• About Wimbledon Speakers Club


    Formed in 1998 Wimbledon has established itself as a leading force both locally and nationally amongst Speakers Clubs.

    Our aim is to help members develop both confidence and skills in a variety of forms of verbal communication and public speaking.

    A typical Programme covers; Improvised Speaking; Prepared Speeches & Evaluation of Speeches. Occasionally there may be other word games, debates or lighter-hearted entertainment included.

    Our meetings are held on the 2nd & 4th Wednesday each month at the William Morris Rooms (see venue) - 7.30pm start.

    We welcome visitors who just want to drop in and see how they can best benefit.

    Wimbledon Speakers is not affiliated with any political or religious organisation. Our membership reflects a complete range of age gender and ability. To get in contact with us, click on Contact page above...

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    Speaking contest at the 13 December WSC Meeting

    Tuesday, December 19th, 2006

    A great contest of a very high standard, with all the old heavy-weights slugging it out together.
    Congrats to Katherine and Suzanne who came second and third respectively.
    Michael came out on top this time and will represent WSC at London Area Finals in February.
    Looking forward to seeing all in New Year - on Jan 10th

    WSC Meeting on Wednesday 25 October

    Tuesday, October 24th, 2006

    The last meeting were highlighted by strong (and entertaining) speeches by Mark (Level 2), Craig (Level 3), and Lee (Level 6).

    Wimbledon Speakers Club's Suzanne and Katherine feature in ASC Speaker of the Year Awards

    Sunday, October 15th, 2006

    WSC Meeting - 27 September

    Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006

    In our second meeting topics covered the Who, What, When and Why - for which Suzanne was voted the Winner.
    the set speeches of the night were by Colin - entertaining with a description of his wedding preparations and occasional mishaps on the big day; Robin on his father - a great practical joker and finally […]

    First WSC meeting of the speaking year - 13 September

    Sunday, September 17th, 2006

    A storming start to speaking year on Wednesday with a full room of speakers - first revealing the surprises on the summer, then all things new in the 'topics' impromptu speech section, in whch Barbara was voted as presenting the best topic.
    In the second half of the evening some admirable advocacy was produced in response […]

    WSC meeting - Wednesday 23 May

    Saturday, May 27th, 2006

    Only two meetings left now until the end of another speaking year at Wimbledon Speakers Club. This week[base ']s meeting was wonderfully entertaining, with back-to-back topics sessions, and a chance for all to speak at least once in the evening.
    With the formality of the AGM over, Suzanne chaired an excellent session, basing her topics on […]

    WSC Meeting - Wednesday 22 March

    Thursday, April 6th, 2006

    Wimbledon Speakers once again performed at their best, in this week's Surrey Shield competition. This annual team event, hosted by City of London club, drew 4 teams from the area, all tackling the subject of 'That's just the way it is?.
    As always, there were extremely diverse takes on this challenging topic, ranging from love to […]

    WSC Meeting - Wednesday 8 March

    Thursday, March 9th, 2006

    This week saw another evening of fun and entertainment at WSC. A substantial and lively audience responded well to the topics theme of ?School Days?, set by Chair, Jenny. Everyone had a go, few faltered, and three newcomers made their first efforts at two minute topics.
    The second half saw new member Lee successfully complete his […]

    Topics contest tonight

    Tuesday, February 7th, 2006

    Katherine once again triumphed in the evaluation contest…. who's going to challenge her in the club's annual topic competition tonight?

    WSC Meeting - Wednesday 11 January

    Tuesday, January 17th, 2006

    Helen's first speech, previewed as possibly semi autodidactic by Michael from the chair - was on the subject of 'my first speech'.
    Preparing for a speech for the following year seemed easy but not as the new year began. However, helped by cognitive behavioural therapy, tape recording rehersals, and comments from family Helen accomplised a […]

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