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Ludlow Speakers club
Shropshire Speakers is sponsoring a Toastmasters club in South Shropshire Ludlow Speakers. You are welcome to attend our meetings and there is no need to book.
Date: 2nd and 4th Monday each month
Time: 7.30-9.30pm
Venue: Ludlow Mascall Centre, Lower Galdeford, Ludlow SY8 1RZToastmasters International
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Author Archives: Kay Heald
Nervous Speaker
Would you describe yourself as a reluctant or nervous speaker? A couple of years ago, this would certainly have described me! When I had to speak in public my mouth would go dry, my hands would shake and my voice … Continue reading
Competent Communication
The Competent Communicator is the first public speaking certification offered by Toastmasters. When you become a member, you receive a book called Competent Communication, containing 10 speech projects, each outlining a speaking skill to practice via a prepared speech at … Continue reading
President of Shropshire Speakers, a Toastmasters Club
I sit. Waiting to be called up to the front of the Club. It’s an honour. It’s scary. It’s a challenge. I’m apprehensive. I’m excited. I’m nervous. I think I feel sick, no, it’s nerves (get a grip!). My heart … Continue reading
Shropshire Speakers Birth and Growth
The Birth and Growth of a Chartered Toastmasters Club It was a cold February afternoon in 2010 when one of my coaching clients asked me to support her when attending a speaking club in Birmingham for the first time, as … Continue reading
My First Toastmasters Speech
21st June – what a wonderful evening! I took the bold step to deliver my first Toastmasters speech and receive evaluation. My speech title, ‘Lifting the Lid’, proved to be an epic to share my life moments and experience! I spoke … Continue reading
Public Speaking: No Looking Back
Finding out about Shropshire Speakers It was a phone conversation with my brother in Canada when I first learnt about Toastmasters. He had just joined in Vancouver and recommended that I go along to a club in Shropshire. Intrigued by … Continue reading
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Public Speaking: Sheep Dip or Slow Grow?
How to improve your public speaking, without breaking the bank The Sheep Dip Approach Early in my career, like many people working for a big company, I was sent on a few courses on public speaking and presentation skills. These … Continue reading