at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130698873

Toastmaster for the Richard House Annual Charity Ball on 2 November

Richard House (www.richardhouse.org), London's oldest children's hospice, needs an experienced toastmaster to serve as a master of ceremonies at it's prestigious annual Richard House Ball on 2 November.  The Ball is one of Richard House's main annual fundraising events.  This year's ball will be held at The Grange Hotel (St Pauls, Godliman Street EC4V 5AJ).  Richard House expects several hundred attendees.

The evening will consist of a champagne reception, dinner, a charity auction and dancing.  The toastmaster's role includes a brief welcome and introductions of the event's main sponsor(s) and the auctioneer. The role is not overly difficult and the evening should be a lot of fun.

Richard House, established in the early 1990s, is a wonderful organization that supports children with life limiting conditions and their families, enriching their lives and helping them to create lasting positive memories.  Organized as a charity, Richard House provides this critical support free of charge.  Roughly half of Richard House's annual operating budget is funded via private donations.  The annual ball is one of Richard House's most important fundraising events.

Those interested, please email David Frye (dcfrye@statestreet.com)

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Are you “Inspired” to go to Dublin?

From Greg Ros, President - St Paul's Speakers

As you may be already aware, this year’s Autumn District Conference is to be held in Dublin on the weekend of the 12-14^th November (only 3 weeks away!)

It’s crammed pack full of workshops, key-note speeches, two district contests, fancy dress & gala dinners... all smothered in a healthy dose of “irish craic”!

The event is a fantastic opportunity for Toastmasters of all levels to learn, experience and network with fellow Toastmasters from the across the UK & Ireland.

In addition, those interested may also consider arriving a day earlier on the 11^th November to attend a meeting of the hosts, Dublin Toastmasters, who this year are celebrating their 50^th anniversary.

Bookings for the conference and further details are available at: http://www.dublin2010.ie

As for transport arrangements, maybe you haven’t decided how you are getting to/from Dublin yet?

And if you are looking to save on your pennies and hate all of that airport faff, we have the solution for you!

The highly convenient train/ferry combination will whisk you from London Euston, straight to Dublin City and back for the bargain price of £70.

With two groups leaving on Thursday or Friday, travel times are as follows:

OUTBOUND (Thursday or Friday)

Train: 07:10 London Euston to Holyhead via Chester

Ferry: 12:00 Holyhead to Dublin City

Arrive: 13:50

INBOUND (Sunday)

Ferry: 14:30 Dublin City to Holyhead

Train: 17:30 Holyhead to London Euston via Chester

Arrive: 22:29

Transport bookings can be made through RailEasy at: http://www.raileasy.co.uk

Those intending to travel on Thursday can contact Greg Ros (greg.ros@stpaulsspeakers.com), whereas the Friday crowd can get in touch with Iain Duthie (Iain.Duthie@tube.tfl.gov.uk).

The Living Voice Workshop - Monday 1st November

 

LONDON DIVISION B WORKSHOP   THE LIVING VOICE   Workshop Leader:   Richard Fallon

THE “UNMISSABLE” EVENT IN NOVEMBER – THE LIVING VOICE

How to create the impact you want by bringing your voice and the text alive.

The guy who helped the Metropolitan Police Service and Her Majesty’s Prison Service improve their Communication Skills is coming to Division B to help us develop our vocal presence and dexterity.

Toastmasters, more than most, are aware of just what a stunning instrument the human voice is. And, of course, like any instrument it needs loving care, fine tuning and regular use to get the most out of it.

And when you do - WOW! You have a dynamic and centred vocal presence that will help you know you have been heard, communicate more effectively and significantly increase your levels of self confidence. And that’s not all.

Skilfully, utilising the power of intonation, stress and the pause as you speak will pave the way to you truly becoming a ‘maestro’ of your instrument.

In this highly interactive 2-hour workshop, you will learn how to release tension, align your posture, breath deeply to support your voice, where your voice resonates, how to direct your voice and how to articulate so you are heard. Additionally, you will learn of the wonderful world of possibilities in bringing any text alive as you liberate yourself from your default delivery settings.

Date:  Monday 1st November 2010

Venue:  The Lamb, 94 Lamb’s Conduit Street, London WC1 3 LZ

Start Time:  6.45pm for 7.00pm Start

If a minimum of 10 people are interested the kitchen could provide a light buffet menu starting at £8.00 per head – alternatively the kitchen will be open for snacks and main meals prior to workshop.

Eventbrite Link:  http://thelivingvoice.eventbrite.com

Interested in buffet -  E-mail Liz at liz.hobbs@tube.tfl.gov.uk  

London Toastmasters Educational Awards July-September 2010

From Liz Hobbs, Assistant Division Governor - Education &Training

We have made a great start to the year with 21 Communication and Leadership Awards in the first three months.  Congratulations to everyone.  We'll be back to posting awards on a monthly basis for October onwards.

