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This is Paul's report on the meeting of 23rd November. Lincoln gave a 20 minute keynote speech and we look at techniques to prepare this. Also, fortune cookies have tips for life - but what did our members and guests make of them?

November 9th was a great meeting at Hull Speakers. Three of our new members set off on their public speaking journey and three guests probably surprised themselves by getting up and having a go. Great meeting.

This was also our first hybrid online/in-person meeting. (Well done Murali and Lincoln for getting that to work with Paul as the remote guinea-pig!) Hull Speakers continues to be with...

Don't miss the meeting on 14 September. Why? Hull Speakers delights in running educational modules to help improve the speaking skills of our members and guests. On the 14th we...

Members performing meeting roles make it possible for the speakers to be at their best. The meeting roles provide the essential supporting infrastructure the speakers need. We are very impressed...

WOW. Ok, that was our word of the day. But it is so apt. Hull Speakers, probably the most relaxed and welcoming public speaking group, held its second online meeting....

It was our first online meeting last night. Some members were a bit unsure what to expect. Besides, how will I look on a screen!   As the green 'on'...

Don't forget that this Tuesday, 25th September 7pm, is very important! Please support the club if you can attend. It is the Speech Competition! The Speech Competition involves speakers taking...

August 28th was a fantastic meeting and Alison was the Toastmaster. The Toastmaster has to facilitate the whole meeting and keep both to time and agenda; Alison excelled at both....

Meeting Review for 14/08/18 by Murali Today’s meeting was led by our Toastmaster for the evening, Murali.   Three Speakers We had three speakers tonight: Oliver delivered his final speech...

July 24th 2018 | Hull Speakers Andrew was the Toastmaster for the evening and what an evening we had! Best Speaker We had a fascinating and insightful evening with two...

Within Toastmasters, the highest level you can reach is Distinguished Toastmaster: DTM. One of our members, Michael, has been a DTM for several years. How did he achieve it? Here's...

Historic Theme Lincoln was Toastmaster for the evening and facilitated a very lively meeting.Charlotte gave us a theme and word of the day: "Historic."We heard two advanced speeches by Clare...

Meeting of 22 May 2018   Club President, Murali Podila, as Toastmaster Murali was Toastmaster and facilitated the meeting this evening.We had an Educational slot by Andrew to help members...

Steve was Toastmaster Steve Dixon always keeps the humour level high Andrew gave an Educational on Vocal variety. We used extracts from the speeches of Dr Marin Luther King to...

Meeting Review for 24/04/18 by Murali Today’s meeting was extra special thanks to the presence of our special guest, Jean Stewart, the Area Director for Area 21! The meeting was led...

Don't forget to support Doncaster, Sheffield and hull in the International Speech Contest tomorrow, Sunday!