Speakeasy toastmasters had their humours speech contest and topics contest on Thursday 29th September. Ray Ryan was contest chair for the night. There were six contestants in the humours speech contest.
Mary Moynihan gave a very funny and entertaining speech entitled what possessed me it was about obtaining an outfit for a wedding and it being a bit snug after being altered Pat Connolly gave a speech about making toys and bartering them for sweets when he was a child and the consequences when it went wrong.
Claire O Connell gave us her views on life with out chocolate and how serious it would be and how good chocolate is for us.
Marie Fitzpatrick Gave us advice on knitting an arn jumper and the advice she got from her close knit friends, there were lots of turns and twists before the last button was sewn on.
Bridget Breen gave a talk on the difference between men’s and women’s brains. It gave us an insight into why men can be happy doing nothing, and women get frustrated if they can’t talk. Bridget won second prise for this speech.
Michael Cronin gave a speech entitled trolley folly in which he gave us the wisdom on how to do the perfect shopping how to pick bargains and get good value. Michael won first prise for this.
In the topics competition there were five contestants Michael Cronin, Liam Flynn, Mary Buckley, Pat Sexton, and Pat Duggan. The topic was what your most important value is. Pat Sexton won it with his view that the truth should not get in the way of a good story. Second was Liam Flynn with the importance of loyalty.
A very entertaining night was had by the large attendance. Our next meeting is on Thursday 13th October guests are always welcome.
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