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In the news - and in your speech?
Probus Club 2 of Purbeck, SwanageOn 30 October, I made a return visit to the Probus Club 2 of Purbeck who meet at the Pines Hotel in Swanage.  This time I was booked for my presentation on the Life, Literature and Laughter of Patrick Campbell, a talk I put together five years ago, just after my...
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Published 3 days ago

A public speaker in Clover!
Ringwood Clover GroupOn 23 October I arrived for my talk at the Clover Group in Ringwood, Hampshire, in very good time - I was at the venue even before the caretaker was!Before I spoke, a cheque was presented to local builder Mr Raymond Brown on behalf of the appeal to refurbish the Ebenezer Hall...
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Published 4 days ago

Havant I spoken here before?
Jubilee Ladies Luncheon Club, EmsworthI delivered an after-lunch talk on 21 October  (my first booking involving a lunch or dinner since early August - I was beginning to develop withdrawal symptoms!) It was for 69 members of the Jubilee Ladies Luncheon Club in Emsworth, Hampshire.The venue was...
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Published 7 days ago

Speechwriting in verse? Well, you could do worse!
An unusual speechwriting commissionEarlier this year, I blogged about being commissioned to write a 'best men's speech' (a double-act for two speakers). More recently, I was asked to write a speech at very short notice for a client with a significant anniversary less than a week away - and they...
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Published a week ago

The sound equipment was sound!
Kent Active Retirement Fellowship, RochesterAs I have mentioned before, it's always a pleasure speaking in Kent because of the great audience response and on 13 October I gave an afternoon talk about The Power of Humour in Everyday Life for around 85 members the Rochester branch of the Kent...
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Published a week ago

Slow, slow, quip, quip, slow...
Drayton and Farlington Carers' Support GroupMy talk on 9 October was for the Drayton and Farlingrton Carers' Support Group in Cosham, Hampshire.I have spoken several times in Cosham and I have to say i find it to be a very friendly town, the sort of place where total strangers smile and say hello...
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Published 2 weeks ago

A quota of quoters!
Bournemouth Literary Festival Quotable Quotes QuizOn 3 October I made my third appearance at the Bournemouth Literary Festival. In 2005 and 2006 I was joint quizmaster with Brian Jenner for the literary quizzes he devised but this year I found myself trying to answer his questions as a panellist...
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Published 2 weeks ago

Presentation - or pitch?
My brother James on Summit TVFor several months recently I was plagued with problems, firstly with computers and then my Blackberry and I could not have sorted these out without a great deal of help from my brother James for which I am extremely grateful. If you're a techie, you will find his...
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Published 2 weeks ago

Some September Speeches
Cranborne Women's Institute23 September saw me giving an evening talk on My Life as a Freelance Comedy Writer for Cranborne Women's Institute in North Dorset. This was a small audience - just 13 - but much more responsive than another tiny crowd I wrote about previously!I am always looking for...
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Published 4 weeks ago

Joining the Great Lectern Debate!
Tips on using lecternsIn the lead-up to Gordon Brown's keynote conference speech last month, the BBC's Daily Politics asked the award-winning  actor Brian Cox what presentation tips he would pass on to the Prime Minister. He replied that he should stand his ground by standing his ground, in...
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Published a month ago