Division Newsletters

How to write a winning speech – workshop 28 January

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From Magda Czarnecka, President Polish Your Polish

We all want to write winning speeches, especially when club speech contests are coming up soon!  Our workshop led by two experts will help you take you speeches to a new level.

Winning speech workshopWhat would it take to write a winning speech?

Have you ever wondered what it would take to write a speech that is truly inspiring? Have you ever wondered whether you could write one yourself? And have you ever thought whether you could take that speech all the way to the finals of the World Championship of Public Speaking?

Learn lessons from the winning speeches in the World Championship finals

Using speeches from past World Champions, Freddie will share his perspective on the key ingredients that will help you learn how to write a winning speech. A speech that is compelling and inspirational. The speech that you could enter in the International Speech contest this Spring! The workshop will help you understand both the structure and type of content that does well in the International Speech contest. These lessons are good foundation for speakers of all levels.

In this workshop Jakub will be talking mostly about his 2012 contest journey and how it transformed him as a speaker.

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District 91 Toastmaster of the Year 2014 – 2015

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From Andrew P Bennett DTM
Andrew P Bennett DTMFellow Toastmasters it was with great excitement and pride that I received the news of my District 91 Toastmaster of the Year award. I would like to thank our Immediate Past District Governor Hilary Briggs and the Toastmasters who nominated me for this very special honour which I will treasure.

Division B Director Neil Coleman and President Charles Nahal, Berkeley Square Speakers kindly came from Swindon Conference to bring the award to me in Kent.

I am thrilled that this award reflects highly on my clubs Excalibur Advanced Speakers, Berkeley Square Speakers and also City Limits of which I am mentor.

Youth Leadership Program

Special mention was made of our Toastmasters Youth Leadership Program and I can only express my deepest gratitude and affection for the Toastmasters who have been willing to step in to the classroom and share their speaking skills with an ever growing number of young people. As District Youth Adviser I could only launch this initiative and support our members to the best of my ability, but it was my toastmasters from many clubs in the Districts who delivered the program.

Some of you may be aware that my current health situation means that I am not autonomous of movement and probably will not be able to attend club meetings in person for a while to come. During this time District 91 Club Growth Director Dorothea Stuart and Toastmaster Tony Winyard are kindly offering to actively assist any Toastmasters who are thinking of setting up a youth leadership program and carry on with the established custom of visits to the programs if possible. Our District YLP initiative continues and if you are running a YLP please keep us posted with news that we can share with our Toastmasters.

Celebrating the award!

Andrew P Bennett DTM receives award Nov 2015

An award means a celebration and Toastmasters Simon Frusher, David Salomons , Daniel Broadhead and Richard Gibson took me for a delightful lunch at The White Hart in Eltham. I have been very touched over the last few months by the many visits, cards and messages from our very special Toastmasters community.

Thank you to you all.

Until we meet again I take this occasion to wish you all a very happy holiday season
With Warmest Wishes, Andrew P Bennett

Membership building awards

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membership building awardsEvery year we have membership building activities which result in awards!  The Smedley Award runs from 1 August to 30 September. Congratulations to the 21 clubs who achieved a 2015 Smedley Award. You have brought in members who will gain the benefits of increased confidence, communication and leadership skills over the coming months and years.

Clubs which sign up 5 new, dual or reinstated members receive an award including a ribbon for the club banner and a 10% discount on the next club order from the Toastmasters shop.

You can read more about membership building awards at: https://www.toastmasters.org/Leadership-Central/Club-Officer-Tools/Membership-Building/Membership-Building-Programs-for-Clubs

The next membership building award will be Talk Up Toastmasters from 1 February to 31 March 2016.

Club
 Division/Area New Member number
St Pauls Speakers L 33 5
Holborn Speakers
 L 34 9
LBS Public Speaking Club
 L 47 8
Canary Wharf Communicators
 K31 13
Speakers of Croydon
 K35 5
Croydon Communicators
 K35 6
Broadgate Speakers
 K58 5
Meridian Speakers
 K59 6
Lewisham Speakers
 K59 5
Berkhamsted Speakers
 J4 5
Gloucester Speakers
 J22 5
Wessex Speakers
 J46 5
Basingstoke Speakers
 J46 6
Northavon Speakers
 J62 6
Armada Speakers
 J62 5
Woking Speakers
 H14 5
London Cardinals
 B8 5
London Victorians
 B8 5
London Athenians
 B29 7
Covent Garden Speakers
 B45 6
City Limits Speakers
 B45 5

SpeakFest: Have your say at London Toastmasters Div B

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From the Division B Team

SpeakFestThe only place to be on Saturday 3 October 2015 is the Freemasons’ Hall, Covent Garden! REGISTER NOW!

You’ll be able to enjoy the morning SpeakFest…as an audience member or as a speaker.

How does a SpeakFest work? Well…There’re no pre-booked speakers. No set speech or workshop format. Just four empty stages ready to be filled. Got something to say? From your favourite colour, to that workshop on bookwriting you wished you’d given

  • Saturday is your chance!

The running order on Saturday is:

9:30 Doors Open

10:00 SpeakFest

13:30 Table Topics and Humorous Speech Contests

16:00 Close

Please register now for our SpeakFest and Contests

Enjoy and participate in our innovative SpeakFest, have fun and learn from our speakers in the two very different contests, support our contestants, network with other Toastmasters… https://www.eventbrite.com/e/toastmasters-division-b-humorous-speech-and-table-topics-contests-tickets-18593485616

Who will take home the coveted Division B trophies being handed back by last year’s champions Julia and Taz?

SpeakFest - Toastmasters London Division B