Saturday, September 17, 2011

A Poor Boy at Speak Easy

Speakeasy Toastmasters Mallow had a meeting on 15th September. There was a large attendance of members and guests. There were five speeches on the night.

The first was given by Anne Buckley this was an educational talk on impromptu speaking or speaking of the cuff. The theme of the talk was to listen to the topic confirm it to yourself, pause focus on your answer and end your reply. There is no silver bullet just practice. A quote from the speech “your brain stars to work when you are born and stops when you want to speak in public.

The second speech was given by Ian Kingsley and this was an icebreaker or first time speech. This was an excellent speech in which Ian introduced himself to the club, and how toastmasters will help him in giving a speech his sisters weeding. It would also help him to conquer his fear of speaking in public.

The third talk was given by Jerry Mulcahy on how to improve your skills at judging in competitions. A quote from his talk was that there is no substitute for honesty.

The fourth speech was given by Pat Sexton. This was an interpretative reading from Patrick Galvin’s book Story of A Poor Boy. Pat brought the story to life and you could imagine you were there listening to the characters.

The final speech of the night was given by Liam Flynn, and was an impromptu speech on town twinning. He outlined how rewarding it was for the towns and the people involved.
After the coffee and tea break we had a lively topic session overseen by Pat Duggan.
Our next meeting is on September 29th 8pm in HiBi. This is a humours speech contest so it would be a very enjoyable night for you to come and enjoy a night at toastmasters

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