Acting president Ratan Lele opened the meeting with a report of the club’s recent successes in the area contest, with Raj Jain winning best speaker and progressing to the all-London final on April 9th! On the same evening, club member Glen Long also narrowly missed first place in the speech evaluation contest so a good […]
On Monday evening Bloomsbury Speakers held its very first international speech and evaluation contest, not bad going for a club that chartered less than a year ago! Five club members battled it out for the best speaker title and eight contestants locked horns for the best evaluator award. The visiting judges – many of whom […]
In Bloomsbury’s backup venue – upstairs at The Lamb in Lamb’s Conduit Street – club president Nazia Soon opened the meeting by discussing the value of good leadership and urging members to take advantage of the opportunities within Toastmasters to improve their leadership skills. Toastmaster for the evening Henry Playfoot talked about the role of […]
Club President Nazia Soon opened the meeting by recounting the history of Toastmasters and how it was founded. This was particularly of benefit for the guests for some of whom it was their first experience of a Toastmasters meeting. Former Holborn President Ratan Lele was our very capable Toastmaster and he oversaw the evening with […]
The Lamb pub in Lamb’s Conduit Street hosted the second meeting of the year with club founder Nazia Soon not only performing her normal presidential duties, but also taking on the role of the evening’s Toastmaster. Timekeeper Kate Osborne gave a lively overview of the role and left us with the following time-related quote: “Time […]