March Newsletter – contests, venues and beating the flinch

March 22, 2012

Hello and welcome to the March newsletter! This month we’ve got an update on our club contests (plus information about how you can support the winners) and some important venue news. Also you can find out what’s going on meeting-wise in April and how you can get more involved in the running of Bloomsbury Speakers [...]

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Contest Report for 12 March 2012

March 15, 2012

This meeting we saw club members competing against each other in two very special events – the International Speech Contest and the Evaluation Contest. Club president Glen Long opened the meeting by welcoming new guests and members, and likened the contests to the joining of two great traditions from Ancient Rome – oratory and gladiatorial [...]

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Meeting Report for 27 February 2012

March 1, 2012

Written by Jo Introduction The meeting was opened by Club President Glen who welcomed new and returning guests as well as regular and new members. He described a typical Toastmasters meeting and assured the audience of a safe and friendly environment in the club for practising public speaking. The Toastmaster of the meeting was our [...]

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Meeting Report for 13 February 2012

February 15, 2012

Written by Elena (edited by Swarajit) Introduction This meeting was just a day before St. Valentine’s Day and the speeches were full of love too: a birthplace (India); children and a blonde-haired lady. The meeting was opened by Club President Glen who welcomed new and returning guests as well as regular and new members. He [...]

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February Newsletter – fame, glory and the power of ordinary

February 9, 2012

Hello and welcome to the February newsletter for members and friends of Bloomsbury Speakers! Quick warning: it’s quite a long newsletter this month – but that’s because there’s lot to say! (Anyway, January’s was short and sweet so you could argue I’m just trying to maintain the average…) This month we’ve got the normal round [...]

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