A renewed desire to improve his communication skills saw him attend the Speechcraft course this year and then rejoin Speakers of Croydon after a gap of over 10 years! Since then he is has just making up for lost time and has gone on to complete level 1 of his first Educational Pathway . Ruban […]
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We had our first meeting of the new term on Tuesday with our hugely impressive Vice President of Membership @Patricia Goka Soc stepping in at the final hour to act as Toastmaster for the evening and guide us through a meeting on the theme of “Change”. It was a great first meeting of the new
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I am thrilled to announce that I, Christopher Bovell, have been appointed as the new Sergeant at Arms for The Speakers of Croydon. In this role, I will be responsible for club property management, meeting room preparation, and hospitality. Additionally, I will chair the social and reception committee, overseeing the day-to-day activities that ensure our
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Growing up as a quiet child, I’ve always felt nervous speaking in personal and work settings and the older I became the more frustrated I felt. I was at a networking event and sat next to one of Toastmasters divisional directors and she mentioned a 4-week ‘Speechcraft’ course starting in a couple of weeks at
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Last nights meeting was a double-header, a meeting on theme that Knowledge is Power and End of term Awards. The meeting was led brilliantly by Francis King Martey in his warm engaging manner. We had 3 prepared speeches. Firstly, Eamonn asked us a question he asks his clients in his capacity as a financial adviser, ‘How much
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Meet the newly elected committee for the Speakers of Croydon from 1 July 2023!
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January is an exciting time for Speakers of Croydon as it will be hosting it’s annual Speechcraft event! Speechcraft is a hugely popular accelerated training programme that comprises four weekly sessions, every Tuesday, starting from 9 January 2024 to 30 January 2024. This program comprises 4 weekly sessions starting from 9 January 2024 to 30
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Continuing our introduction to our current committee members please meet our Immediate Past President – Adrian Moore!! Adrian was introduced to Toastmasters in 2010 by one of the delegates on an IT course he was delivering and hasn’t looked back since! “At some point, the conversation turned to breathing and using your abdominal muscles to project
Continuing our introductions to the Speakers of Croydon’s committee for the 2023-2024 term – please meet the club’s Vice President of Education (“VPE”) Lola Idris. Lola first attended some Toastmasters meetings as a guest at different clubs in 2017 and 2019 but it wasn’t until June 2022 when she visited the Speakers of Croydon as
Introducing the Speakers of Croydon’s new Vice President of Membership (VPM) Robyn Wellington! Robyn decided to join Speakers of Croydon to develop her confidence in group settings. Despite feeling comfortable in 1:1 situations Robyn found that as the size of the group she had to speak in grew, her confidence to express herself became smaller