Aylesbury Speakers Club

Empathy makes for a good leader. Take time to understand and relate to your team members

Table topics idea: present members with an item and ask them to describe and sell it to the group

For people to believe in what you are saying, you yourself must first believe. Communicate with confidence and conviction

Join our meeting tonight to discover Toastmasters and Aylesbury speakers. Our mini table topics night is such a good way to get to know us and improve your skills. See you there!

Table topics idea of the week: what new skills have you picked up in the recent lock down and how will you use them when restrictions lift

Leadership tip of the week: empower through delegation. Entrust high value tasks to your team members so they feel empowered and inspired

Being a part of Toastmasters doesn’t only involve club evenings. The district and area organisations always run fun and informative trainings for members. One of our members recently attended “Speaker to Trainer” - converting speech to teaching

Our Hawaii night was SUCH fun! Despite it being a rainy Monday the speeches, outfits and virtual background all brought some sunshine to our lives!

Leadership tip of the week! Set your own personal guiding principals to use during times of uncertainty or for important decisions

Table topics idea of the week! Give members a past news headline and ask them to describe the story as if they were a news reader!

TONIGHT! Still not too late to join us and work on your skills during our Hawaii themed evening! Message for details.

Here is an idea for your next tape topics session: with kids back at school this week ask your members what has changed for them this week! Should prompt some funny stories!

This weeks leadership: a leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way

Our meeting next week is a VERY special one. Following the success of our Bond themed night, we are running an evening full of Hawaiian themed fun! Confirm your attendance with our Facebook event: https://buff.ly/3sXIONC

Join us for an evening of mini table topics tonight! A great way to sample toastmasters, our club and see if it is right for you! Table topics is many of our members favourite part!

Know that people want you to succeed. Everyone knows public speaking is hard, which makes you stand out even more for conquering it.

Table topics idea: a court room! Try your fellow members for a crime and let your guests decide if they are guilty or innocent!

Our famous themed night is returning! This time we are summer dreaming with an evening inspired by Hawaii! Message or email for details to join.

It isn’t too late to join us tonight to work on your public speaking and leadership skills. Message or email for details.

At Toastmasters we pride ourselves on becoming the best possible leaders. A tip from us is to understand your leadership style first! There are so many free leadership quizzes online.

Join us next week! Build your leadership and public speaking skills. We meet online via zoom. Message for details.

Table topics idea! Give your fellow Toastmasters a list of ingredients and ask them to “cook” a dish for you in their response!

We are back! Back with top speaking tip: Practise for every possible scenario. If you are taking audience questions, practise for what might come up so you are prepared.

We had such a lovely evening as a club last night! One of our new members stepped up to run our mini table topics session. We have seen him grow so much and this was the next big step for him! So great to see. Why not join us next time? See the events section of our page!

TONIGHT! Looking forward to it.

Join us next week! Build your skills as a leader. Become a better speaker.

Join us next week! Build your skills as a leader. Become a better speaker.

Dont forget... TONIGHT. Mini table topics, always such fun and a great way to build skills.

Missed this weeks meeting? Join us next week for our mini session of table topics! Message for details

Toastmasters International -

It is a question we recieve time and time again. "How do you remember your entire speech?" Our leadership team have published the most useful artcile on this very subject. "Internalise, don't memorise" - no one wants a stiff speech even if it is word for word - you have to strike a balance of flow and content. Read the full article here:

https://www.toastmasters.org/magazine/magazine-issues/2020/nov/ditch-the-notecards

Toastmasters International - Would you like to give a speech without notes, or at least with very few notes? Memorizing your speech word for word is not only difficult, it can result in a stilted style or in completely forgetting what you are going to say. While it is a good idea to memorize your first sentence or two, and your...

MYEBOOK - Vale Life Magazine Sept-Oct 2020

Read our article in the Vale Life Magazine! Presenting and public speaking are STILL very much applicable and desirable skills for employers. Presenting on a virtual platform requires even more confidence. Toastmasters is a great way to build these skills.

Page 53 below link

https://library.myebook.com/ValeLife/vale-life-magazine-sept-oct-2020/2813/ /54

MYEBOOK - Vale Life Magazine Sept-Oct 2020 Description: Six weekly, local interest magazine for Aylesbury, Thame, Tring, Wendover, Princes Risborough, Chinnor, Waddesdon, Winslow and surrounding area of UK.

Ever tried to clap on a zoom call? Its chaos! Instead our members speeches are awarded an enthusiastic round of jazz hands! What do you do to make your zoom calls more interesting?

Missed this weeks meeting? Join us next week for our mini session of table topics! Message for details

We are so excited to welcome Judith Quin from Your Whole Voice at our zoom meeting on Monday! She will be speaking on Brains, Body and Breath. We cant wait to here this exciting content and welcome any guests. Contact details below or DM us!

Who is up for some table topics and prepared speeches tonight? Message to join our full meeting tonight!

Missed this weeks meeting? Join us on the next one! We welcome guests who are looking to develop their speaking skills.

Join us tonight! Our first meeting of October. Message or email for joining details.

Looking forward to tonight's mini Toastmaters! One of our newest members Simon is hosting. Message for details!

Our James Bond night was such a hit! Many of our members dressed up and put zoom backgrounds on the for occasion!

Want to be involved in our next events? Let us know via Facebook messenger or our email address. Check the page info for more details.