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Evening Meetup for business speaking - 10 Dec

From Niels Footman, 

On Monday 10 December 7pm, EBS+ – our monthly evening meetup for business speaking – returns in its fabulous new venue, Mindspace in Aldgate.

We’ll be hosting a fascinating line-up of impromptu speeches, pitches and speaking masterclasses. For anyone looking to learn or practice the art of business speaking, EBS+ is the place you’ve been looking for.

If you mean business, sign up for our next meeting on 10 December!

NB: YOu must sign up ahead of time to gain entry to the building. Please do this via our Meetup page: https://www.meetup.com/earlybirdspeakers/events/256716603/

Enhance your business speaking with EBS+, 19th November

From Niels Footman, President Early Bird Speakers

On 19 November 2018 at 7pm, EBS+ – our monthly evening meetup for business speaking – returns in its fabulous new venue, Mindspace in Aldgate.

 

We’ll be hosting a fascinating line-up of impromptu speeches, pitches and speaking masterclasses. For anyone looking to learn or practice the art of business speaking, EBS+ is the place you’ve been looking for.

 

If you mean business, sign up for our next meeting on 19 November!

 

NB: People have to sign up ahead of time to gain entry to the building. They can sign up on the Meetup page: https://www.meetup.com/earlybirdspeakers/events/256116943/

 

Read more from Early Bird Speakers on our blog: https://www.earlybirdspeakers.com/blog/

Citi Criers Toastmasters Club celebrates its 15th birthday!

From Istvan Vari, Citi Criers

Citi Criers invites you to an evening of electric elocution and more as we celebrate 15 years of putting the power of public speaking to work at Citi.

Whether you want to hear from colleagues who use their speaking skills to achieve great things or just learn how we help members parley with more aplomb, this is for you.

• Catch an unmissable keynote from acclaimed TEDx speaker and organiser - Maryam Pasha
• Hear from some of our most talented toastmasters (past and present)
• Experience the Toastmasters method for successful speaking
• Enjoy refreshments as you network post-event – and all free of charge!

To participate please register here. We expect a great turnout, so be sure you don’t miss out.

What: Citi Criers 15th Anniversary Event

When: Thursday 22 November at 18.00

Where: Citi Auditorium, 33 Canada Square, Canary Wharf E14 5LB

High Impact Speaking Workshop with Simon Bucknall

From Michael Whalley

 

6:00pm - 8:00pm, Monday 19 November 2018

We are proud to present Simon Bucknall, the 2017 runner-up in the World Championship of Public Speaking.

Organised by local dbToastmasters clubs, the event will be broadcast live to a number of Deutsche Bank locations around the globe.

Simon is an international award-winning speaker, coach and facilitator. He helps ambitious leaders and professionals to achieve greater impact through the spoken word.

If you would like to attend the event in London, please register your interest at the link below where you will find more information.

skiddle.com/e/13364788

 

Evaluation workshop - Thurs 25 October

From Paul Andreas, VPE Beckenham Communicators

Freddie Daniells is coming to Beckenham Communicators to give an Evaluation Workshop on Thursday 25 October at 7.15 for a 7.30 pm start.

It will be a great evening and you are welcome to join us at Beckenham Methodist Church Hall,
Bromley Road, Beckenham BR3 5JE. We're easy to get to, being just a five minute walk from Beckenham Junction Tube and Tram stop.

This will be a brilliant opportunity to sharpen your Evaluation skills.  We hope you can join us.

More about Beckenham Communicators

We meet on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at Beckenham Methodist Church Hall,Bromley Road, Beckenham BR3 5JE, from 7:15pm to 9:30pm.

We are close to Beckenham Junction station and a number of buses.  Plenty of parking spaces are available in the St George’s Rd car park (BR3 1AX) or in nearby streets, parking costs 80p/hour before 8:00pm but is free afterwards.

See: https://www.beckenhamcommunicators.co.uk/

https://www.meetup.com/BeckenhamCommunicators/ 

 

 

 

An invitation from the home of the champions!

From Tariq Pasha

Area C34 Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contests

Hi everyone Area C34 contests will take place on Tuesday 9 October. Doors open at 6:30pm with a view to start at 6:45pm. We will meet at Victoria Station House, Victoria Street SW1E 5ND. 

You can register free here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/area-c34-humorous-speech-and-table-topics-contests-tickets-50967894344

Last year’s D91 Humorous Speech winner, Ola Aralepo, gave a fabulous speech on the customer’s right to be right!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C--ZxH75_c

It is phenomenally powerful speech. You should all listen to it especially when your clients/customers grind you down!

