We enjoyed three high quality, but very different speeches this evening. The first was delivered by Mel (including visuals!): "Thanks to Basingstoke" Dynamic Leadership 1 - The Icebreaker. We shared Mel's journey from her childhood in (un)inspiring Basingstoke, which generated the drive to achieve so much in her professional life.
This was followed by Melanie's: "The Office Briefing" Speeches by Management - 1 - The Briefing. Melanie talked us through a list of essential recommendations when moving office, and handled the Q&A session with confidence and skill.
Our third speech was by Freddie: "The Path to a More Successful Life" The Professional Speaker - 5 - The Motivational Speech. In this thoughtful speech, Freddie examined the meaning of life, compared his own goals when younger with the paths of three school friends, before gently steering us towards a more fulfilling future.
The speeches were evaluated by Prakash, Simon and Ken.
Monika then led the Open Feedback session, in which members and guests add additional commendations and suggestions to the prepared speeches.
Our guest Latifa then took to the stage to deliver an excellent general evaluation - in which she made commendations and suggestions to those who hadn't been previously evaluated. A high-point of her delivery was when she announced she'd be joining Excalibur!
We then moved to the prize giving. The best Table Topics award went to David, Ken was best Evaluator and Freddie was chosen as best speaker.
Our next meeting will be at 19:00 on Wednesday 28th August, 2019 at The Fitzrovia Community Centre, 2 Foley Street, W1W 6DN. Guests are very welcome!
