Conferences

From Wole Ososami, ACG ALB, Conference Director

We thought you might like to know more about the fantastic speakers we have at this year’s District 91 Londinium Spring Conference on the 7^th and 8^th of May 2016 at The Grange City Hotel in London.

For your Conference registration click here.
Online registration ends midnight on Tuesday 3^rd May 2016.

Conference Workshops

Your Future – Take it or Lead it – (Let it happen, or make it happen)

David Taylor helps people and organisations to make permanent change, very fast. His client list includes many of the most successful companies and leaders in the world. He is the author of The Naked Leader, the world’s fastest-selling business book, and four global follow-ups. David is Professor of Leadership at Warwick University Business School, the Business Ambassador for The Princes Trust and a former Chairman of Woking Football Club.

The Power of Words

Mohammed Qahtani is the World Champion of Public Speaking 2015 and the District 79 Humorous Speech Champion 2015. He is a software engineer working for an oil company in Saudi Arabia. Graduated from Arizona State University with a bachelor in computer science. Certified database administrator from Oracle and Microsoft, certified programmer and SAP certified security system specialist from SIEMENS.

Table Topics. It’s a TREAT!

Elizabeth Toohig has worked in education for over 30 years. Her roles included 12 years as a Head Teacher and an accredited National Leader in Education. These roles required lots of impromptu speaking to audiences . Elizabeth has been a member of Toastmasters since 2010 and currently coordinates the Trainers Bureau. In November 2014 she became the first winner of District 91 Table Topics contest.

The Benefit of Feeders – Why Corporate and Gavel Clubs should be Part of every Area

Max Ridder-Patrick ACG ALB joined Toastmasters in October 2013. He set up the first corporate club in Scotland in February 2014 and he is currently the Area 43 Director (North of Scotland). Max has worked successfully to rescue his sister-club, State Street London Speakers, and helped them return to Distinguished status.

Personal Branding, It’s All About You!

Join Bret Freeman AKA “Bret Hollywood” in this informative workshop exploring the topic “Personal Branding”.
Have you ever thought of yourself as “A Brand”?  We all have aspects of our lives that contribute to the way we are perceived – whether it’s in the workplace, in our public speaking groups, among friends or elsewhere, people associate us with an image. This Image is our “personal brand” and much like any other brand, you should pay attention, build and nurture it.

Youth Leadership Program Showcase

Andrew P Bennett DTM, District 91 Youth Leadership Adviser & Toastmaster of the Year will facilitate the Youth Leadership Program Showcase. Here is your chance to spot some of the speakers and leaders of the future as young people from schools receiving our District 91 Youth Leadership Program Initiative share their speaking skills with us.

Presentations That Look as Professional as You Sound.

Maria Fielding has been designing for 25 years. Currently Design Manager for Waitrose e-commerce, Maria is an expert at designing to increase customer conversion. Maria has worked for many blue-chip clients. She designed the first Ladbrokes website, and worked for Microsoft. She has designed nearly 100 property websites including FPD Savills, Bewley Homes & Barratt Homes. Maria has also designed for exhibitions, print, digital media and web. She is an illustrator, a video editor and film maker.  Maria Fielding also holds a Masters degree in Fine Art.

Where Leaders Are Made: The Why, What and When of the Revised Education Program

Ciaran Moore DTM, is a Certified World Class Speaking, Career, Life and Business Coach.  He is the owner of Creative Coaching Solutions – a company that helps individuals and businesses improve the effectiveness of their spoken word and presentation skills. He is also a management professional of many years standing and has served at the highest level of Toastmasters International in District 71.

He is a Fellow of The Irish Institute of Training and Development, a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.

The Secret of Successful Mentoring

Eric Skates is a mentor and life coach who undertook his High Performance Leadership project on mentoring. The project gave him a huge insight into mentoring in the context of toastmasters. He will be sharing tips, techniques and a method that can be used to mentor new and experienced toastmasters. He will also be sharing, what he believe to be, a genuine secret of successful mentoring, which can be of benefit to all toastmasters.

Join your fellow Toastmasters and guests at the conference and get all the benefits from this line-up of exciting, inspiring and engaging speakers.

Registration

Register For Your Tickets Here. Online registration ends at midnight on Tuesday 3^rd of May 2016.

For more information about the conference click here.

We look forward to seeing you in London on the 7^th and 8^th of May 2016.