Susan Rayner From Samir Malak, Area Director, K35
As we were preparing for the Area Contest, a boy approached me, his face awash with consternation. “When are you going to be finished?” I advised we would certainly be done by 10pm. “But we are having Karate at 8pm in that room.”
“Let me look into that.” I responded, with a smile.
Epsom Speakers Club, along with their sister clubs in District 91 Area 53, are delighted to welcome Mohammed Qahtani, the World Champion of Public Speaking 2015, to Ewell, Surrey on Wednesday 11th May 2016, to deliver a workshop covering two important topics: “Writing a Good Speech” and “Qualities of a Good Leader“. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from a Toastmasters champion.
Mohammed Qahtani competed against 33,000 competitors from around the globe and was crowned the 2015 World Champion of Public Speaking.
Tickets cost £10 and are available for purchase online. Doors open at 7pm.
All are welcome to attend. Come along, join our vibrant atmosphere and make the event fantastic.
This event is taking place at:
Bourne Hall
Spring Street
Ewell
Surrey
KT17 1UF
Further details can be found here.
London Victorians are delighted to welcome the 2015 World Champion of Public Speaking to their club for a packed evening of learning and fun!
Mohammed Qahtani competed against 33,000 competitors from across the world and was eventually crowned 2015 World Champion of Public Speaking at the Las Vegas Toastmasters conference. His humorous speech ‘The Power of Words’ was a personal take about how events in his life have been influenced by the words of others. This award is a truly amazing achievement for someone that once had a severe speech impediment.
In this two part workshop, participants will learn to overcome adversity and to live up their dreams in the same way as Mohammed did. Mohammed will also share with us his tips and techniques for crafting humorous speeches.
Live up to your dreams
Injecting more humour into your speeches
Dinner – NOW SOLD OUT!
We’re very excited that in addition to delivering a workshop, Mohammed has accepted to join us for dinner so that attendees have further opportunities to speak directly with him. So come and have a wonderful 3 course Korean & Japanese dinner with a World Champion of Public Speaking. To spice up the dinner we’ll also be doing some humorous table topics as well! This is an opportunity that’s unlikely to be repeated soon.
Both meat and vegetarian options will be available. Dinner attendees will be contacted closer to the date for their exact menu choices.
The workshop will take place on 10th May 2016 from 6pm in St James the Less Church, Pimlico, in the upstairs Street Room. Please check the ‘Where we meet’ page for the London or further information.
WOW, the Spring conference is less than 4 weeks away!!
Have you bought your ticket?
If you have not bought your ticket, now is the time to buy. So click on this link to get your ticket.
If you have bought your ticket, here are three things you could do:
Don’t miss the interview with the 2015 World Champion of Public speaking, Mohammad Qahtani coming up in the next few weeks. Subscribe to our podcasts on iTunes or SoundCloud and listen to what the workshop presenters have to say about their sessions and why you should attend the conference.
That is all from me for now and I look forward to seeing you all in London on the 7th and 8th of May 2016
Ian Brett, Spring Conference Lead Ambassador
Part 2 of the Contests report from Samir Malak, Area 35 Director
As we were preparing for the Area Contest, a boy approached me, his face awash with consternation. “When are you going to be finished?” I advised we would certainly be done by 10pm. “But we are having Karate at 8pm in that room.”
“Let me look into that.” I responded, with a smile.
We are often faced with challenges in our day to day lives and what we do in the face of a challenge speaks volumes about who we are. The Speakers of Croydon leadership team confirmed we had booked the room, however, the Invictus Karate Club also had the room booked and the authorities of the venue were not able to be contacted to confirm and resolve the conflict.
Toastmasters from the leadership teams across the Area lept into action seeking alternatives. You see, the Karate Club had to begin setup in the next 15 minutes and they had an inspector on the way from Milton Keynes . . . there was much at stakes for both groups!!! We considered alternate venues in the area, other rooms, called local facilities. In the end, we ran out of time, I announced to all that we needed to break down the room and we would reconvene upstairs to determine a plan of action.
As I was about to make my way upstairs to marshall the attendees together and establish a plan of action, the Karate instructor stopped me and pulled me aside. He had found an alternative for his club meeting and he was going to cover the costs to shift his group. Why? “Because you have tried everything to find an alternative and resolve this, if it were anyone else, I would have just said no.”
I went upstairs and announced that we were back on track and we had a most excellent contest. The room was setup again in short order as everyone pulled together to get us back on track. At the end of the contest, I thanked everyone for their demonstration of Toastmasters values of Respect, Integrity, Service and Excellence, it was because everyone came together and rose to the occasion to do the right thing that they moved the Karate club to go above and beyond to support us in having a celebration of excellence, not just of our contestants, but of the Toastmaster club members!
Samir Malak, ACS, ALB
Area Director, K35