Harrovians January and February News: Speeches, Harrow Mayor and Contests 2015

This newsletter covers the speeches at Meetings on Jan 5 and 19 and the forthcoming contests Feb 2nd attended by Harrow's mayor.


Jan 5 What an Evening!



Jan 19 What an Evening!

Speech by President Indra Sikdar, titled, Do you think immigration to the UK is a good or bad thing?

Seema Menon on Climatic Change and Greener Planet
Seema ended with a positive message, Let's protect our earth.

Thulasi Arunthavanathan

Lorna Burns on conversing with ease.
One of her useful tips was use open-ended questions.

Karen Carter offered me a useful insight on positive thinking and being warm and encouraging and not alienating people. Social workers are told never to use the word bad.
































President Indra Sikdar presents ribbons to award winning speakers and evaluators.

Committee Meeting
Held at the home of President Indra Sikdar.
Ruth Vishnick produced biscuits in a doggie biscuit tin. All members are invited to the next committee meeting(s). Please come along to see what the committee does and you might be inspired to assist and shadow a committee member. This will help you to be confident about standing for a committee role and helping the club prosper this year or next. Committee meetings are held at a member's home and the food and drink is on a pot luck basis so if you have special diets just bring what you would like to eat and share and show.

Ruth Vishnick is a former president of Harrovians. She has given speeches on running a tea shop, making scones, and the pleasures of having a dog.

Club Officer Training
Harrovians members who attended:

Indra Sikdar
Angela Lansbury
Seema Menon
Warren Sheng

 Seema with slides at Club Officer Training

Warren Sheng at Club Officers Training at the site of sister club HOD which meets on the first and third Thursdays each month. More pictures of this event on Facebook.

International Contest - what an evening!
Takes place Monday Feb 2nd attended by the Mayor of Harrow.
You will hear planned speeches by several experienced speakers - they need to have completed at least six speeches from the manual. Then for the second contest a target speaker delivers a speech and each of the evaluators has to analyse the speech giving the good aspects and suggesting improvements.

The Mayor of Harrow
VIP, guest of honour, will be this year's mayor of Harrow. The Mayor for the municipal year 2014/15 is The Worshipful The Mayor, Councillor Ajay Maru.
For more details about the mayor see the council website.
http://www.harrow.gov.uk/info/200033/elections_and_representatives/21/the_mayor_of_harrow

So you can feel at ease meeting our illustrious mayor, here is his photo. He is wearing his badge of office - and a red coat!

Angela Lansbury is a past president or HARROVIANS and with the help of Indra Sikdar has compiled the first copy of the History of Harrovians speakers club, illustrated with photos of founder members Indra, Imke, Kayode, the Harrow & Wealdstone pub with the supposed Weald Stone marking the boundary of Harrow Wealdstone, and the heritage plaque, and many more previous well known members, such as Alan McMahon, now Toastmasters Area Governor and highlights of events - such as being locked out of venues, performing speeches on street corners and parks. Price of paperback £10. It can also be downloaded.

Angela Lansbury BA Hons, CC ACG, is the author of twenty books including two paperbacks which may interest you: Quick Quotations for speakers and writers; Who Said What When? quotations for every day of the year, Jan 1 to Dec 31.

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