Archive for January, 2025

Evaluation and Topics contests

Sunday, January 26th, 2025

Jeff Denton gave the target speech for the club Evaluation contest on 23rd January entitled “In Front”, a relevant look at how to handle yourself in front of an audience, especially when answering questions. There were two entrants with judge Chris Clissitt declaring John Holian the winner. He will represent the club at the Yorkshire & North East area contests on 9th February in York.

Chris Clissitt won the Topics contest in a field of three as judged by Jeff Denton.

Here is the club line up for the area contests:

Speech:          Niki Boersma

Evaluation:     John Holian

Topics:           Chris Clissitt

Next meeting 23rd January – Evaluation and Topics Contests

Wednesday, January 15th, 2025

Our next meeting is in the Bramham Room at Wetherby Town Hall, Market Place, Wetherby LS22 6NE at 7.45pm for 8pm on Thursday 23rd January 2025.

The evening features two of our annual club contests: the evaluation and topics contests.

The evaluation contest gives us a chance to hone our feedback skills, and in the topics contest participants are asked to speak impromptu for two or three minutes on a subject they have just been given. Both offer the opportunity to progress to the Area, Regional and National contests.