Sutton Coldfield Speakers’ Club welcomed a visitor from Canada to the June meeting. Doreen Hillier is a member of the Toastmasters organisation in her home country and she spoke to us about her journey from a very nervous novice speaker to the confident orator that she is today. Many of us are still on that Read more about A Visitor from Canada[…]
We held three meetings in April instead of the usual two. Our first meeting carried the loose theme, ‘Force of Nature’ and John Murphy gave an impressive maiden speech about volcanos, earthquakes and other natural disasters. At our second meeting we broke with the tradition of three main speeches per meeting and instead held two Read more about A Very Busy April![…]
At the end of January three members of Sutton Coldfield Speakers’ Club judged the Youth Speaks Competition organised by the Rotary Club of Wylde Green. Youth Speaks offers young people the experience of speaking on a public platform as a member of a team. Competing in this year’s competition were Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School, Highclare Read more about A Competitive January![…]
Our final ‘formal’ meeting of 2015 was on the theme of ‘Sense and Sensibility’ and the two main speakers delivered very different interpretations of the topic. Alyson Dugmore spoke about Sir Titus Salt, who founded the village of Saltaire, near Bradford. She contrasted his business and technical sense, which he used in the construction of Read more about December 2015[…]
In October our newest member, Craig Collinge, took possession of his Speakers’ Guide. Craig had attended a couple of our meetings as a visitor and decided to join us. The Speakers’ Guide is a manual produced by the Association of Speakers’ Clubs and contains a structured step by step guide to writing and delivering a Read more about October’s News[…]
September saw Sutton Coldfield Speakers’ Club back in action after the summer break. Our first speaker of the new season was Claire Worsfold-Morris who told us why September is the scariest month of the year. David Dugmore gave an impromptu speech from a choice of three titles, handed to him only ten minutes before he Read more about A New Season of Speaking[…]
Sutton Coldfield Speakers’ Club finished for the summer break on a high. At our last meeting all three speakers spoke with passion on their chosen topics. David made his maiden speech on the subject of motorbikes and the praise he received from his evaluator was well deserved. Andrea talked about stress and how it should Read more about An Evening of Passionate Speaking![…]
The suggested theme of our June meeting was ‘Inventions and Discoveries’. Richard Larkin told us about the history of beer and ended with some useful tips on beating a hangover. Gary Allmark talked about ‘The Allure of Gadgets’, especially all those amazing things advertised in the catalogues that drop out of the weekend newspapers. Sally Jenkins Read more about Beer, Gadgets and Novels[…]
Sutton Coldfield Speakers’ Club 2015 AGM was held on May 28th at the usual venue, Aston Wood Golf Course. A majority of members were present to hear reports from last year’s officers, elect a committee for the 2015/16 season and discuss the strategy for the club over the coming year. Officers stepping down from their Read more about 2015 AGM and New Committee[…]
Sutton Coldfield Speakers’ Club held their annual dinner on Friday 17th April at Aston Wood Golf Club. Members and guests enjoyed a three course meal before the after dinner speeches. Guest of honour was motivational speaker and trainer, Lorna Sheldon. Lorna persuaded us that, like her, we should not merely ‘think outside the box’; we Read more about Sutton Speakers Club Annual Dinner Report[…]