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Club News
Newbury Speakers AGM - June 24th 2008
The club said farewell to the outgoing committee, celebrating their success during the 2007-2008 Toastmaster Year. They were:
President |
Phil Gladwell |
Treasurer |
David Livingstone |
Secretary |
Lakshika Khullar |
VP Education |
Tony Henderson-Newport |
VP Public Relations |
Sarah White |
VP Membership |
Sam Lipscombe |
Sergeant at Arms |
Roy Bettcher |
| Webmaster & Team |
Phil Gladwell, Tony Henderson-Newport, Sam Lipscombe |
| Immediate Past President |
Sam Lipscombe |
The incoming committee are:
President |
Ray Wilton |
Treasurer |
David Livingstone |
Secretary |
Alison Coles |
VP Education |
Tony Henderson-Newport |
VP Public Relations |
David Brinsdon |
VP Membership |
Sarah White |
Sergeant at Arms |
Phil Gladwell |
| Webmaster & Team |
Phil Gladwell, Tony Henderson-Newport, Sam Lipscombe |
| Immediate Past President |
Phil Gladwell |
Outgoing President Phil Gladwell praised the efforts of the committee and referenced the amount of effort from all club members. The club finished the year in a healthy financial position, having delivered a number of Speechcraft courses to the business community, performed well in club activities and regional compititions and was represented at the District 71 Toastmasters Conference in Killarney in Ireland.
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Newbury Speakers 10's Night - June 10th 2008
In an amazing evening Newbury Speakers celebrated four club members achieving their number 10 speeches:
- David Brinsdon (CC10) spoke about Animal Farm and then related this to the valour and courage of the service men and women serving overseas.
- Philip Gladwell (CC10) spoke about his journey in Toastmasters; from joining Toastmasters to being elected Club President, to running Speechcraft and Presenting at the UK and Ireland D71 Conference in Killarney. It was a speech about taking opportunities when they present themselves.
- Jenny Mills (ACS10) delivered a humerous speech with excellent anecdotes and impeccable timing, encouraging the audience to extend themselves.
- Tony Henderson-Newport (ACG10) presented a Roast (similar to a Best Man's Speech) where he set about roasting his good friend Phil Gladwell. Given that Phil's family was in the audience, it made for an entertaining presentation.
The room was filled with guests, and "bubbles" and "nibbles" were enjoyed by the audience who also took part in a rolling table topics session, ably managed by Toastmaster Glenn Hovey.
A HUGE congratulations to David, Phil, Jenny and Tony.
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Newbury Speakers Presents at Uk and Ireland Toastmasters Conference - May 10th 2008
Club President Philip Gladwell and VP Education Tony Henderson-Newport presented at the Toastmasters District 71 National Conference in Killarney, in the County of Kerry in Ireland.
The presentation was focused on the delivery of the Toastmasters Speechcraft module to corporates and on Building a Corporate Toastmasters Club. Newbury Speakers has a strong track record in Speechcraft and was heavily involved in forming the Vodafone Speakers Club. As such Phil and Tony came with good "street cred" for the presentation, which was very well received and generated a number of enquiries from session attendees.
For more information please go to:
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Division E International Speech and Evaluation Contest - April 22nd 2008
Philip Brooks stepped into the breach and represented Area 22 in the Division E Evaluation Contest in Aberdeen, after the winner of the Area Contest, Jan Collins, was unable to compete.
Congratulations to Philip who placed a very commendable second in the contest, a great achievement and an inspiration to other members of the club.
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Area 22 International Speech and Evaluation Contest - March 29th 2008
Philip Brooks and Tony Henderson-Newport represented Newbury Speakers at this years Area 22 International Speech and Evaluation Contest, hosted by Northavon Speakers, in Bristol.
Congratulations to Philip (Evaluation) and Tony (Prepared Speech) who both placed second in very tight contests. Should the contest winners not be able to make the Division E contest in April then Philip and Tony may be heading north to Aberdeen, this years venue.
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Newbury Speakers To Present At Spring Conference - March 6th 2008
Phil Gladwell and Tony Henderson-Newport will be presenting on Speechcraft and Forming A Corporate Club at this year's Spring Conference in Killarney on 10th May.
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Tony Henderson-Newport Wins the Area Tall Tales Contest - February 5th 2008
Club officer training last Sunday at Yeovil in Somerset got the year off to flying start for Tony Henderson-Newport,
a long standing member at Newbury speakers. Congratulations go to Tony for placing first in a hotly
contested area Tall Tales contest. Tony’s story saw him describe the differences between men and women and why he was glad to be a man! After describing the benefits of being a women in the end it came down to just one thing, waxing!
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Back to topThe new incoming committee was elected for the 2007-2008 year. Outgoing President Sam Lipscombe tendered a vote of thanks to the outgoing committee:
President |
Sam Lipscombe |
Treasurer |
Debbie Henderson-Newport |
Secretary |
Barbera Roseblade |
VP Education |
David Creek |
VP Public Relations |
Tony Henderson-Newport |
VP Membership |
Philip Gladwell |
Sergeant at Arms |
David Livingston |
The incoming committee are:
President |
Phil Gladwell |
Treasurer |
David Livingstone |
Secretary |
Lakshika Khullar |
VP Education |
Pankaj Khullar |
VP Public Relations |
Sarah White |
VP Membership |
Tony Henderson-Newport |
Sergeant at Arms |
Roy Bettcher |
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Toastmaster Division E Speech and Evaluation competition - April 22nd 2007
The Toastmaster Division E Speech and Evaluation competition was held at the Solihull Borough Football Club this weekend. Toastmasters Division E stretches from Torquay in Cornwall to Inverness in Scotland and includes Wales. Newbury Speakers Tony Henderson-Newport represented South West England in the Evaluation contest and finished second in a very tight competition. Congratulations Tony. The Evaluation contest winner was Mike Clarkson. The International Prepared speech contest was won by Erick Rainey. Erick, last year, represented the UK and Ireland at the World Speech Contect and placed third in the final. The standard of the prepared speeches was excellent and again made for another tight contest.
