London Olympians Toastmasters Club » News http://olympians.org.uk London Olympians - The Friendliest Speakers Club in London Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:05:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 1st March 2012 – London Olympians http://olympians.org.uk/1st-march-2012-london-olympians/ http://olympians.org.uk/1st-march-2012-london-olympians/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:05:13 +0000 catherine http://olympians.org.uk/?p=513 Normal meeting night – starting at 7 for 7.15p.m.

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]]> http://olympians.org.uk/16th-february-2012-london-olympians/feed/ 0 2nd February 2012 – London Olympians http://olympians.org.uk/london-olympians/ http://olympians.org.uk/london-olympians/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:00:28 +0000 catherine http://olympians.org.uk/?p=499 http://olympians.org.uk/london-olympians/feed/ 0 19th January – The Ancient City at Night Walk http://olympians.org.uk/19th-january-the-ancient-city-at-night-walk/ http://olympians.org.uk/19th-january-the-ancient-city-at-night-walk/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:08:48 +0000 catherine http://olympians.org.uk/?p=480 Join us on this organised London Walk not only to have some fun, but also to ‘evaluate’ the guide’s speaking skills!

Meet at Bank tube station at 18.30 at Exit 3 by the Wellington Statue.

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Free workshop: How to listen effectively


 

 

 

Make sure you have finished speaking before your audience has finished listening.
Dorothy Sarnoff (1914-2008), American operatic soprano, musical theatre actress, and self-help guru

Do you want to:

  • Listen more effectively?
  • Better understand others?
  • Build relations with others?

If the answer to these questions is YES then London Olympians Toastmasters Club would like to hear from you.

A basic human need is to understand and be understood. And the best way to understand people is to listen to them. Good listening skills help us to understand another’s point of view and help us make better decisions.

Thus, London Olympians is running a workshop about ‘How to listen effectively’. Delivered in a warm and encouraging environment, with much interaction, the workshop will help people hone this all important life skill.

Who: The facilitator will be Kim Crosby, a long term member of Toastmasters International.

Where: London Olympians, Lavender Room (downstairs), myhotel Chelsea, 35 Ixworth Place, London, SW3 3QX (nearest tube = South Kensington)

When: Thu 30th Jun 2011 – programme:        17:45-18:00 hours        Registration

18:00-19:00 hours        Workshop

19:00-19:10 hours        Wrap up

19:15-21:15 hours        London Olympians’ meeting

To register: Email: TellMeMore@CustomerClix.com; Mob: 07775 992505; www.olympians.org.uk

Please join us! To practise those all important listening and speaking skills, please join us

after the workshop for a meeting of London Olympians Toastmasters Public Speaking club. Free.

Here is the poster:

]]> http://olympians.org.uk/free-workshop-how-to-listen-effectively/feed/ 0 Olympians at the Area 6 Contest http://olympians.org.uk/olympians-at-the-area-6-contest/ http://olympians.org.uk/olympians-at-the-area-6-contest/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:12:18 +0000 londonolympians http://olympians.org.uk/?p=354 We are very proud to congratulate two of our members who participated in the Area 6 Contest:

Laura McCracken came second in the Speech Contest and Edward Till came second in the Evaluation Contest.

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