Reading Speakers - Toastmasters UK

05/04/2026

Congratulations to the winners of the Area Speech Contest held on the 23rd March hosted by Ascot & Bracknell Speakers - Toastmasters. (The day after they and some other club members had run the Reading Half Marathon).

The winners were:
Danny Wang - International Speech Contest
Matt Sinclair - Evaluation Speech Contest

We invite you to our next meeting on the 13th April (to avoid the public holiday). Hear how they achieved success.

25/03/2026

On 13th March, Reading Speakers - Toastmasters UK held their Club competition, in front of over 5 guests and 15 fellow Toastmasters. It was a first for many, watching, participating, even judging or being a test speaker.

The ultimate Club winners were Bethan for Best Evaluation, Danny for Best Speech.

06/03/2026

Our International Speech and Evaluation competition is being held on the 16th March. Are you curious to find out who will win this year? Come along and find out.

With competition season creeping around the corner, its a tense time for all Toastmasters… Or maybe thats just me. Speaking in front of your club is great, but putting yourself out there in front of bigger, unfamiliar crowds is a great way to test your comfort zone. If you’re scared to compete, ...

09/02/2026

Our next meeting is on the 16th February, come along and experience what Toastmasters is like at Reading Speakers Club.

Always great to have a full house. Over 30 attendees for Monday’s meeting, with 10 guests. One thing we do differently at Reading is get the guests to speak as much as much as possible - impromtpu speaking, intros, outros, thoughts etc. One of the best ways to make guests feel part of a Toastmaste...

07/01/2026

What a way to kickstart the year!

Due to a few unexpected changes, our meeting went quite unorthodox - in the best way possible.

We started off going person-person, hearing everyone's plans and aspirations for 2026. We then shimmied into table topics, which we had 10 of. Finally to end the meeting, we had a battle between the heavyweight champions - Harrington VS Sinclair.

🥇Amelia (guest) won best table topics with ease. An absolute natural.

🥇Despite being misinformed and put at a disadvantage by Danny, Luke smashed his Table Topic Evaluation.

🥇Matt helped save the meeting by booking a speech last minute and in typical Matt fashion, won.

Next meeting is on the 19th January, Happy New Year.

23/12/2025

Are you a little anxious at going to festive gatherings this holiday season, then read this. https://www.toastmasters.org/Magazine/Articles/The-Art-of-Small-Talk

Come to our next meeting on 5th January!

Your Toastmasters training has helped you feel comfortable when speaking in front of a group and self-assured when leading a meeting or giving a speech. But what about when you are conversing one-on-one? Does your confidence level take a dive during your day-today communication with others?

01/12/2025