The Horsham Speakers Club.
At last I have finally got round to joining the HSC (part of the Associations of Speakers Clubs) and on Tuesday night I had the opportunity to do a level 1 icebreaker as well as a couple of impromptu bits and bobs. If I had any preconceptions about what this Tuesday night gathering might be like, then they were very quickly dispersed because they’re a very warm and thoroughly diverse group who made me feel instantly welcome and at ease. If public speaking floats your boat then this is a must do because it’s genuinely lots of fun, very interesting and there is loads of opportunity to flex your voice box and get yourself out of your comfort zone.
Improve your public speaking.
The Club provides a brilliantly positive forum for improving your speaking abilities and was a good reminder to me of some of the many bad habits, I’ve picked up over the years. And as I’m very definitely a “preparer” (too many years spent in the Family Division to be happy about turning up and winging it), it was great to have a go at the impromptu “topic” slot as well. I can’t say there was rapturous applause but I did get a “virtual” trophy, not least for my description, “like a spider vomiting on the page”. That really wasn’t in the script and I’m still not quite sure how it slipped out!
I’m so glad to have found a place where I’m not alone in my quirky love for public speaking and I cant wait for the next meeting and having a go at level 2. Happy days.
