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What a big day it was for Richard Johnson. Richard was runner-up in the District Speech Contest. He is also seen here being inaugurated as District Vice-President by the incoming District President, Keith Dickerson. Richard was also awarded the Trevor Havelock Trophy for his tireless dedication in visiting and helping to develop clubs in the South Area. Richard has had a major influence in the support of the new Beckenham SC, as well as running workshops throughout the Area and District. The ASC is made up of willing, enthusiastic and dedicated volunteers. Richard's achievements in the support of others are second to none. Christine Havelock receives the District President's award from District President, Vince Stevenson. Christine is herself a former District President and knows only too well how much work goes into the planning of major events. Christine is an enthusiastic member of the District Executive Committee, the National Conference Committee 2007 minutes secretary, and will also be at the centre of the production of all forms and delegate packs for Conference 2007. She has also volunteered to be District Secretary from June 2007. This is a marvelous and well deserved award for Christine. A delighted Vince Stevenson receives the award for being District Evaluations Champion 2007 from former National President, Bill Mitchell. In the last four years, Speakers of Bromley has produced three National Evaluations finalists, which shows the standard of consistency there is at the club. "It's nice to be mentioned alongside John Baxter and Stephen Street", said Vince. "The National Finals will be at the Novotel Hammersmith during the weekend 27th-29th April. It would be great for the club and the District if Vince can go all the way this year. A delighted Adrian Cory receives his Interim Certificate of Achievement from Area President, Richard Johnson. Adrian has made fantastic progress since joining the club last year and he also shon in the District Team Speaking Contest after just a few months experience. Adrian entertained the audience with a speech entitled 'New York'. As you can imagine, there were lots of opportunities for effective use of voice, and Adrian tackled them all. Vince Stevenson won the South Area Evaluation Contest on Saturday February 3rd at St George's Hall, Beckenham. Evaluating Frank Forster's (level 5 - use of voice) speech, Vince's thorough evaluation caught the eye of the judges. Vince has been runner-up in this Area competition twice in the last 4 years, so it was again, something of a relief for him in a win that takes him to the District Finals on March 11th in Maidstone. Vince is pictured here collecting his trophy, ably assisted by his daughter Natalia. Vince Stevenson won through at the Speakers of Bromley Evaluation Contest on Thursday January 11th. Evaluating Bob Foulger's (level 5 - use of voice) speech, Vince beat off the challenge of a strong field of eight. Vince has been runner-up in this competition 3 times in the last 4 years, so it was something of a relief for him to win, at last. Vince will represent the club at the Area Contests in Beckenham on the 3rd of February. Richard Johnson, South Area President won through at the Speakers of Bromley Speech Contest on Thursday December 14th. Richard won through from a strong field of 8 speakers with an almost perfect delivery of a speech on the subject of Britain's prison population. Richard reached the Area finals two years ago and is hoping that his extra experience will take him that next step forward. Sue Willat is seen presenting Richard the winner's trophy. That consistent performer Stephen Street scooped the Speakers of Bromley's Topics Contest on 23rd of November. Last year Stephen won the club's evaluation's contest and went all the way to National in Carlisle with a string of excellent performances. Is he on the road again? Stephen is seen here receiving his award from National Vice President, Gwyn Redgers. Floyd Millen (runner-up) pushed Stephen all the way with a first class topic, but just ran out of steam towards the conclusion. Gerard Casale gets up close and personal with Speaker of the Year 2006, Esther Rantzen at the Victoria Thistle Hotel. It was a wonderful evening with speeches, wine and good company. June Ford rounded off the evening with a short speech which congratulated Esther Rantzen on becoming Speaker of the Year 2006 as well as for her spell-binding speech about her life as a broadcaster and public figure. There was also an auction of donated prizes which raised £500 for the charity that Ms Rantzen founded, Childline. Speakers of Bromley have won the inaugural award of ASC web site of the month for September 2006. This new initiative by the ASC National Development Officer, Rosemary Harris is to reward the promotion of the ASC in new and innovative ways. All other club web sites were reviewed and currently, Speakers of Bromley is ranked first. |
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Former President, Richard Johnson presents an Intermediate Certificate of Achievement to Gerard Casale along with the President's trophy for individual achievement and commitment to public speaking, as well as the Mavis Hacket Topics Trophy for club success in the discipline of Topics. This was Gerard's first year with the club and he made an incredible impact, speaking at two South Area finals as well as the District finals as evaluation speaker. Gerard joined the club to improve his presentation skills as his work involves a great deal of inter-departmental speaking as well as speaking in numerous international seminars.
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President Ken Richart presents Intermediate Certificates of Achievement to Martin Quaintance, James Malone, Ann Edmondson and Nick Cooke. 2005-2006 was an impressive year in the club's history in that it achieved 11 level 5 certificates. As a club, we now have 21 members who have reached level 5 or beyond.
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Richard Johnson's final role as President is to award Caroline Killilea, Christine Havelock and Patrick Kelly their Intermediate Certificates of Achievement before handing over to incoming club President, Ken Richart.
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Speakers of Bromley and Beckenham Speakers Clubs made their presence felt at the House of Commons on Monday 24th April 2006. Here they are pictured with National President, Neil McLeod (4th left) and National Secretary, Gwyneth Millard (far right).
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Here they are now with a glass of beer with Big Ben in the background and Paul enjoying himself with a topic.
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Stephen Street put in a sparkling performance at the National Evaluations Contest in Carlisle on 30th April 2006. Stephen's fellow contestants included a former National Evaluations winner and third place from 2004, as well as other experienced National finalists. However, Stephen put in a marvelous display, in remember, his first year of competition and thoroughly deserved his success. |
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Stephen Street took on a strong field at the Russell Hotel, Maidstone and came out victorious as District Evaluations Champion. This is a great achievement for Stephen as this is his first year of competition in Evaluations. Stephen who is a government lawyer will now compete at National in Carlisle at the end of April and we wish him every success. Stephen had to leave the Maidstone event straight after he made his speech because of family commitments, so he was especially delighted when he received the news by telephone. Here Stephen and his engraved trophy caught up with him at a regular club night in Bromley. |
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June Ford is winner of the Speakers of Bromley Challenge Trophy at the Bromley Arts Festival. This makes June the first person to hold both the Speakers of Bromley Open and Challenge Trophies. This year's theme was 'Noise...' and June beat off the challenges of many of her club colleague's. June is one of the most consistent top level speakers in the country and has this year been invited to speak at the Speaker of the Year Dinner in central London when Esther Rantzen will receive the honour of becoming 'Speaker of the Year'. |
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A beaming Stephen Street is presented with the Area Evaluations Trophy from lead judge Katherine Inglis. This is a great achievement for Stephen as this is his first year of competition in Evaluations. Stephen successfully evaluated Gerard Casale's level 4 - gestures speech about scuba diving. |
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As part of Speakers of Bromley's autumn recruitment campaign, both Ann Edmondson and Gerard Casale volunteered to be models for the day and pose for a picture which we hope will make them famous throughout the speaking world. The picture will be used on the club's new seminar stand as well as some glossy leaflets which will be distributed throughout the Borough of Bromley before Christmas. The masking tape across their mouths highlights the difficulty that some people find in expressing themselves in public. |
