The London Speaker

Come and hear number 2 speaker in the world - Simon Bucknall

From Dinah Tobias, London Communicators

Simon Bucknall will be our guest speaker at London Communicators 20TH BIRTHDAY DINNER.

Join us on 4June 2018 at 7pm in Islington for celebrate London Communicators 20th Birthday.  We are very excited to be welcoming Simon Bucknall as our VIP Speaker.  Simon was the runner-up in the 2017 Toastmasters International World Championship of Public Speaking.  

We will be welcoming current and past members and Presidents.  There will be awards, some impromptu speaking, a three course dinner with a a glass of wine in a private room in a lovely French restaurant.  A great opportunity to network and hear about how London Communicators started from our Founder and how it survived 20 years!

Places are limited so do book your space to celebrate and hear Simon, as soon as possible!

There is a contribution to cover costs payable by bank transfer to London Communicators - details are on the link below and you need to complete the form and put your name in the reference box on the bank transfer.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdnTCyJPNr3PM-mvx5XRkplq9_OpON7Y2rLXhL728oWcg96Ag/viewform

Division L Contests - Saturday 14 April - Results

From Seema Menon, Cat Kipling & Nadine Wagner

What a wonderful Toastmaster afternoon we had! The level was very high and the toughest jobs of all must have been the judging!!!

In the Evaluation Contest we had 8 educational and uplifting evaluations and learned a lot from the different techniques being used! Fantastic!

In the International Speech Contest we were treated to 8 enlivening, inspiring and motivational speeches. Amazing!

Still, the judges decided and the results are:

*Evaluation Contest*
1 Chinkata Okpara (L9, Excalibur)
2 Coralie Frances (L61, Watford Speakers)
3 Elaine Kelly (L56, Deutsche Bank)

*International Speech Contest Division L*
1 Fabio de Sio (L47, LBS)
2 Salem Al-Damluji (L47, London Communicators)
3 Rebecca Carrera (L61, Watford Speakers)

We are proud that Chinkata and Fabio will be representing our Division L at the District 91 Contest! You can book your place to see them here: https://d91springconf.uk/

Chinkata said that he has been pleasantly surprised by the warmth and support, from all his club members. He added that "this has taken the form of insightful feedback, suggestions for improvement and just turning up to be there at competitions. It has also been great to meet and make new friendships with other toastmasters from many other clubs that I won't ordinarily have gotten to."

Fabio is still taken aback by this amazing experience! He said "I think the most important aspect is not only to win each contest but also the support of my club, without their feedbacks and their support it would have been more difficult. I'm happy to be part of the family toastmaster and I like the way I'm developing my speech every time I have a contest and my latest goal is to inspire people!"

Well, Fabio certainly did inspired those at the contest, we are pleased he will be able to carry his message to the District and we hope even beyond!

Special thanks goes to all the Contestants, our non-Toastmaster guests for attending, Andy O'Sullivan as Chief Judge and his team of functionaries, Helena Brewer and Florian Bay for their messages, Pedro Casillo and Florian Bay from the District Trio for attending, Freddie Daniels for opening the event, and last but not least to Sammy and his team from the LBS for letting us host the event in such a brilliant location.

Remember you can book for the wonderful contests, workshops etc for 5-6 May conference here: https://d91springconf.uk/

The Division L 2018 Spring Contests Team
Seema, Cat & Nadine

Division L is looking for your help!

From Nadine Wagner, Division Director Assistant, Division L

The Division L Contest will take place on Saturday 14 April from 1:30pm at the London Business School. We have 8 contestants in the International Speech Contest and in the Evaluation Contest.

Our Contestants are lined up, Chief Judge, Mystery Speaker, Contest Chairs as well. We need a couple of more helpers (mainly judges) and a bigger audience to support our contestants.

If you are available, please register here and please do ask around in your contacts. Non-Toastmasters also most welcome.

divisionl2018spring.eventbrite.co.uk/ 

Please note that in the morning Division C Contest will take place in the same venue, if you are available and want a Toastmaster filled day.

We look forward to seeing many of you next Saturday!

Your Division L Contest Team (Seema, Cat & Nadine)

Evaluation workshop Monday 23 October

From Sue Mannering, Northern Lights Speakers

Monday 23 October 2017 Northern Lights Speakers Club are delighted to be holding an Evaluation Workshop run by Freddie Daniells, who will run his highly acclaimed interactive workshop, which has been delivered to over 4000 Toastmasters across Great Britain. Please arrive by 7pm at the Edward Lear Pub on Holloway Road.

You are welcome to attend this FREE workshop, but you must advise us as we need to know audience numbers in advance.  Please email: sue.mannering @gmail.com

Evaluation workshop Monday 23 October

From Sue Mannering, Northern Lights Speakers

Monday 23 October 2017 Northern Lights Speakers Club are delighted to be holding an Evaluation Workshop run by Freddie Daniells, who will run his highly acclaimed interactive workshop, which has been delivered to over 4000 Toastmasters across Great Britain. Please arrive by 7pm at the Edward Lear Pub on Holloway Road.

You are welcome to attend this FREE workshop, but you must advise us as we need to know audience numbers in advance.  Please email: sue.mannering @gmail.com

AREA 47 Humorous Speech & Table Topics Contests 2017 - results!

From Seema Menon, Division L Director

Thank you to all those that competed, organised or attended the Area 47 Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contests at London Business School on Tuesday 26 September. In front of a full house, the contests were entertaining and well received. A special thank you goes to all the functionaries from the Area 47 clubs - in particular to our contest chair Iris and our chief judge Simon. I would also like to thank Yuki and Sammy from the London Business School Public Speaking club who provided the venue and let us hijack their Toastmasters evening once again!

