Home & Exile

For the moment, I just listened to John's speech but I think it is so great example of a Humorous speech!

True Tales? from Danny Bermant on Vimeo.

From the Jewish book week 2010

I discovered today

I discovered today, looking up again Storytelling London on Google, that Spark London is hight up the list now and it still has my story Now or Never online.

It aas almost a year ago - I almost forgot it, and Spark brought me back now,

It is also a hymne to ToastMasters in general and in London, And yes, a year later, also in October, I will be telling a story in Manchester. Waw, what a road. Thanks to the Toastmasters in Meridian Speakers club and in Lewisham and all over London, and thanks also a lot to Johanna from Spark London inviting me to speak here and there, from that October on.
Now or never
Here is a link to that speech a year ago

A Toastmaster meeting - what is it?

What and why Toastmasters? from YouTube

Are you prepared? by David Thomson

Be Prepared by David Thomson
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David Thomson had only 7 minutes to prepare, and 4 strange words from the audience to add to his speech - what a speech! Funny, interesting and inspiring, too.

His movements, with tiny then bigger and bigger umbrella were magnificent, you will have to imagine only what does remain in my mind's eye. But the voice melody and variety let you imagine - for yourself.

Be prepared!

Practice and practice again!

Then, you can use bigger and bigger umbrellas and speak to bigger and bigger audience.

I did feel as if he spoke about me, but many of us did.

As the Box.net told my bendwith was full - if I do not upgrade - I put it on Dailymotion, as video. There is a very short advertisment added at the beginning, it goes away fast

David Thomson is not only a very Competent Toastmaster or Speaker, but also the President of Speakers Bank in London, and the Meridian Speakers Mentor. He is also the one who gave me my first tiny umbrella in my hands, inviting me 18 month ago to give my first Toastmaster speech at the Croydon Contest.

About Table Topics by Martin Heaney

delivered the 30 June at Meridian Speakers Toastmaster club special meeting

For me this is not only a useful and funny speach but also an example how it should be done
And I still remember how shy he was at his first Table Topics, and how greatly he delivered the one prepared in advance!

Yes! You can prepare in advance to Table Topics!

Home, as delivered at the Blue Elephant Theatre

Better voice variety does add, I think, but the body movements I made were not bad either, at the Blue Elephant Theatre in London, as I can remember from the people laughing, then.

Plauing out some more then the first time, I told it with my 'suitcase' did bring more laugh there. Yes, all is important finally in a told tale.

Home is the Theme for all of us. I was ten year old when the war cought up with me, is the tale I am asked now to repeat again, elsewhere.

I told this first at the Spark London event at the Cafe Canal Theatre, then at the Soho Restaurant and then the Blue Elephant Theatre. Next, probably will be Manchester

With my grand children

Communication with my grand children.

I did put a special effort to bring half baked bred that they did finish baking, then we eat it together: they loved the fresh baguettes.

Then, I listened and looked to what they wanted to do, and finally participated in it: they were so happy to teach me how to do and so happy when I did also succeed - even if not as well as they did.

Finally, for the first time for long, not only did they come to kiss me before I left but did agree that next time they wil be coming to my place. "Prepare a jelly! Popcorn too? Yeees!" Next time, we come!

Preparing for it, listening, speaking a bit quietly when needed, participating, and all went better then last times.

ps And of course, that picture is not of them, they are a lot more grown up by now, 10 and 11 already. But today, I am a bit more confident in my communication competence.