You never know there could be an equally empowering speech this year among our club representatives. So come along and be entertained by our wonderful speakers.

Join Area L61 Humorous Speech & Table Topics Contests – Mon 1st Oct 2018

From Ramesh Halai

An invitation to members of Toastmasters International and members of the general public with an interest in public speaking/leadership skills development..

This is a great opportunity to enjoy the varied and excellent range of humorous speeches from the individual club winners. Not to mention the opportunity open to all members to help the Area L61 team present a very successful and enjoyable contest.

We are looking for volunteers for meeting roles i.e. judges, counters, photographer, SAA. Please volunteer for a role.

Join us on Monday 1st October 2018 from 7.30pm to 9.30pm (briefing of contestants and meeting role holders at 7.00pm).

Location:  St Lawrence Church Halls, St Lawrence Close, Edgware, HA8 6QS

Join us for a great evening! Register now!

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/toastmasters-international-area-61-humorous-speech-and-table-topics-contest-to-be-held-at-harrovian-tickets-50168465230

Debate: Is It Time To Go Cashless?

From Paul Carroll, 104 London Debaters

Many believe that paper money is out-dated not only because it's easy to lose (or steal) but because of the efficiency, convenience and transparency of digital payment systems.

Others are concerned that tech-giants and other--possibly sinister--institutions already have too much control of how and where we spend our money.

With the world rapidly using digital means to make and receive payments anyway, perhaps it's just a matter of time until cash-users naturally die off.

Should our society formalize it and get rid of old fashioned currency altogether? How would you put into words what you think about this issue?

Come along on Tuesday, 25 September and make a floor contribution!

104 London Debaters is the UK's first and only Toastmasters club dedicated to debate.  

Our  debate is on Tuesday,  25 September 2018, 6:45 gathering for 7:00 gavel, The Grange Rochester Hotel, 69 Vincent Square,  SW1P-2PA (entrance on Vane Street).  Near Victoria Station and Pimlico Station. Convenient to Vauxhall Station as well.

104 London Debaters meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at The Grange Rochester Hotel.

Improv Workshop at Holborn Speakers

From Adam Zdan-Michajlowicz, Holborn Speakers

Holborn Speakers is offering a free improv workshop for anyone who would like to discover the art of play. Improv is a form of collaborative performance which is unplanned and created spontaneously by the performers. In this workshop you will participate in games which will help you to think quickly in the moment and to work with others to create funny or dramatic short scenes.

This is a great way to improve your speaking skills, especially in those unprepared situations! Improv skills also help to build listening, communication, creativity and presentation skills. 

The workshop will be run by Ellie Rudolph, a past president of Holborn Speakers, who has been using her Toastmasters skills to launch herself into the world of improv. She is now an improv addict and regularly attends workshops, jam sessions and improv festivals whenever she can.

This event is guaranteed to be fun, challenging and crazy, as well as incredibly useful.

Date: Tuesday 25^th September 2018

Place: Rugby Tavern, 19 Great James Street, WC1N 3ES

Time: 6.30pm for 6.45pm start

To attend, please register for a ticket below.

Places are limited to 20 attendees so please do register below - you may not be able to join if you arrive without a ticket.”

And the Eventbrite link is - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/holborn-speakers-improv-workshop-tickets-49809165555

Join Area K3 Humorous Speech & Table Topics Contests - Wed 26 Sept 2018

From: Liang T Li, Area K3 Director

Do you want to experience the Area Level Speech Contests? Do you want to hear the speeches from 10 club speech contest winners? Do you want to volunteer for the Area K3 contests and get a discount for your Division K Contests/Conference ticket in future?  There are wonderful opportunities for you at the Toastmasters International Area K3 Humorous Speech & Table Topics Contests! 

*We're looking for judges, timekeepers, counters, and SAAs for Area K3 contest. Volunteers for these roles will receive 41% Discount for Division K Contest/Conference ticket.

Please register if you're joining us as we need to send the guest list to the reception for security.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/area-k3-humorous-speech-table-topic-contest-tickets-49472620941 

Join us on 26 Sep 2018, Wednesday evening, to enjoy the fantastic contests! Also Networking for sure! Your support for functionary roles will also be welcome!

Venue: Blue Fin Building, 110 Southwark Street, SE1 0TA

*Judge/ Functionary roles/ Contestant Briefing: 18:00

*Otherwise please arrive at Blue Fin Building Reception by 18:10 

*Contest Start Promptly from 18:30

Photo: Area K3 Contest