Beckenham Speakers Club News
Hear what Gino Grossi, Beckenham's latest member has to say about his first visit to the club. Gino Grossi mp3 file - 26 seconds interview. |
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Paul Goodliffe in his first year as a member of Beckenham Speakers Club has had a busy time. He's spoken in the House of Commons, he was in third place in the South Area Finals, he won the Bromley Festival speech competition and now to top it all, he has spoken at the ASC National Finals as the Evaluations guest speaker. On the link below, Paul tells us how he was feeling before his National engagement. |
| A delighted Vince Stevenson (founder of Beckenham Speakers Club) receives the award for being District Evaluations Champion 2007 from former National President, Bill Mitchell. In the last four years, this Area has produced three National Evaluations finalists, which shows the standard of consistency there is at the club. "The National Finals will be at the Novotel Hammersmith during the weekend 27th-29th April. It would be great for the club and the District if Vince can go all the way this year. |
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Gerard Casale gets up close and personal with Speaker of the Year 2006, Esther Rantzen at the Victoria Thistle Hotel. It was a wonderful evening with speeches, wine and good company. June Ford rounded off the evening with a short speech which congratulated Esther Rantzen on becoming Speaker of the Year 2006 as well as for her spell-binding speech about her life as a broadcaster and public figure. There was also an auction of donated prizes which raised £500 for the charity that Ms Rantzen founded, Childline. |
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Beckenham Speakers Club made their presence felt at the House of Commons on Monday 24th April 2006.
Here they are pictured with National President, Neil McLeod (4th left) and National Secretary, Gwyneth Millard (far right).
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Here they are now with a glass of beer with Big Ben in the background and Paul enjoying himself with a topic.
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Beckenham Speakers Club works hard to give its members every opportunity for self-development. Therefore, when somebody steps forward, takes on the challenge and succeeds, it is a great source of delight. During this period we had a BBC VideoNation camera tracking Stephen and his progress. Although the video clip below lasts only 3 minutes, it provides an interesting insight into Stephen's motivations for joining a speakers' club, as well as how much he has benefited from the experience. |
| Click here for Stephen Street on BBC VideoNation |
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One of the greatest speeches in the history of humanity. Martin Luther King Junior was a master of language and truly understood how to connect with an audience of 200,000. In his 'I have a dream speech...' he speaks with sincerity, passion and empathy and his compelling delivery was a defining moment in the American Civil Rights Movement.The speech was delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C. August 28th 1963. A full transcript of the speech can be found on the College of Public Speaking's web site: I have a dream.... |