Evaluate Speeches With Confidence - Workshop by Hilary Briggs at Harrovian Speakers

Hilary Briggs, District Governor, UK South presented an Evaluation Workshop. President Indra Sikdar told us that Hilary had 25 years of business and management experience. She added later that she was an engineer. 

Indra read from the top of the evening's Agenda the Mission Statement:

Our mission is to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity to develop communication and leadership skills, which in turn foster self-confidence and person growth.

Indra Sikdar, President of Harrovian Speakers' Club; Hilary Briggs, District Governor UK South

Front: Angela Lansbury, a former President of Harrovian Speakers, Indra Sikdar, current President of Harrovian Speakers

Middle row l-r: Reliable Lorna who teaches EFL; cheerful Seema Menon, a committee member who could be a future president; erudite Chi who gave a speech which challenged us but a collaborative group of six managed to decipher most of it and evaluate it; Jay Makwana a generous and on time car-sharer; Ruth Vishnick, former president and ex tea shop owner who organises catering and in the past gave us a demonstration of scone making with scones to eat in the interval; Peter Jones who conducts humanist funerals in you are planning a funeral of anybody else or leaving instructions in your will for your own; Hilary Briggs - VIP of the evening

Back row l-r: Jesus Parada - pronounced Hey - Zuss, because he's Spanish speaking from Venezuela; Sanjay Ratnam who makes you feel that being time keeper and finishing on time is not a penalty but an achievement; Warren Sheng who delivers humorous speeches mostly about how as club treasurer he has saved us all money; Amparo Villamil,  Guest who we hope will be a member my next meeting - we are as keen for new friends t join us as we hope they are to join us and learn new skills - most of us - in our club and members worldwide, are sorry we didn't discover the club sooner - why wait?; 'Jay' Jayanthiny Kangatharan - another Jay; peeping from the back, Nigel Tranah, Hilary Briggs, our VIP, happy after successfully training us all to give better evaluations of speeches. 

Front: Angela Lansbury, ACG, CL, a former President of Harrovian Speakers, Indra Sikdar, ATMS AL, current President of Harrovian Speakers

Middle row l-r : Seema Menon, 'Chi' Chinemelu Ezeh, Jay Makwana, Ruth Vishnick, Peter Jones, Hilary Briggs

Back row l-r : Sanjay Ratnam, Warren Sheng, Amparo Villamil,  Guest, Jayanthiny Kangatharan, Nigel Tranah

Hilary Briggs explained how to evaluate.

Four speeches were presented and evaluated:

First Prepared Speech: Should Have Gone to Specsavers by Ruth Vishnick CC.

Second Prepared Speech: Icebreaker - Why Toastmasters and about myself by Amparo Villamil. 

Third Prepared Speech by Warren Sheng.

Fourth Prepared Speech The Systems of The Mind by 'Chi'.

Future meetings:
Area Contest at Watford Speakers from noon on Saturday March 7th 2015.

Committee Meeting / Party President's Birthday., at a committee member's home.

Time: 19:00

Date: 9 April 2015.

Expect cake made by Ruth Vishnick who used to own a tea shop in Pinner. Our committee meetings are potluck food, bring what you like, which simplified catering, but please RSVP so we can give you the address give the host the guest list and have sufficient chairs.

Glossary:
ACS Advanced Communicator Silver
ACG Advanced Communicator Gold
AL Advanced Leader
ALB Advanced Leader Bronze
ATMS Advanced Toastmaster Silver
CC Competent Communicator

Hilary Briggs provided a handout to those who attended the meeting. Members who were unable to attend the meeting can contact President Indra SIkdar and ask to be put in touch with Hilary or be emailed her handout.
 For more about clubs see earlier and later posts.

Angela Lansbury is a member of Harrovian Speakers meeting two Mondays a month in Stanmore, HOD meeting two Thursdays a month in Harrow. She is also a former member of clubs in Singapore which she visits regularly. She has written several books, including four on speaking: The History of Harrovian Speakers; Wedding Speeches & Toasts; Quick Quotations; Who Said What When? She is a mentor for speakers, in person or online.