Written by Agnes Introduction On Monday 22nd August Bloomsbury Speakers held their regular club meeting at the Clerk and Well pub. During the evening we heard four prepared speeches of a very high standard, four excellent evaluations, and six cracking table topics, with many of the guests participating in the impromptu speaking session. Roles Toastmaster […]
Written by Margarita Introduction On Monday 8 August we met upstairs at the Clerk and Well for a regular meeting of Bloomsbury Speakers. We had three wonderful prepared speeches and a range of impromptu activities. Roles Club’s VPE Peter R took the role of the acting president and opened the meeting. The Toastmaster, brilliant speaker […]
At Toastmasters we do a lot on what to do on stage, and how to write compelling speech content, but not always what to do in the days, hours and mins before – here are my 7 top tips for mentally and physically preparing for a presentation. Part of a course I’m developing to help […]
Written by Chantal Introduction On Monday 25 July we met upstairs at our regular venue, the Clerk and Well, for a regular meeting of Bloomsbury Speakers. As always we were treated to a range of fascinating topics delivered with gusto by our speakers. Roles Toastmaster Clare confidently captained the evening, introducing Timekeeper Andrew who kept […]
Written by Peter Introduction On Monday 11th July the Clerk and Well played host to a regular (if later than usual) meeting of Bloomsbury Speakers. We heard four superb prepared speeches, four evaluations, and six impromptu speeches from participants who each successfully honed aspects of their public speaking. Roles Toastmaster Ahmed compered the evening with […]