 | | | | Feel free to contact us with any questions, suggestions or feedback. | | | | | | | 27 July 2004 | | | | With grace, elegance and authority, Thandi Haruperi led the meeting as our toastmaster, introducing the speakers and functionaries with some original humour and more than a small dose of girl power.
Val Hancock introduced herself to the club in a very solid performance as timekeeper, followed by grammarian Alan Gayle whose voice “resonated” throughout the room as he announced the word of the day.
Then came the speeches – and what a treat, as Charles Njoku opened with his icebreaker, packed with moment after moment of superbly crafted drama. Well done Charles! I’m looking forward to your number 11.
Alex Ward gave us an inspiring speech and urged us to do what we most enjoy in life with some more of his unique brand of humour and limitless energy.
David West took on a real challenge: the impromptu speech! From Trotsky’s reflections on old age to the national pensions shortfall, David explored Britain’s dependency gap and made a seven minute table topic look all rather easy.
John Tomsky explored the future of genetic science with the usual humour and told us about “an age of bio-cosmetics in which we can choose our physical appearance and I can finally make myself attractive to Ritchie”.
Many thanks to our speech evaluators Nikky Ajayi, Carol West, Richie Dayo Johnson and Dayo Olomu for their perceptive comments and helpful recommendations.
In the second half, Richard “Snake in the grass” Lewis led the topics with the help of some rather surprising props. The session was evaluated in style by the ever-encouraging Francoise Emery and Shegun Olusanya.
Our general evaluator Craig Mills packed his performance with helpful encouragement and recommendations and congratulated Dayo Olomu on his stunning dress.
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