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Barcelona, Spain, 2009/09/22 - Listening to a bunch of speeches hardly sounds like fun, unless it's at our Humorous Speech and Table Topics competition going on Tuesday September 29th at Prestigious Speakers.
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Short, entertaining and free, a number of speakers test their excellence in a competition to give the funniest five- to seven-minute speech. The winner moves on to the next level of competition.
"This fall we have an amazing selection of speakers with the gift of humour." says Angela Dunbar, the club’s president. "You never know what the speeches will be about, it’s always a surprise, it’s exciting, and it’s challenging!"
But don't expect a stand-up comedy routine, she says. The speeches are different from a comedian's act in a couple of ways. First, they're structured with a beginning, middle and end - or introduction, body and conclusion. Second, the humour all relates back to a single topic.
"These are professional speakers, a lot of time goes into preparation, practicing and perfecting. Our members are not just telling jokes; they are creating with the art of humour." Dunbar says.
The contest is free and open to the public:
What: Humorous and Impromptu Speech Contest (Contestants face off with funny words)
When: 19h45 Tuesday September 29th 2009
Where: Casa Orlandai (2nd floor) C/Jaume Piquet, 23 - 08017 Barcelona. FGC: Sarria
Cost: Free
“The Speech Contest is a tradition in Toastmaster’s clubs.”
Each year thousands of Toastmasters compete at the different levels to reach their goals of becoming Competent Communicators and Leaders.
The competition begins with Club contests and winners compete upward through the Area, Division, District, Regional and International levels.
The Toastmasters speech contest has three purposes:
1. To provide an opportunity for proficient speakers and those Toastmasters who are interested in competitive speaking to gain experience.
2. To provide an interesting educational program for Toastmasters and the general public. This program can create a community awareness of the opportunities in the Toastmasters program.
3. To provide an opportunity to those Toastmasters who are not participating in the contest to learn by observing proficient speakers.
Prestigious Speakers Barcelona, an all-English speaking club and BCN Toastmasters, its brother bi-lingual Spanish/English club are local chapter of Toastmasters International.
"Toastmasters" is a non-profit organization which gives its members the opportunity to develop and improve their communication and leadership abilities through local club meetings, training seminars and speech contests.
Toastmasters International includes more than 220,000 men and women in more than 11,300 clubs spread across 90+ countries.
Experienced professionals and beginning speakers alike can benefit from our practical, face-to face learning program. Whether you're speaking to the board of directors, your customers, your co-workers or your kids, Toastmasters can help you do it better.
At Toastmasters, members learn by speaking to groups and working with others in a supportive environment.
Each meeting gives everyone an opportunity to practice.
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