Competent Communicator

Rudi Abesa. London Athenians. Area 29

Justine Bornstein. London Corinthians. Area 6

Simon Christley. NZICA Bank Speakers. Area 33

Jenny Crossley. MLP London Bridge Speakers. Area 33

Roderic Michelson. London Olympians. Area 6

Rosalind Oakley. Holborn Speakers. Area 34

Malgosia Oniszk. Polish Your Polish. Area 6

Andrew Pape. Northern Lights. Area 47

Celine Pasty. Berkeley Square. Area 45

Advanced Communicator Bronze

Ola Aralepo. Tube Talk. Area 34

Competent Leader

Fredrik Adams. Berkeley Square. Area 45

Andrew Bennett. Berkeley Square. Area 45

Margaret Kramarz. London Corinthians. Area 6

Dominique Largeron. WIBF-City. Area 47

Graeme Phillips. London Athenians. Area 29

Ewan Wong. MLP London Bridge Speakers. Area 33

Saskia Wiriadidjaja. Citi Criers. Area 31

Advanced Leader Bronze 

Lynne Cantor. WIBF-City. Area 47

Andrew Chuks. London Cardinals. Area 6

Rory Marriott. St Paul's Speakers. Area 33

Leadership Excellence Award

Ola Aralepo. Tube Talk.  Area 34

 

Educational Awards	Last Year 2009/10	July -September 2010	Division B year to date
Competent Communicator	73	9	9
Adv Comm Bronze	18	1	1
Adv Comm Silver	2	-	-
Adv Comm Gold	3	-	-
Competent Leader	27	7	7
Adv Leader Bronze	12	3	3
Adv Leader Silver	6	-	-
Leadership Excellence	5	1	1
Distinguished Toastmaster(DTM)	7	-	-
Total	153	21	21

 

This Saturday Division B held their Humorous Speech & Table Topic contests with workshops

From Division B Governor Andy O'Sullivan

Saturday morning saw members arrive to chose from a selection of four workshops.  Each workshop showed us how to engaged and hone our skills on leadership, mentoring, no-verbal communication and memory.  The laughter and clapping from each group filled the hall in which all the workshops were held and the networking continued over a delicious hot lunch.

Richard Fallon Demonstrating Some of the Secrets of Our Non Verbal Communication

Members Demonstrating the Skills Learned in the Memory Workshop
 

Have you ever wondered what makes a good speech or table topic?  What you could practically do to improve your speeches?  If so, you would have had plenty of people to emulate at the Division B Humorous Speech contest where the winners from the seven Area finals battled it out.  

We heard speeches on a variety of subjects like how to why piggy’s need firewalls, why Henry VIII preferred Hell to Heaven, the seven top tips for being a total failure and some of the tribulations of learning French.

Each of the speeches were full of ideas, structure, vocal variety and body language that those present could emulate in their next club speech.

After the break came the Division B Table Topics contest.  With the Table Topic on "The Big Society", the bankers seemed to be under the cosh again as the seven Area finalists gave us their interpretation of the question, with some hilarious answers.

 

With over 200 people attending this was also the place to practice your networking skills, book your GE’s and get some invitations to other clubs.

 
The winners of the 2010 Division B Humorous Speech and Table Topics contests are –

Adolfo Tunon (Humorous Speech).

David Jones (Table Topics)

Adolfo Tunon (left) & David Jones (right) pictured with Andy O’Sullivan Division B Governor (centre) 

The full results are

Table Topics

1^st Place - David Jones

2^nd Place - Glen Long

3^rd Place - Paul Carroll

Humorous Speech

1^st Place - Adolfo Tunon

2^nd Place - Glen Long

3^rd Place - Andrew Smith

We wish Adolfo and David the very best of luck in the District 71 finals that are being held on 12th-14^th November 2010.

 We hope to see you there for a full weekend of workshops, fancy dress parties, competitions and sightseeing.  Why not organise a club outing?

Details can be found at Dublin2010.ie

 

For all the pictures, please visit:
Album One, Album Two, and Album Three

Pictures courtesy of Julie Kertesz

Toastmaster and other events for your diary

Posted by Dorothea Stuart

Our two neighbouring Toastmaster Division are holding their Table Topics and Humorous Speech Finals soon. Also Toastmaster member have made it to the Grand Final of the Corporate Challenge and there are still a few tickets for Inspiring Leaders. If you'd like to hear some diffent speakers and/or enjoy the fun of another contest here are your opportunities.

Sunday 24 October 2010: Toastmasters Division G Contest Finals hosted by Ware Speakers. 10.30am -4.30pm. Contests start at 1.30pm. More details click here. Contact Ann if you are planning to attend ann.nunn@btinternet.com

Monday 25 October 2010: Grand Final of the Corporate Challenge business speaking contest. Come and support the Toastmasters finalists 6pm-9pm.  Lead judge Rachel Elnaugh of Dragon's Den.  FREE event. Venue: English-Speaking Union, Dartmouth House, 37 Charles Street, London W1J 6ED. Click here for more info.

Saturday 30 October 2010: Toastmasters Division H Contest Finals 1pm-4pm at Ashstead Peace Memorial Hall, Ashstead, Surrey, KT21 KBE.  More info click here.

Saturday 6 November 2010: There are still a few tickets left for the Inspiring Leaders event hosted by the ASC and Progessive Women 10am-4pm at the London Irish Centre, Camden. Booking here.