Todays competition was hosted jointly by Birmingham Toastmaster clubs Heart of England and the newly chartered Bullring Toastmasters Club.
For more information on clubs within Division E and other News and views on the Toastmasters in the UK and Ireland, please go to here.
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Newbury Speakers have successfully delivered a Speechcraft course to Vodafone UK - April 12th 2007
Newbury Speakers have successfully delivered a Speechcraft course to Vodafone UK. The first course had 20 attendees. Participants learned how to enhance their presentations with a good structure, strong content and how body language and vocal variety supports their delivery. Newbury Speakers will be delivering further Speechcraft courses to Vodafone over the next 12 months. For more information on the Speechcraft course please click here.
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Success for Newbury Speakers at the Area Competitions in Bournemouth - April 4th 2007
Newbury was represented by David Creek (International Prepared Speech) and Tony Henderson-Newport (Speech Evaluation). David’s speech about the courage of overcoming stammering was well received by the audience while Tony's win in the evaluation contest will take him to the division competition in Solihull later this month. The competition covered South West England and was well attended.
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Congratulations to Sam Lipscombe for completing his Competent Leadership award - April 1st 2007
Sam has now achieved his Competent Leadership award which saw him complete several educational speeches and serve on the committee. He will now be aiming for his Advanced Leader Bronze and Advanced Communicator Bronze qualifications.
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Newbury Speakers at the Area speech contest
Newbury Speakers was represented at to Area speech contest at the prestigious Bristol Golf Club following on from the Club Humorous (Tony Henderson-Newport) and Table Topics (Terry Youll) contests. Tony placed 2nd in the Area Table Topics contest.
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Congratulations to Phil Gladwell who has completed his Ice Breaker.
Congratulations to Phil Gladwell who has completed his Ice Breaker. He and his daughter Melanie recently joined Newbury Speakers.
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The Christmas function moves away from the Hilton in Pinchington Lane
We have had a change in venue for the 2006 Christmas Dinner from the Hilton Hotel to the Courtyard Hotel just outside Thatcham on the Bath Road. Click here for directions. A big thank you to Barbara for organising the evening. The annual prizes will be given and the winners will be posted here ... watch this space!
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CONGRATULATIONS to Sam Lipscombe who has become a Competent Communicator
CONGRATULATIONS to Sam Lipscombe who has become a Competent Communicator with the completion of his number 10 speech. Sam spoke of his multi marathon cross desert running and inspired his audience to stretch further in their own quest for personal achievement. Sam has also been following the Leadership Track and is currently the President of Newbury Speakers club.
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As seen in the local Advertiser
Some of you may have spotted the advert which apeared in the Advertiser on the 5th Setember. If you missed it the cutting is displayed here.
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Newbury speakers are guest judges at Reading Speakers annual humorous speech and table topics competition
Sam Lipscombe and Tony Henderson-Newport from Newbury speakers are guest judges at Reading Speakers annual humorous speech and table topics competition. On Monday the 4th Sam and Tony visited Reading speakers where they helped judge the table topics and the set humorous speeches. Tony said “Its always good to visit other clubs, you get an different idea of how others run things and get to listen to a lot of interesting people”.
We are now approaching Newbury Speakers own Table Topic and Humorous speech contest on the 26th where Reading president Mark Bell will be joining us. If you would like to either present a speech or be involved in table topics please contact Sam Lipscombe prior to the evening. For those who have not attended the club before you will be more than welcome to come along for an enjoyable night.
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Newbury speakers prepare for Christmas
Summer is still fresh in our minds and already were thinking about Christmas! Newbury speakers are pleased to announce that we will be attending the Hilton Hotel on Pinchington Lane for our Christmas party. If you would like to come along please contact Barbara Roseblade for more information.
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Newbury Speakers Club elects new committee
Newbury Speakers Club have elected a new committee to lead the club through the next year. Our thanks go to the former committee members Debbie Henderson-Newport, Tony Henderson-Newport, Ewan Lister, Erica Gassor and Sam Lipscombe for the fantastic job they have done throughout 2005/2006. The new committee comprises of the following:
President: Sam Lipscombe
Vice President Education: David Creek
Vice President Public Relations: Tony Henderson-Newport
Secretary: Barbara Roasblade
Sergent at Arms: David Livingstone
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Past President/Acting Treasurer: Debbie Henderson-Newport
We all at Newbury Speakers wish them well and look forward to another successful year at Newbury Speakers Club.
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Newbury Speakers Club prepares for upcoming Humorous and Table Topics competition
We here at Newbury Speakers Club are preparing to host the clubs annual Humorous speech and Table Topics competition which will be held in September. The competition enables our members to deliver a humorous speech which could go all the way to District level. Members can also compete in the Table Topics completion which allows competitors to speak on an “off the cuff” subject for a couple of minutes.
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Davis Brinsdon is welcomed as our newest member
Congratulations go to David Brinsdon as the newest member of Newbury Speakers Club. David has completed his first speech the “Ice Breaker”, a speech that forms as an introduction to public speaking, and is rapidly progressing throughout the first 10 speeches of his manual to achieve the Competent Communicator qualification.
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