Improvising with a temporary venue for one meeting only was our improvisation night. The workshop was ably run by Paul Andreas who warmed us up with a ‘whizz’ and a ‘bang’!!!, followed by ‘yes but’ and ‘yes and’ conversations with the latter leading to more free flowing communications. We then paired up to do improvisation plays. Simon C and Katja in action below. We finished with on the spot limericks. A good, interactive fun session. Improvisation is definitely a skill worth investing in.
Simon C presented a very educational storytelling speech on bringing history to life. Retelling the WW2 conflict between Stalin, Russia and Hitler, Germany.
Tony practised his keynote address on memory ‘Remember, Remember’., kicking off with a pictorial way to remember the Excalibur Mission to be ‘A Club of Excellence’. He finished off by remembering a whole pack of cards in order. Impressive indeed.
We had four guests, Hannah from Belgium, Nuala, Patrick and Samir who was our GE, giving feedback below.
The meeting was finished off with George being recognised for completing his second High Performance Leadership (HPL). Which means George has now completed two Distinguished Toastmaster Awards (DTM’s). CONGRATULATIONS.
September Meetings
Wednesday 14th – CONTEST NIGHT.
Please do sign up to compete. Two have already, so go on give them some competition. Functionary roles are also needed, please contact Freddie Daniells.
Wednesday 28th
A standard meeting with the addition of a mini workshop on Introducing Speakers, essential for advanced members who speak in and outside of toastmasters.
November
An exciting opportunity has arisen to see 1999 World Champion of Public Speaking, Craig Valentine, speaking in Central London on Monday 14th November 2016. Craig is one of the top speaking coaches in the world so I am sure many of our members will be interested to attend. A number of Toastmasters in the UK have successfully completed his World Class Speaker Coach certification. Details are here: www.smarturl.it/Craig
Note that Craig will be holding a non-Toastmasters full day session on Tuesday 15th. If you would like details of this please get in touch with Freddie Daniells.
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