I enjoy public speaking and am a member of Toastmasters.

Videos

I blog about my speaking experiences and there are videos as well!

‘Competent Communicator’ track

• Living my life the gentle way (‘Ice Breaker’)
• Breaking through walls (‘Organize Your Speech’) – And again…
• Selling it (‘Get To The Point!’)
• The Final Three Points (‘How To Say It’)
• Competition Time (‘Your Body Speaks’) … won the Humorous Speech Contest at Farnham.
• Sanctuary (‘Vocal Variety’)
• How Geeks Won The War (‘Research Your Topic’)
• You Don’t Have To Stay (‘Persuade With Power’)
• Going Commando (‘Inspire Your Audience’)

‘Storytelling’

• The Boy Who Found Fear At Last (‘The Folk Tale’)
• Unicorn (‘The Moral of the Story’)

Other stuff…

• Reject Rejection – I play a Talk Show host!

Honours

• 2010:
  • Founder Member of Farnham Speakers, taking on Secretary/Treasurer and Webmaster roles.
  • Farnham Speakers Humorous Speaking Contest: Winner.
    (Could not progress to Area contest as we were not Chartered.)
  • Farnham Speakers Topics Contest: 2nd.
• 2011:
  • Farnham Speakers charters! (20 members reached)
  • Farnham Speakers International Speech Contest: 2nd.
  • Farnham Speakers International Evaluation Contest: Winner.
    (Progressed to Area 14 contest)
  • Area 14 International Evaluation Contest: 2nd.
  • Farnham Speakers Humorous Speech Contest: 2nd.
  • Farnham Speakers Table Topics Contest: 2nd.
  • Awarded ‘Competent Communicator’ (CC).