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Toastmasters Public Speaking events w/c 31 October 2011

From Dorothea Stuart

Mon 31 Oct 7.15pm Halloween Special "backwards evening" at London Cardinals, Victoria more info below

Tues 1 Nov 5.45pm Launch of State Street Toastmasters, Canary Wharf more info below

Remember you still can book for the Toastmasters UK & Ireland Conference (including the Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contest Finals).  Come for the learning, networking, fun and to support our London Champions: Ola Arelepo London Toastmasters 2011 Humorous Speech Champion, David Jones London Toastmasters 2011 Table Topics (impromptu speaking) Champion.  Find out more at http://flourish2011.co.uk

 

Halloween Special at London Cardinals Monday 31 October

From Jessie MacNeil-Brown, President London Cardinals

Hubble, bubble, toil and trouble....

This coming Monday October 31^st, London Cardinals is celebrating Halloween with a special and challenging 'Back to Front' meeting!

What's a 'Back to Front Meeting'? It’s what it says on the tin - we start the meeting at the end with the GE evaluation moving to evaluations of speeches and then the speeches - working backwards through the normal program.

Trick or treating is so yesterday - dust off your cobwebs, kick start that broom and get yourself down to this fabulous meeting with a twist, that promises not to disappoint.

London Cardinals meets at the Thistle Westminster, Buckingham Palace Rd, SW1W 0PS (map)
Please arrive at 7:15 for a 7:30 start, the meeting rooms are down the back on the ground floor.
 
For more information please visit http://londoncardinals.com/ or email [email protected] 
 

Toastmasters comes to State Street London!

Toastmasters comes to State Street London!

 From Greg Ros, Area 31 Governor

Come and witness the launch of State Street London Speakers, Tuesday 1st November, 5.45pm for 6pm start.

This demonstration evening is an opportunity for employees of State Street to discover the world of Toastmasters, and we would love existing members of the London community to join us in developing this new club.  The evening format will be comprised of a shortened one hour meeting, featuring none other than our Division B Humorous Speech Champion, Ola Aralepo! This will be swiftly followed by a drinks reception to encourage both networking and building the initial membership up to the important “20 member” charter milestone.

If you are interested in attending, or helping out with functionary roles (either with this event or future meetings), please email [email protected].  And for those of you that relish a challenge, we are particularly keen in sourcing experienced evaluators that could assist Ola in fine tuning his winning speech in preparation for the Flourish Conference on the 11-13^th November.

PMQs - the most challenging table topics?

Post from Dorothea Stuart

Archive on 4 has a 60 minute programme called Mind Your PMQs.  A history of the 50 years of what Tony Blair once described it as the most challenging and terrifying experience of his life - answering questions at Prime Minister's Question Time. On tonight Saturday 22 Oct 2011 at 8pm and Monday 24 Oct at 3pm. (You can also catch it on iPlayer)  More info at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0167rdw.  Your Toastmasters Table Topics Champions will be listening!

 

Speak English more clearly and naturally

Post from Dorothea Stuart

While I was looking at the BBC website I found a series of podcasts called The English We Speak .  The aim is to help non-native English speakers make your English sound more natural.  Find the podcasts at http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/tae.  More help with improving spoken English can be found at www.bbclearningenglish.com

Flourish Glasgow Conference/UK & Ireland Contest Finals

From Jane Cameron, Conference Organiser

Flourish Booking Deadline!

Flourish 2011 offers a weekend of Learning, Inspiration and Fun mixed with some distinctive Scottish touches and a superb conference venue in the Crowne Plaza, Glasgow.  Full Conference Information and Booking details at http://www.flourish2011.co.uk/ or contact [email protected].   

Note: please book Conference and Hotel Accommodation package by midnight on 25 October 2011.  Hotel accommodation bookings until 27 October will be honoured but after this date must be made direct with the hotel and they will not guarantee room availability or the preferential Flourish room rates.  We can continue to take Conference event bookings until 11 November.  If you have any problems booking, please contact Moira Beaton, Flourish Booking Officer [email protected] Tel: +44 (0) 7521 905594

London Toastmasters contest results and conference report

From Simon Cooper, Asst Division B Governor

What a great day at the London Toastmasters Division B mini-conference held at Imperial College last Saturday!  Very well worth being there!

