East Midlands Speakers Club

East Midlands Speakers Club Join a fun and inspirational club and meet enthusiastic individuals passionate about public speaking Come and say hello!!!

We are East Midlands Speakers Club part of the world's largest public speaking and leadership organisation - Toastmasters International. We meet every 1st and 3rd Monday at 19:30 each month at the Clock Warehouse, Shardlow, Derbyshire DE72 2GL. Whether you're preparing for a wedding speech, presentation at work or want to speak in public with ease and confidence then come along to EMSC to help you

achieve your goals faster, have fun and break barriers (not your budget). Toastmasters is a great way to develop personal confidence and skills in:
• Leadership
• Public speaking
• Communication
• Evaluation and feedback
• Active listening ..and much more! If you would love to know how we can benefit you, then come along to our next meeting. You'll be given a warm welcome and be among people who support each other's growth and improvement. Contact us (via a quick message, our website or Meetup) to get a zoom link and come along...no pressure to speak, only amazing opportunities to grow!

Another fantastic meeting and three wonderful speeches. The nights theme was ‘Collaboration’ based upon the TME and the ...
03/06/2026

Another fantastic meeting and three wonderful speeches.
The nights theme was ‘Collaboration’ based upon the TME and the GEs 20 year wedding anniversary (Congratulations both)
With speeches from Elena, Kevin and Jason, we had a fascinating evening on a variety of topics from fear of public speaking to astrophysics to corporate problem solving techniques.
Tabletopics was equally enjoyable, presented by Louisa and followed the theme of Collaboration.
The night saw many awards. Best speaker went to Elena, best tabletopics to Gerri and best evaluator to Mike H. An additional award for best supporting role went to Louisa who did an incredible job of encouraging all tabletopics participants and putting them at ease.
Pathways awards went to Jason, James and Louisa.
Finally, we were visited by seven guests! We hope that they enjoyed the evening and look forward to seeing them at our next meeting 15th June

Bilal, our newly appointed Division Director, led last night’s meeting and selected the apt theme of ‘Pass the Torch’ - ...
19/05/2026

Bilal, our newly appointed Division Director, led last night’s meeting and selected the apt theme of ‘Pass the Torch’ - perfect as we elected a new committee for the 2026-7 year.

Elected committee members consisted a perfect mix of new committee members and those already having served in a role.

Amongst our fabulous speakers from the evening were Mike H, who won Best Evaluator and guest, Lucas, picking up Best Table Topics. Gerri stepped in admirably to cover our President, Francisc, to bookend the meeting and present awards. 🏅

Certificate of level completions were awarded to Bilal and Jason 🎉

What a night!

On Monday, our volunteering themed evening was highly entertaining and educational. Liz picked up Best Speaker for her s...
23/04/2026

On Monday, our volunteering themed evening was highly entertaining and educational. Liz picked up Best Speaker for her speech on identity. Bilal gave us a masterclass in impromptu speaking on the topic of the importance of volunteering in today’s society. Jason, who recently won the Division E evaluation contest, showed us why when practicing for the upcoming District 71 contest. Best Role Player was awarded to Andreea for her role as grammarian, highlighting poetic license. An empowering evening for all.

These lovely Toastmasters picked up awards at our last meeting on the 30th March. Sarolta completed her first speech, he...
09/04/2026

These lovely Toastmasters picked up awards at our last meeting on the 30th March. Sarolta completed her first speech, her icebreaker and won Best Speaker of the evening. Laura delivered her second speech and gave us insight into life as a twin - fascinating and funny. James spoke about the courage to fail. Many opportunities to learn throughout the evening whilst discovering new things about each other and being entertained! Next meeting - 20th April.

Congratulations to Jason for winning the Evaluation Division E Contest today in Longford. John, our founder, was there t...
28/03/2026

Congratulations to Jason for winning the Evaluation Division E Contest today in Longford. John, our founder, was there to support him. Well deserved and a beacon of what can be achieved with well-chosen words.

What a busy meeting! Women’s Day was the theme and ‘Altruistic’ was the word of the evening. Numerous guests attended an...
17/03/2026

What a busy meeting! Women’s Day was the theme and ‘Altruistic’ was the word of the evening. Numerous guests attended and three got involved in our impromptu speaking, with guest, Shaun, picking up Best Table Topics for speaking about his inspirational wife! Best Evaluator went to James who evaluated Ali’s educational speech, reminding us that constraints can be positive. Mike was awarded Best Role Player for his excellent general evaluation speech. Louisa handed out certificates to Francisc and Mike for their roles as mentors and highlighted that the mentor programme is reopening for the next 6-month period. New members Laura and Tetiana were officially welcomed into the club.

We were pleased to welcome 5 guests at Monday’s meeting, one of whom, Alan, won Best Table Topics. Topics were focussed ...
21/02/2026

We were pleased to welcome 5 guests at Monday’s meeting, one of whom, Alan, won Best Table Topics. Topics were focussed on the theme winter sports. Best Evaluator went to Mike and Francisc, our president awarded Andreea Best Role Player for her Table Topics Master Role. Feedback from our guests was positive and we hope to see them again soon. Attending as a guest, free of charge, is a great way to determine if our club is right for you.

What an evening! Matt set the theme as “Great British Weather” and took on both Toastmaster of the Evening and Table Top...
03/02/2026

What an evening! Matt set the theme as “Great British Weather” and took on both Toastmaster of the Evening and Table Topics Master. He was rightly awarded Best Role Player. Louisa picked up Best Speaker for her insightful speech on ADHD. Best Evaluator went to Lilly and Best Table Topics Speaker was awarded to newbie Surinder. It was a highly amusing speech about her sunniest day. Can’t wait to do it all again in 2 weeks time!

Bob visited Cambridge Speakers Club this week. An enjoyable evening with the bonus of picking up Best Table Topics!
10/12/2025

Bob visited Cambridge Speakers Club this week. An enjoyable evening with the bonus of picking up Best Table Topics!

Our first December meeting was aptly themed Christmas Movies, as chosen by our Toastmaster of the Evening, Matt. His mes...
02/12/2025

Our first December meeting was aptly themed Christmas Movies, as chosen by our Toastmaster of the Evening, Matt. His message was “Don’t be a Grinch, take up a role you’ve yet to try”. Francisc presented the table topics, covering Romania. Awards for the evening went to Liz, Louisa, Dan and Kevin. Looking forward to fun and food at the Christmas meeting!

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