Category Archives: Speech

Congratulations Mark Hunter – World Champion of Public Speaking 2009

I remember meeting Mark Hunter when he was preparing for a speech contest in around 1999. My cousin told me that he “had a voice like chocolate” – apparently in contrast to my own. Ten years have passed, and Mark … Continue reading

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General Evaluation at Shanghai No. 1

Last Monday night our VPE was the GE at Shanghai No. 1 at their 499th meeting. It was a longer evaluation than is often possible and you can see it here or below but some of the key points are … Continue reading

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“Bad Grammar”

My friend Leah, who is also a Toastmaster, sent me a link to this video. It is hilarious. (OK, I am a word geek. I like English and I like words!) It’s a parody of Timbaland’s music video “The Way … Continue reading

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Having fun editing my contest speech – flexibility

Let’s keep exploring how flexible the Chinese are… We can even change our age on our passport for winning the Olympics. Our use of melamine is flexible,too. We sell different kinds of milk to different people – safe milk to … Continue reading

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