CRAVEN SPEAKERS CLUB - Skipton

Improve your speaking skills

- whether for organising meetings, teaching, presenting the results of your project to a group, for a wedding speech, or just to become more confident? Open to all of 16 and over.

Please don't be shy - we could all do with improving our speaking skills.

Join a club

with sympathetic encouraging people, and have some fun nights out?

Gain confidence.

Easy exercises. Share encouragement and fun. Free training manual for new members.
Communications skills for all  ...Come and Try us out - first two sessions free!!! ...     
Last updated 1 May 2013

Read Judith's blog about making posters advertising the club

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Suggestion for the Autumn 2013 term...

Pick up the phone and enquire about coming to Speakers Club!!

Phone one of us and have a chat to find out more
01535 665278 or 07941 785340 or 01729 822138 or 01535 652915

Recent Photo left: Table top sale in April 2013 to raise funds

Here on November 15th 2010 one member (the web editor) has brought some Cool Earth Coffee for the Group to try - buying one jar of CoolEarth Coffee will save one tree in the Amazon. Read more..

A member at the back is holding the Speakers Club Guide

Top tips for giving impromptu short speeches:

1. Think of you final end "punchline" first. Then your talk can work towards that. (Chris Birch's Tip)
   
2. Tell people "What's in it for them"
   
3. If you want people to do something, give them a "because" before you give the request
e.g. "Because what I'm going to say is very important for your exams, I want you to listen carefully".


4. Look at people/the audience in the eye. Look at someone near the back (because then more people will think you are looking at them - it is to do with angles). Find someone who is looking at you with interest and sympathy - because that will give you more confidence.
   
5. Smile
   
6. Don't "Errr" and Don't rush things - better to shut your mouth and give a pause.
   
7. Finish your talk with a "punch" (- A strong comment - And stand there, wait for the applause. Don't tail off and sidle away from the table in the middle of your last sentence.)

It really does get easier each time - so come and practise.

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Because it will improve your ability at giving talks, go and plan a two minute talk on a subject of your choice- e.g. "Trees" .. RIGHT NOW!

Have fun! ... and perhaps we'll see you at Skipton.

Useful Links: LJL Seminars- Impromptu Speaking

No matter how large your audience may be, each listener wants to feel that you are talking to him or her.-body language -

Speakers clubs are for ordinary people - like you.

1. Wedding Speeches
2. Reading the Psalms at church
3. Chairing a committee meeting
4. Raising a point at a meeting
5. Becoming less shy in ordinary conversations
6. Patter for introducing a song that you are going to sing/play.
7. Explaining to people why climate change or species extinctions are important.
8. Gain confidence generally

You may be shy and think "I am too shy to speak so I don't need to go to a speakers club" - WRONG - Speakers Club is for you - the other people there are very encouraging

You may think "I have done lots of public speaking, I am already very good" - WRONG - other members will be able to point out (politely) quirks that you had not noticed, as well as highlighting the good points.

If you are a young person -JOIN now - the skills you learn will last a lifetime

If you are older - you can still improve your skills to help other people - and you'll have lots of fun at the meetings