Debut speech

AFTER the excitement of all the competitions that have taken place this season Loughborough Speakers Club returned to our usual format for last week’s meeting.

New member Frank Ransom performed his first prepared speech. An exciting tale of adventure as a volunteer for the Ocean Youth Club on a sailing holiday from Holyhead to Dublin.

Oscar Guerrero performed his fourth speech demonstrating “Gestures and Body Language”. Entitled “Perseverance Pays”. He told us that after joining Loughborough University he was determined to get into the sporting activities Loughborough is famed for until a pain in the shoulder caused a problem.

Treatment, exercise and physiotherapy needed perseverance to work through the pain even though doctors were saying there was nothing wrong. But why did he still have pain ? He is determined to overcome this and surely Perseverance will pay!

An impromtu topics session in the second half followed the theme of the recent Adams Apple contest by using common three word phrases.

Everyone was able to take part.

Sesha took on “Air Port Terminal”, Sandra had “Mother Knows Best”,

Yana “Picture Post Card to name a few.

However Mark won the best Topic of the evening award with “White Van Man”.

A lively and animated mini speech on a most read about subject of late.

It is encouraging to see how Mark comes to the lectern with real confidence now, somewhat different from his uncertainty in the early days.

Our next meeting is on March 28, 7.30pm at John Storer House. You’ll finds lots more information on the website www.