Alan McMahon's humorous metaphor of himself and Coralie as contrasting cars

Alan McMahon and Coralie both achieved the rare rank of Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM for short). Kavita of Watford speakers organised a dinner in their honour held at Dona Teresa restaurant in Hatch End, Pinner.

Coralie on the right. Paul Carroll on the left.

I thought that maybe somebody would be called upon to give a speech about both of them. Instead, both spoke about how they had achieved DTM status, thanked those who had helped, and praised each other.

Coralie spoke first and gave a heartfelt, sincere, enthusiastic speech describing the joys of becoming a DTM.

I recorded Alan's reply. Here's the opening to Alan's speech: I recorded it afterwards.

Oops! I could not upload it directly. (Why is a tiny clip of under three minutes 'too big'. I'll try moving it onto my desk top and sliding it across. Persistence pays.)

If you can't watch the video, this is the summary of what Alan says. "Coralie achieved DTM in just six years. I took a decade. I think of Coralie as a Ferrari. Whilst I am more of a milk float."

Angela Lansbury: Advanced Toastmaster Gold; Competent Leader.