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Greater London Toastmasters Educational Awards May 2015

From Dorothea Stuart DTM, PRO District 91 (UK South)

Congratulations to everyone who achieved a communication or leadership award in May 2015. How many more awards will come through in June?!

Competent Communicator

Deborah Atkins. City of London. Area 58. Division K

Sebastian Boo. City Limits Speakers. Area 45. Division B

Aileen Cheung. WiBF Speakers - City. Area 56. Division L

George Chiesa. Excalibur Speakers. Area 45. Division B

Jerome Clarisse. London Olympians. Area 6. Division B

Robert Edlin. Watford Speakers. Area 61. Division L

Jessica Forster. London Cardinals. Area 6. Division B

Greater London Toastmasters Educational Awards April 2015

From Dorothea Stuart DTM, PRO District 91 (UK South)

Congratulations to everyone who achieved a communication or leadership award in April 2015.

Competent Communicator

Talia Ajibade. Holborn Speakers. Area 34. Division L

Samuel Borrow. City of London. Area 58. Division K

Colm Doherty. Russian English Speakers. Area 31. Division K

Ignatius De Bidegain. London Corinthians. Area 6. Division B

Gina Rocque Drayton. Croydon Communicators. Area 35. Division K

Jackie Pearce. Riverside Communicators. Area 29. Division B

Simon Simpson. Phoenix Speakers. Area 6. Division B

Karen Willson. Epsom Speakers. Area 53. Division B

Rebecca Zimmerman. LBS Public Speaking Club. Area 47. Division L

Advanced Communicator Bronze

Kenneth Essien. Covent Garden Speakers. Area 45. Division B

Richard Fallon. City Limits Speakers. Area 45. Division B

Sanjay Gupta. Tube Talk. Area 34. Division L

Advanced Communicator Silver

Philip Corless. Riverside Communicators. Area 29. Division B

Graeme Philips. Experience French. Area 33. Division L

Advanced Communicator Gold

George Chiesa. Early Bird Speakers. Area 45. Division B

Karassov, Sergey. London Victorians. Area 6. Division B

David Lennon. Excalibur Advanced Speakers. Area 45. Division B

Competent Leader

Talia Ajibade.Tube Talk. Area 34. Division L

Fahad Alturkait. London Victorians. Area 6. Division B

George Chiesa. 104 London Debaters. Area 6. Division B

Ignatius De Bidegain. London Corinthians. Area 6. Division B

Ailsa Darroch. WiBF Speakers - City. Area 56. Division L

Sanjay Gupta.Tube Talk. Area 34. Division L

Marc Lottig. City Limits Speakers. Area 45. Division B

Shola Salako. WiBF Speakers - City. Area 56. Division L

Jill Segal. City Limits Speakers. Area 45. Division B

Marion Sherriffs. West London Speakers. Area 29. Division B

Tom Small. Trojan Speakers. Area 29. Division B

Thavakkal Tajudeen. Speakers Corner. Area 59. Division K

Sharon Teh. London Trustmasters. Area 59. Division K

Hemalathax Yerathi. Speakeasy @CreditSuisse. Area 31. Division K

Advanced Leader Bronze

Marcel Admiraal. Imperial College Speakers. Area 52. Division B

Marjorie Perkins. The Speakers of Croydon. Area 35. Division K

Educational Awards	Last Year 2013/14	April 2015	Year to date
Competent Communicator	131	9	103
Adv Comm Bronze	31	3	13
Adv Comm Silver	11	2	6
Adv Comm Gold	4	3	5
Competent Leader	69	14	57
Adv Leader Bronze	17	2	21
Adv Leader Silver	4		2
Leadership Excellence	2		2
Distinguished Toastmaster(DTM)	4		2
Total	273	33	211

Greater London Toastmasters: Division K contest results

From Katy Woolcott, Division K Governor

On Thursday 23 April we had an enjoyable evening of 8 speakers per contest in the Division K International Speech and Evaluation Contests. All the speeches and evaluations were delivered to an exceptionally high standard. All were a credit to the Division K areas that the speakers were representing. They were all winners, the judges must have had a tough time! The positioning was as follows:

International Speech Contest

First: Kayus Fernander Second: Flavia Gordon Third: Simon Hull (pictured L to R: Katy Woolcott, Simon, Flavia, Kayus, and Vanessa King D91 Lt Governor Marketing).

Evaluation Contest

First: Helen Jinadu Second: Ga Lok Chung Third: Jeanne Kruger A big thank you to all the supporting functionaries for the evening and our audience of supportive members. Thank you also to Credit Suisse for hosting the event. It was a fun and entertaining evening all round.

Our first place winners go through to the next round

The district International Speech Contest is on Saturday 9 May. The district Evaluation Contest is on Sunday 10 May. Both take place during the District 91 Spring 2015 Tower Conference being held in the heart of London. Read more and book at: http://www.spring-conference.org/2015Tower/

Division K International Speech & Evaluation Contests

From Katy Woolcott, Division K Governor

The Division K International Speech & Evaluation Contests take place on Thursday 23 April.  The evening is being kindly hosted by one of our Canary Wharf Corporate clubs - Speakeasy @ Credit Suisse.

We would love to join and support our speakers. Please note: you must reserve your place in advance - book via Eventbite 

What can you look forward to?

Divison K has four areas, and each will be sending two champions forward for both contests. There'll be plenty to inspire you!