Four very interactive morning workshops facilitated by Diana Lowe, Richard Stacey, Ken Asafo-Adjei and Ewan Wong were well attended.

In the afternoon more than 200 toastmasters and friends attended the Humorous Speech and Table Topics contests held in the Auditorium at Imperial College.  The winners of the seven London areas competed to represent London Division B at the UK & Ireland District 71 Toastmasters "Flourish" Conference being held in Glasgow 11-13 November 2011.

Nigel Cutts chaired the Humorous Speech contest.  The speeches were fascinatingly varied and the winner was Ola Aralepo, whose speech  was a stunning display of vocal variety, body language, and humour.  Michal Szczecinski was 2nd and Laura McCracken was 3rd.

The Table Topics contest was chaired by Linda White whose question was simple and to the point:  “What words do you most like to hear?”  We were rewarded with an impressive array of answers. The winner was David Jones.  Loreen McKellar was 2nd and George Anstey was 3rd.

Overall, the standard of all speakers was  impressively high and continues to rise each year.

Yuki Tokeshi was so inspired by the Spring Odyssey conference in Windsor that he entreated the audience to go to the Flourish conference in Glasgow.  Time will tell how many more book after his encouragement!  Our winners Ola and David will greatly appreciate your support.

Early Bird Speakers won the prize for the club sending most members to this event - a free DVD of the Windsor conference and a giant tin of chocolates to share among their club members.

Special thanks to Michelle Cheung and her new team at Imperial College Speakers’ Club for generously hosting this event so successfully.  We had more than our money’s worth in education and entertainment. And finally thank you to Julie Kertesz for the photo of Ola and David.

First meeting of Imperial College Speakers - can you help?

From Michelle Cheung, President Imperial College Speakers

Imperial College Speakers, First Meeting Thursday 20th October, 6.15pm, LT 208, Skempton Building, Imperial College London, South Kensington SW7 2AZ.

I would appreciate any support on the night as most of the roles are being filled by students who are bravely taking the leap!  Please email Michelle if you can help especially if you can be GE. Click Here to email.

 

Workshop this Thursday: How to write a speech in 10 minutes

From Peter Goodwin, VP PR London Corinthians

Adam Ginalski , founder member of London Corinthians is known for his big heart, wicked sense of humor and more then 20 years experience learning from the best of Toastmasters.

Adam and his Corinthian protege Miles Warren have put together an interactive workshop 'How to write a speech in 10 minutes'.

This workshop is a must for those who are seeking to improve the clarity in their speeches and striving to get their message across effectively.

In this 2.5 hour workshop you will have an opportunity to test for yourself proven techniques used by seasoned Toastmasters.

Date: Thursday, 20 October 2011, 7:30 pm

Venue: Thistle Westminster, 49 Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1W 0QT Contribution: £5 at the door to cover room rental.

Hope to see you there!

Hear the South West England Contest Champions this Saturday in Newbury

From Jean Gamester, Division J Governor

Countdown to the first ever Division J (South West England) Contest!

Come along to the first ever Division J Humorous Speech & Table Topics Competition on the 22nd of October 2011, at St Georges Centre in Newbury and enjoy hearing speakers who'll be new to you.   Not just a speech contest though - we will also have great sessions & workshops;

• Malachi Talabi – 2011 UK & Ireland International Speech Contest Champion, 3rd Place SemiFinalist in the World Championship of Public Speaking in Las Vegas.  Malachi will be telling us about his journey to the US, and about his championship speech.
• Chris Boden – 2011 UK & Ireland Evaluation Contest Champion – with a brand new workshop on evaluation, just for us
• Martin Limburn – President of Armada Speakers – with ideas on how to rebuild clubs successfully
• Teresa Dukes – Immediate Past District Governor and Brand Ambassador to provide a briefing on the proposals for District Reformation.

All for a mere £8, including buffet lunch.  Where else would you want to be!!  Find out more here.