The humorous speech contest had four very strong contestants, and made for an entertaining evening. London Business School contestant Warren’s speech had wonderful deadpan humour. Northern Lights contestant Sue’s ‘Flirting’ provided a hilarious insight into the dating game. London Communicators contestant Salem’s ‘It was acceptable in the 80’s’ had the audience in fits of laughter. Tottenham Speakers contestant Abdullah’s speech was another deadpan performance, with a masterclass in the use of pause.

All the contestants were winners as the audience had a good laugh at all the speeches. The judges put Salem into first place and Abdullah in second. With Salem unavailable at the Division contest on 14 October, the Area 47 representatives will be Tottenham Speakers with Abdullah and London Business School with Warren.

The table topics contest saw Iris, our contest chair from London Business School, put a question on reputations and how quickly you can lose them to our four speakers. It was great to hear four strong answers, with diverse viewpoints on the subject! The judges put Salem from London Communicators in first place, Lewis Fogie from Tottenham Speakers in second place. Again, with Salem unavailable at the Division contest on the 14 October, the Area 47 representatives will be Lewis Fogie (Tottenham Speakers) and  Sammy Engele (LBS).

Thanks once again to all for a fantastic evening, and we look forward to seeing you support the Area 47 contestants at the Division L contests - also at London Business School - on 14 October at 13:30hrs. Please click on link below in order to register for the Division Contests.

Good luck to Abdullah, Warren, Lewis and Sammy!

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/division-l-humorous-speech-table-topics-contest-2017-tickets-37293640282

Division L Contests - winners going through to District 91 finals

From Steve Brewer, Division L Director

When I opened the contest I announced that I was the Division Director and I got a tremendous cheer from the audience,when I said that I wouldnt be for much longer I got an even louder cheer.The wonderful thing about toastmasters is that supportive environment and that sense of fun.

The supportive environment never made things feels like a chore> Andrew Tollinton arranged the venue and Nadine ,Nick ,Simon and Chief Judge Andy O'Sullivan made sure everything was ready as they contacted contestants and facilitators.  Everyone was in the right place at the right time!  This allowed us to be treated to seven prepared speeches and a target speaker, David Banfro, who came from outside District 91 for our eight contestants to evaluate.

This was definitely a competition worth winning and our placed contestants were:

International Speech Contest

1.Simon Bucknall

2,Gill Ornstein

3.Salem Al-Damluji

Evaluation Contest

1.Freddie Daniells

2.Barry Greenan

3.Gill Ornstein

Please come at support Simon and Freddie at the conference in Southampton 5-7 May 2017.Come for the whole weekend or just a part of it.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/toastmasters-district-91-the-mayflower-conference-2017-tickets-31078895814?utm_term=eventurl_text

Toastmasters District 91, The Mayflower Conference 2017

How to create winning speeches. 3 April workshop with Bob Ferguson

From Rosy Holt, Winchmore Hill Speakers

If you want to learn how to deliver great presentations or speeches can I suggest you come along and join us in Winchmore Hill this coming Monday 3 April 7.30pm and learn from one of the best.

Book your free place on Eventbrite now https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-to-create-winning-speeches-a-special-event-by-winchmore-hill-speakers-tickets-32784870430

 

Learn to create speeches that can have great impact and are even able to win competitions. Whenever you need to deliver a presentation or a talk, the ability to write and deliver winning speeches pays big dividends.

Bob Ferguson, a winner of three UK & Ireland speech championships, will share his methods of writing and delivering high quality speeches. You'll learn:

1. How to avoid writers block when writing and generate great speaking ideas.
2. Developing speeches of the right length with a strong structure
3. How to practice and rehearse for perfect delivery and many other speaking tips

Join us at this FREE event for an evening of learning and entertainment.

This event is hosted by Winchmore Hill Speakers, a friendly and relaxed club where you can learn to improve both communication and leadership skills in a supportive environment. In addition to Bob's workshop, the evening will feature elements of our regular club meetings, where you can see how our members develop their skills.  Please support the club by following us on Facebook and Twitter (@HillSpeaker)

About the speaker:

Bob Ferguson has been a member of Toastmasters International for 20 years. In that time he has been awarded Distinguished Toastmaster status and won the UK & Ireland championships for International, Evaluation and Humorous Speeches. He is an Aerospace Engineer and spends a lot of his time helping technical speakers engage with audiences and communicate in the workplace.

 

 

Division L contests on 8 April afternon

From Steve Brewer, Division L Director

All toastmasters are invited to join what are shaping up to be fantastic contests for the Division L titles of International Speech Champion and Evaluation Champion. The contests will be held on Saturday 8 April near Baker Street.

We expect to have eight competitors in each competition so we will be having quantity as well as quality.You will not often get the chance to get such value from the price of your free ticket so please book your ticket for an afternoon of fun and joy.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/division-l-international-speech-and-evaluation-contest-2017-tickets-32989964873

The winners of the Division L contests will go through the District 91 contests in May.

Northern LIghts Speakers has a new venue

From Sue Mannering, Northern LIghts Speakers

Northern Lights will now be meeting upstairs at The Edward Lear Pub, 471 Holloway Road, London N7 6LE which is approximately 10 minutes walk from Archway Station (Northern Line), Holloway Road Station (Piccadilly Line), Upper Holloway Station (overground) and easily accessible by buses 17, 43, 263 and 271.  Parking nearby after 6.30pm.

We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting on Monday 13 March, when we are holding the Club Contests. Come along and help by adding to the energy of the evening in the audience.

We look forward to seeing you at Northern Lights soon (We meet every 2nd and 4th Monday of the month).