The President opens another evening of the Newcastle Speakers Club. Each Meeting is opened and closed by the President. The President holds a weighty office, pressures of this demanding role often mean that the President is unavailable in which case his Vice President stands in.......
The President opens another evening of the Newcastle Speakers Club. Each Meeting is opened and closed by the President. The President holds a weighty office, pressures of this demanding role often mean that the President is unavailable in which case his Vice President stands in....
The Chairman gives a robust and rousing tribute to the Speakers Club. The Chairman is responsible for the smooth running of a meeting. A demanding role for an experienced member of the club. Usually the Chairman has little problems controlling the meeting. The Chairman maintains a mixture of gravitas and bonhomie, a cross between Alistair Campbell and Humphrey Littleton...
A speakers answers the question he has been given, in this case, "Wither the BBC?"
The Third Speaker gives a fascinating Speech on Winson Churchill in six minutes flat.
The Topics Chairman gives participants two minutes to speak on a subject of his choice with little or no warning.
Tyneside Speakers Club meet here at the Kittiwake pub on the first and third Wednesdays each month
This is where the club meets, the second and fourth Thursdays of each month, September to May
The Chairman is responsible for the smooth running of a meeting. A demanding role for an experienced member of the club. Usually the Chairman has little problems controlling the meeting. The Chairman maintains a mixture of gravitas and bonhomie, a cross between Alistair Campbell and Humphrey Littleton
The success or failure of the evening usually depends on the three Speakers. Rarely do you hear a dull speech. Speakers have to be prepared, but they don't have to be good. Speakers are here to practise and improve.
Normaly a meeting will have three speakers, all speaking to exercises from the Speakers Club Manual. They stand in front of a lecturn, but there is no need for a microphone as the room is small
