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Meet a Leader – Arnaud Sartre

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Arnaud Sartre is not only our incoming Club Growth Director (CGD), he is also area Director of the Year. I was keen to catch up with Arnaud.

Arnaud, I remember you telling me about your home town, tell me more?
I was raised in Lyon, which is the third biggest city in France. Lyon is beautiful, it is just two hours from the sea, two hours from the Alps and two hours from Paris. Lyon probably has the best food in the world because of its traditional “bouchons” and many Michelin star chefs, probably the most famous being L’Auberge of Paul Bocuse.

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Early Bird Speakers Plus

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An invitation to EBS Plus, 2nd July, Natural History Museum 7-9pm.

Early Bird Speakers (EBS) is delighted to welcome you to ‘EBS Plus’ – our rolling programme, where we hone our business communication skills, with a unique programme of pitches, longer speeches, and masterclasses. We are delighted to announce that our masterclass on Monday 2nd July will be delivered by Simon Bucknall, and will be called “So you want to give a TED talk?”. And our venue? The Natural History Museum, in South Kensington.

This is a huge opportunity to hear about the ins and outs of the TED Talk process. Simon will have delivered a TED Talk only the day before at the Royal Festival Hall. Simon is an award winning speaker and placed 2nd in the World Championship of Public Speaking 2017 in Vancouver.

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Explorer’s Cup Update

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The Explorers’ Cup Awaits in West Sussex

The Explorers’ Cup travelled along the Sussex coast on 6th June when Worthing Speakers Club members were welcomed at Arun Speakers. Recent member Heather Di Marino led the Warm Up, VP Education Jacqui Moorhouse conducted Table Topics, and club President Ellie Henderson not only evaluated the Table Topics, but also stepped in at the last minute to evaluate Arun President Andy Hammond’s final Competent Communicator speech. They certainly earned the trophy!

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PR & Comms Award Winners

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Congratulations to the D91 PR & Comms Awards winners:

  • Paul Branley-Jones & Arun Speakers – An effective use of social media which increase their visibility externally to attract new members. They have great engagement, across clubs, on Facebook and also use MeetUp, consolidate accounts wit other clubs bringing about substantial cost savings. A highlight of Arun’s external PR activities is their work with the Prince’s Trust at Highbury College. This support has received wonderful testimonials from those involved and attracted good press coverage.
  • Ula Howlett & Microsoft Speakers Club – The club’s has grown from 5 to 20+ members driven by a creative use of LinkedIn. Meetings photos are added to this social network, commented on and participants tagged in order to gain more exposure. The club has already offered to shared its PR techniques and how these could be replicated for struggling clubs.
  • Rose Marie Calder & Leighton Buzzard Better Speakers – Since 2015, Roase Marie and the club has developed a working relationship with the Leighton-Linslade Council. They have been Master of Ceremonies for several festivals including the Big Lunch, Day by the Canal and the Christmas Lights Festival. Community events, such as the above, spread the word of Toastmasters to a wider audience. Rose Marie also hosts a hospital radio show and regularly invites Toastmasters to speak on the show.

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