The details

Date: Thursday 23 April

Times: Doors open 6:15. Briefings 6:45. Contest starts 7:00

Venue (easy to get to): Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 4QJ

Nearest Stations Canary Wharf - Jubilee line and DLR

Can you be one of our judges?

We are also looking for some additional judges. If you can help please get in touch with Dave Longley our contest chair/organiser.Click here to email Dave

Judges must be : a member in good standing for at least 6 months. have completed at least 6 projects from the CC manual and must not belong to any club of which any contestant is also a member.

Please remember - whether you're a contestant, functionary or an enthusiastic audience member, you must reserve your place - book via eventbrite

All the Division K Area Governors and I look forward to welcoming you on 23 April for this special evening.

London Toastmasters Area 31 Contests 14 April

From Katy Woolcott, Division K Governor

Area 31 International Speech and Evaluation Contests on the 14 April 2015

The area comprises: Canary Wharf Communicators, Russian English Speakers, Speakeasy @Credit Suisse, State Street London Speakers, WiBF Speakers - Canary Wharf.  Their club champions will compete to win the area International Speech Contest and the Evaluation Contest.

Venue:  WIBF Speakers - Canary Wharf.  Barclays 1 Churchill Place E14 5HP

Time: Reception for functionaries and Contestants 6.15 pm with the Contest starting at 6.45pm.

Seats limited, so book fast to secure!  Email to confirm reservation. Click to email

 

The next round of the contests is Division K on Thursday 23 April.

London Toastmasters Educational Awards February 2015

From Dorothea Stuart DTM, PRO District 91 (UK South)

Congratulations to everyone who achieved a communication or leadership award in February.

I've spoken to two people in the last week who've said they only have a couple of speeches to do to complete both the communication and leadership track and become Distinguished Toastmasters.  Let see your names in lights here soon!!

 

Competent Communicator

Marcel Admiraal. Imperial College Speakers. Area 52. Division B

Patrick Baron. Early Bird Speakers. Area 45. Division B

Deena Blacking. Early Bird Speakers. Area 45. Division B

Patricia Caesar. Bromley Speakers. Area 35. Division K

Ashen Dachtler. London Athenians. Area 29. Division B

Thomas Hunt. City of London Speakers. Area 58. Division K

James Jeans. Speakers Corner. Area 59. Division K

Helen Mtshali. St Paul's Speakers. Area 33. Division L

London Toastmasters Area 31 Club Officer Training Thurs 26 Feb

From Colm Doherty, Area 31 Governor

This is the second session of Club Officer Training for club officers serving 2014-2015. It will be held at Churchill Place on Canary Wharf 6.30pm to 9pm

At this session we will be looking into DCP and how to ensure your club stays on track to finish the year well, and will be delving into Moments of Truth.

This will be one of the last COT sessions for this year so if you have not been to COT yet (or fancy another session) come along.

Please register here:

http://www.eventbrite.com/e/club-officer-training-tickets-15859405910

 

London Toastmasters Educational Awards January 2015

From Dorothea Stuart DTM, PRO District 91 (UK South)

Congratulations to everyone who achieved an educational awards in January 2015. Members of Division K can feel proud that they have achieved the highest number of Competent Communicators and Competent Leaders so far this Toastmasters year.

Competent Communicator

Solomon Akpewrene. Russian English Speakers. Area 31. Division K

Peter Francis. Bloomsbury Speakers. Area 34. Division L

Candy Ikokwu. Broadgate Speakers. Area 58. Division K

Amarjeets Johal. Covent Garden Speakers. Area 45. Division B

Sandra Mighty. Tube Talk Toastmasters. Area 34. Division L

Wayne Miller. NZICA Bank Speakers. Area 56. Division L

Laurent Nicourt. London Corinthians. Area 6. Division B

Carl Rodrigues. Clerkenwell Speakers. Area 34. Division L

Susan Shaw. Bromley Speakers. Area 35. Division K

Ernie Stelzner. London Trustmasters. Area 59. Division K

Nigel Tranah. Harrovian Speakers. Area 61. Division L

Muralimohan Vylur.Watford Speakers Area 61. Division L

London Toastmasters Educational Awards December 2014

From Dorothea Stuart DTM, PRO District 91 (UK South)

Congratulations to everyone who achieved an educational awards in December 2014.  Particular congratuations go to Jacqueline who has completed the full communication and leadership tracks to become a Distinguished Toastmaster!

*** Distinguished Toastmaster Jacqueline Purcell. Grosvenor Square Speakers. Area 52. Division B***

Competent Communicator

Jim Brown. Covent Garden Speakers. Area 45. Division B

Pedro Casillas. Grosvenor Square Speakers. Area 52. Division B

Vincent Cheung. City of London Speakers. Area 58. Division K

Helen Green. ACCA Members Breakfast Club. Area 33. Division L

Bobby Hossain. London Athenians. Area 29. Division B

Julia Kettlewell. Grosvenor Square Speakers. Area 52. Division B

Calling all Russian speaking Toastmasters

Russian English Speakers has a huge table topics event and competiton on Monday 1 December 2014. If you speak Russsian come and join in the fun. 6.45pm-9.15pm near Barbican station.  Read more on Meetup

Venue: Hand & shears Pub, 1 Middle St, London EC1A 7JA Phone:020 7600 0257

Our talented Table Topics Masters will inspire an evening filled with entertaining but also intellectually stimulating subjects to speak about and compete in yourself if you want to.

This is a great opportunity for those who love our club, but can't make it to Canary Wharf, or want to find out more about what we do and how we learn - in a fun and engaging way.