Speaking Up with Confidence
The ability to speak confidently in public is an important skill for everyone in business. Whether delivering a presentation, networking, or making a sales pitch, the impact we have on our audienceRead More…
Tag Archives: Public Speaking
To Err is Human – with Chris Stanbury
This is Chris Stanbury’s second speech from the Competent Communications manual. Good speech organisation is essential if your audience is to follow and understand your presentation. You must take the time toRead More…
Funny Free-For-All
Paul Hutchings loves the laughter that is inherent within the Casterbridge Speakers club. It has inspired him to hone his humorous speaking skills. He won the club contest last year, but missedRead More…
Preparing to evaluate
For the first time ever I prepared my evaluation ‘speech’. Whilst I can’t prepare the evaluation itself, lets face it I haven’t heard the speech, I discovered that I can prepare howRead More…
For the Journey
What a lovely load of members ready, willing and able to speak at last week’s Casterbridge Speakers meeting. A bitter/sweet meeting as one of our founder members Carole Whittaker announced her relocationRead More…
And the Winner is …
Two winners emerged from the last Casterbridge Speakers speech competition. Steve Richards with the most humorous speech and Steve Graham with the best table topics speech.
After Charter Speakers Club
It was a proud evening for the membership of Casterbridge Speakers Club, as they recently celebrated becoming affiliated with Toastmasters International. The Club has joined 25 established clubs in the South WestRead More…
Evaluating generally!
If we don’t learn we will never get any better … so what is the point? I have tonight had the privilege of being general evaluator for the Casterbridge Speakers meeting. WeRead More…
Table Topics – the controversial subject of weddings indeed!
After table topics a fortnight ago I have taken on board some feedback that my topics were a bit too much like a speech in their own right and that isn’t theRead More…