Old friends and new came together for our first autumn meeting – a lively session and we were delighted to welcome many guests. Contributions from everyone in the room added to the fun and excitement, the meeting ably run by experienced Toastmaster Patrick Ebbs. Fatai was our job-sharing Sergeant at Arms tonight, keeping us all… Continue reading Start your public speaking path this autumn
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Prioritise your Public Speaking Skills
What a great and energetic evening hosted by our serial visitor, bubbly and ebullient Anjana Roy as Toastmaster. We were again hosted in the air-conditioned room, so thanks again to Dave Goodman for arranging. Amada Zwarts was our stand in Sergeant at Arms tonight. As Gillian was away, representing Epsom Speakers club at her son’s wedding in Poland, I was… Continue reading Prioritise your Public Speaking Skills
Build your public speaking confidence
ESC Club meeting 6th August 2018 We had an inspirational evening, hosted ably by our Area Director, Lloyd as Toastmaster. Thanks are due to Dave Goodman for arranging a nice, comfortable air-conditioned room. Chris Terry was our Sergeant at Arms tonight, giving us a rousing start, and Fatai our very dedicated videographer, dealing with teething troubles… Continue reading Build your public speaking confidence
Expand your horizons with Public Speaking
ESC Club meeting 16th July 2018 Another fantastic, fun, lively summer meeting – Costa’s first as our new VP Education and definitely Julia’s first outing as Toastmaster of the evening. (Well done, Julia, for your determination, organisation and faultless presentation and leadership). Fatai was Sergeant at Arms this week, and took on board the advice to… Continue reading Expand your horizons with Public Speaking
Learn to speak in public with courage and openness
Epsom Speakers Club Monday 21st May 2018 It was another great evening at Epsom Speakers Club. I thought the theme of the evening was really about courage and conquering your fears and preconceptions about public speaking. We do have a talented group of people at the club. That was on show this meeting with some… Continue reading Learn to speak in public with courage and openness
Speaking in public with wise words
Epsom Speakers Club Monday 14th May 2018 We were blessed with so many wise words and quotes last night, I felt I was at an inspirational seminar. From Mark Twain to Yoda himself, we had an array of quotes during the topics session, and some inspirational speeches about change and realisations, as people across the… Continue reading Speaking in public with wise words
Reeds School Awards Night 27 May 2018
I am sure that most Epsom Speakers Club members are aware of the Youth Leadership Programme we are currently running at Reeds School in Cobham. This has been running for a number of years now. We have currently just had a change of Teachers who are running the scheme. They are being guided by Patrick… Continue reading Reeds School Awards Night 27 May 2018
Learning to speak with fractured narratives
Epsom Speakers Club meeting Monday 23rd April 2018 Another great evening was had by all, and the sun certainly didn’t zap anybodies energies away. We had inspirational speeches, educational slots and an area election. This together with the usual round of evaluations and topics session, again there was much laughter coming from the audience. I… Continue reading Learning to speak with fractured narratives
Learn speaking in public from a strong foundation
Epsom Speakers Club Meeting 9th April What another great night at Epsom Speakers Club. I am so pleased to preside over such a great club. You all make the job enjoyable and educational. Amongst all the laughter and entertainment, some great lessons were learnt by all. We learnt about learning from Doris. How to… Continue reading Learn speaking in public from a strong foundation
New ways to learn how to speak in public
Epsom Speakers meeting 19th March 2018 First of all, thanks for everyone braving a bitterly cold night to come along to our meeting on Monday evening. I must admit, I poked my nose out the door and nearly turned back when I saw two penguins happily walking along the street. I knew it was bitterly… Continue reading New ways to learn how to speak in public