Hello!
Wednesday evening's meeting was an interesting one with speeches on "Desert Island Disc" from Chris, Margaret and Rob. All were memorable to me for different reasons...
Chris - for his story on how he managed to upset hundreds of party-goers at a busy club in Ibiza back in his youth...
Margaret - for one of the best endings to a speech I've heard in a while (she likes creme brulee, by the way!)
Rob - for a fabulous and thought provoking maiden speech - well done!
Steve guided us through the evening as programme presenter and his self depreceating comments throughout the evening made us all curious as to how exactly many Val Doonican tunes his iPod holds....
In the second half, Carole delivered a great workshop in which we were all challenges to evaluate each other's speeches by giving volunteering good points and things to do that would make the speech even better next time. Delivering a balanced evaluation is truely a skill and Carole put us all to the test.
The next meeting is our annual speech contest. Mercedes as organiser and programme presenter for the evening has had a fabuous repsonse from club members and at the last count we had 7 people competing. Good luck to all those speaking in your preparation and I look forward to a full room of supporters at the Plough and Harrow for what promises to be one of the highlights of the BISC year!
See you soon
Lucy Dinsdale
President of Birmingham International Speakers Club
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