Certificate Winners and Contest Organisers, Maidenhead Speakers Club Contest 14th September 2009. L-R, Amanda Bouch, Joyce Rhodes, Annie Harris, Jacqui Hogan, Ian Rees, Steve Catchick.
Experience counted on Monday night when past and current club presidents were the winners at Maidenhead Speakers Club annual Speaking contest at the Kidwells Centre. Open to all club members the contest is an opportunity for members to have their speaking skills judged with a prepared 5-7 minute humorous speech. More challenging is the Table –Topics contest where members stand up and speak for 2 minutes on a random topic given to them at the time.
Thirteen speeches were presented for judging by club members. Attendees heard speeches on subjects as varied as ageing Career Gurus, singing Ski Instructors and rainy Days Out in Henley. Gales of laughter greeted the winning Humorous speech from Ian Rees, current Club President, who warned us to stop digging into our ancestors’ behaviour lest we find something we are ashamed of!
The winner of the Table Topics contest was past club president Amanda Bouch who entertained us with a personal view on ‘Excluding love, what makes the world go around?”.
Joyce Rhodes was Contest Chair, Annie Harris was Chief Judge and Norman Rhodes, presented the certificates and trophies.
The winners will go forward to the Area contest being held in Windsor on Saturday 19th September, when they will compete against other speakers who won their respective competition in other speaking clubs in the Thames Valley.
The other club winners are as follows:
Club Humorous Speech Table Topics
Marlow Janet Rose Steve Catchick
Windsor Mark Billingham Mark Billingham
Chiltern Jacqui Hogan Jim Moffat
The Area 21 Contest is at Windsor Speakers Club, Gardeners Hall, 213 St Leonards Road, Windsor SL4 3DR., on Saturday 19 September – Doors open @ 11.15 am
Directions are on www.winspeak.org.uk
The winners of the Area will go through to the Division Contest, then potentially the District. The Division Contest is being held right on our own doorstep in Marlow.
DIVISION H FINAL
Marlow Orators 10 October www.marloworators.org.uk note special venue Liston Hall Marlow 2.00 pm
DISTRICT 71 FINAL
York 13-15 November www.whiteroseconference.org
Maidenhead Speakers Club meets on the 2nd and 4th Monday of the month at Kidwells Centre in Marlow Road. The Club’s purpose is toimprove your public speaking and presentation skills. No previous experience is required, just a desire to improve your public speaking. The next meeting is on the 28th September at 7.30pm, when a special educational slot on “How to take the terror out of talking” is being presented. Why not come along as a guest? For more information see http://maidenheadspeakers.org.uk/ or contact club membership secretary Adrian Sutton at info@maidenheadspeakers.org.uk
