We had another energetic and fun packed evening at Epsom Speakers Club on Monday 2nd October. After the excitement of the humorous speak and table topic competitions, it was going to be hard to keep the energy going. With everybody’s valuable input, we managed to have another amazing evening, with learning, laughter and more learning… Continue reading Speaking Enthusiastically Wins the Day – October 2nd
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Laugh while you are learning to speak in public – 4th September
Monday 4th September saw another fun packed and lively evening at Epsom Speakers. It was so good to see so many guests at the meeting and led to an energy filled evening. It is so enlivening to walk into the room at Epsom Speakers club and here the buzz of the crowd assembling before the… Continue reading Laugh while you are learning to speak in public – 4th September
Negotiating and evaluating – Two excellent public speaking skills – August 21st
Again we had another successful night at Epsom Speakers. The format was different but the energy and enthusiasm was very high yet again. A big thank you for Paul D for setting up the room, and organizing the projector in such a timely manner. And a big special thank you to Penny Williams and Amanda… Continue reading Negotiating and evaluating – Two excellent public speaking skills – August 21st
ESC meeting 7th August 2017
What a lively and energetic meeting we all experienced on Monday. Again I was really pleased to be presiding over such a group of talented people. I do hope you gained as much as I did from the experience and I hope the club goes from strength to strength. Even though the numbers were low,… Continue reading ESC meeting 7th August 2017
An Energetic New Year – July 3rd
What an honour to preside over such a talented group of people. I thought the meeting was very energetic, fun and full of learning. I big thank you to Gillian, who organised the meeting as the new VPE. Well done to Gillian for making such a success of your first meeting. The meeting was opened… Continue reading An Energetic New Year – July 3rd
Nicely Chilled – 19th June
Our final meeting for this TM year and it was the hottest day so far this year. So, it was wonderful to find ourselves nicely chilled, sitting in the well air-conditioned Azalea Room at Bourne Hall with experienced toastmaster Penny Williams at the helm as TM for the evening. Ian, as Club Secretary, took us… Continue reading Nicely Chilled – 19th June
Taking time and space – June 5th
It’s been a hell of a fortnight since our last meeting, with the terrorist attack in Manchester followed by the horror of the attack so much closer to home in London on Saturday. Justin Pybus, TM for the evening, led a fitting one minute silence to pay tribute to the victims killed and wounded. Taking… Continue reading Taking time and space – June 5th
You ain’t seen nothing yet – May 22nd
Summer’s arrived early, so it was lovely to sit outside in the Wheatsheaf pub’s garden (on Kingston Road) enjoying a glass of wine with some fellow members after Monday’s meeting. And what a meeting that was! After getting through the formalities of the AGM (see President’s Report for summary of the year), Toastmaster for the… Continue reading You ain’t seen nothing yet – May 22nd
Are We There Yet? – May 8th
“We got there in the end,” said Costa, General Evaluator, in his feedback to Toastmaster for the evening, Kevin Perkins on his handling of Monday’s meeting. This was Kevin’s first time as TM and aside from his computer problems and difficulty in getting roles confirmed, he faced the challenge of juggling some last-minute changes to… Continue reading Are We There Yet? – May 8th
A not so normal, normal Club meeting – April 24th
“Where has the time gone?” I hear myself asking as I write this. With the Easter break followed closely with May Day holiday, it seems ages since our last meeting. That was on Monday 24 April, when we had held a “normal” Club meeting not at our normal Bourne Hall venue, but at Reed’s School… Continue reading A not so normal, normal Club meeting – April 24th