Want to hear a humorous speech? Or two or three or four or more? Every autumn Toastmasters International clubs worldwide hold contests. You can visit a club in most capital of the world and/or major cities.
Each club holds a contest. Then you get area contests. Check out your area or any area you are visiting on holiday or business. The bigger contests may involve expensive venues and catering and therefore make a charge but sometimes they are sponsored and many of the club contests are free or free to guests.
In the autumn clubs have contests for Humorous Speeches, also Table Topics (impromptu speeches).
If you've missed them, go along to an ordinary meeting, or make a note to attend the springtime contests which are regular International Speech Contest speeches, and Evaluation Contests (where all the contestants evaluate the same speech).
Toastmasters International started in the USA. It's now worldwide. I've been to meetings in London and a lll over England, as well as several in Singapore, China and Thailand.
London has clubs speaking in English a small number in other languages, Spanish and French and German and Polish I believe. Singapore has mostly English with a few Mandarin speaking clubs. You can get manuals on giving speeches, printed in other languages such as Arabic and Japanese.
You can also find forums about speaking on LinkedIn and Club pages with videos of speeches on Facebook.
More details from the Toastmasters International website.
Each club holds a contest. Then you get area contests. Check out your area or any area you are visiting on holiday or business. The bigger contests may involve expensive venues and catering and therefore make a charge but sometimes they are sponsored and many of the club contests are free or free to guests.
In the autumn clubs have contests for Humorous Speeches, also Table Topics (impromptu speeches).
If you've missed them, go along to an ordinary meeting, or make a note to attend the springtime contests which are regular International Speech Contest speeches, and Evaluation Contests (where all the contestants evaluate the same speech).
Toastmasters International started in the USA. It's now worldwide. I've been to meetings in London and a lll over England, as well as several in Singapore, China and Thailand.
London has clubs speaking in English a small number in other languages, Spanish and French and German and Polish I believe. Singapore has mostly English with a few Mandarin speaking clubs. You can get manuals on giving speeches, printed in other languages such as Arabic and Japanese.
You can also find forums about speaking on LinkedIn and Club pages with videos of speeches on Facebook.
More details from the Toastmasters International website.
Angela Lansbury first place in Humorous Speech Contest at HOD Speakers, Harrow, London
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