Oxford Speakers Club
Oxford Speakers Club
Practice speech * Get feedback * Gain confidence
Welcome to the Oxford Speakers Club, a Toastmasters International community club dedicated to helping members improve their public speaking skills in a supportive environment.
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Tables topics Masterclass
Oxford Speakers Club
When:
22 Aug 2023 At 19:00 - 21:00
Where:
Oxford Town Hall
Do you want to be better at thinking on your feet when everyone is watching you? Do you want to deliver with confidence when speaking off-the-cuff in front of your peers?
Oxford Speakers Club is delighted to announce that we’ll be running a masterclass on 22 August at Oxford Town Hall to help you improve your Table Topics and impromptu speaking.
Join Dr David Jones, six-time winner of the Toastmasters’ District Table Topics championship, who will explain how to master the art of impromptu public speaking for this special event.
Having days to prepare a presentation can be nerve-racking enough. But do you feel panic-stricken if you’re asked to speak at a moment’s notice? Can you afford to risk giving faltering or unconvincing impromptu responses to questions at a business conference?
Being a good impromptu public speaker is a highly desirable business skill. But does anyone teach impromptu speaking? Yes, David Jones does. David, the six-time winner of the Toastmasters’ District Table Topics championship, will explain how to master the art of
impromptu public speaking*. In this interactive workshop, you will practice impromptu speaking.
The workshop will help you to overcome your fear of impromptu speaking. You will learn:
· how to respond to any question
· how to channel your inner creativity
· what will give you the edge over other Table Topics contestants.
About us
Oxford Speakers Club
At the Oxford Speakers Club, we believe that public speaking is an important skill that can benefit everyone, whether in their personal or professional lives. Our club provides a safe and supportive environment for members to practice and improve their speaking skills, and to receive feedback from fellow members.
We meet regularly to practice speaking, including giving prepared speeches and impromptu talks. Our club membership is open to anyone (over 18) who wants to improve their public speaking skills, regardless of their experience level.
If you're interested in joining our club, please feel free to attend one of our meetings as a guest to get a sense of what we do. We're always happy to welcome new members and help them develop their public speaking, communication and leadership skills
Thank you for considering the Oxford Speakers Club. We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting!
Upcoming Events
Oxford Speakers Club
Sometimes we have events that are different from normal club meetings. The purpose of these events is to break the monotony, augment our skills and introduce a bit of fun in the normal club functioning. The events may have different themes but the underlying intention is always the same - to improve our public speaking, communication and leadership skills.
Table Topic Workshop
22 Aug 2023
Town Hall
Table topics are impromptu speeches where a person has to speak for 1-2 minutes on a topic that they receive on the spot. It is a nerve-wrecking experience at first but once you do a couple of them, you would not be able to stop yourself, they are addictive and fun. This workshop is for getting some tips & tricks to handle table topics from a veteran speaker followed by time mfor practicing those tips.
Leadership Webinar
21 Sep 2023
Online
Leadership is one of those things that everybody has to learn by mistakes. By listening to an experienced leadership master you can just ensure that you learn from others' mistakes and don't make as many mistakes yourself.
Sci-fi Theme Meeting
10 Oct 2023
Town Hall
How about having some fun by making all the table topics and all the speeches about science fiction? Do you have any funny stories about alien abduction? Or maybe time travel is more your thing? Come as guest to watch the fun or join the club to take part.
August Workshop
Sometimes we have events that are different from normal club meetings. The purpose of these events is to break the monotony, augment our skills and introduce a bit of fun in the normal club functioning. The events may have different themes but the underlying intention is always the same - to improve our public speaking, communication and leadership skills.
Oxford Speakers Club
Table Topics Workshop
Where?
Town Hall
When?
22 Aug 2023 19:00
Table topics are impromptu speeches where a person has to speak for 1-2 minutes on a topic that they receive on the spot. It is a nerve-wrecking experience at first but once you do a couple of them, you would not be able to stop yourself, they are addictive and fun.
This workshop is for getting some tips & tricks to handle table topics from a veteran speaker followed by time mfor practicing those tips.
Join Oxford Speakers Club in 3 easy steps
We know it's not easy to make a commitment to something which will cost you money and time on an ongoing basis. It is natural for you to be curious about what the club can do for you, whether you would fit in or if it's the right club for you. Therefore, we make it easy for you to make the decision.
Contact us
You can email us to find how our meetings work.
We will tell you if any special events are going on that may interest you.
You can also just walk in when the meeting is being held.
Our meeting schedule is on our Meetup page
Attend a meeting as a guest
When you come as a guest you get a chance to
Meet the club members
Watch a meeting in action
Take part in Table Topics
Ask all the questions you need to ask.
Join us as a member
When you are ready to join us
Fill out a simple form
Start paying the club dues
Become a member
Meet the Committee
Ian Sanders
Sunny Goswami
Vice President Education
President
Emma Gascoigne
Vice President Public Relations
Dinesh Chintapalli
Vice President Membership
Binod Thapa
Club Treasurer
Mary Robson
Mentor Master
Sonia Leoncid
Club Secretary
Nick Dewey
Sargeant-at-arms
Paul Ovington
Leadership Master
Andra Pirvu
Immediate Past President
Contact Us
For more information, please visit our website or contact us in one of the following ways
Visit our Meet up to find our meeting dates.
Email us with your query
Join one of our meetings as a guest
2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month in Court Room of Oxford Town Hall
Message us on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/oxfordspeakersclub
Privacy Policy
As applicable to guests.
Oxford Speakers Club
In our meetings we often take photos and sometimes record video of table topics and speeches. If you are a guest it is possible that you may appear in some of these photographs in the background.
As guests are allowed to take part in Table Topics and can win Best Table Topic Speaker award, we might record the table topic performances and also take photos of the winners for our social media.
If you are not comfortable with your photo or video appearing on our social media, please let the Vice President of Public Relations, President or Toastmaster of the Evening know. We will exclude you from all media published.
We encourage guests to fill out our guest sign-up form which captures your email address. This is for the purpose of communicating with guests to allow them to ask any questions and provide them information about the club. We may send you reminders for one or two future meetings. We do not spam our guests and we do not sell, rent, publish or distribute the guest contact details in any way.
