Ukrainian Speech Contest

    Speech contest is an important event for the “public speaking community” and part of the Toastmasters International educational program.
This event is held once a year and you could enjoy the strength of the word with the bright speeches of Area Speech Contest participants. The date of holding the Speech Contest will be Sunday, April 1, 2007 at International Institute of Business (metro “Beresteyska”).
You may find it interesting to get new fresh ideas for your public speaking skills and life in general, to spend beautiful evening communicating with toastmasters and friends, to learn by observing proficient speakers and contest organization itself.
And now the most important – the winner of the Speech Contest will represent the Ukrainian Toastmasters community at the Toastmasters International Convention in Sweden (May 25-27).
Art-Talkers Clubs’ members during the Clubs’ Speech Contest had chosen the participants to represent the Club at the Area Speech Contest. Two members won 1st and 2nd place – they are Lyudmyla Povaliy and Viktor Fursov. Let’s wish them good luck in the competition race for the 1st place of Public Speaking Contest and attend this enthralling sight to bring our support and get great experience!

Jane Kokhan, Vice President PR of Art-Talkers TM Club

Mock Trial “The Fox and the Crow”

Mock Trial turned into… amateur theatre

   “Thank you for your responsibility, perfect preparation and enthusiasm! My idea concerning the Mock Trial would be nothing without your support and resourcefulness!” – these warm words Olga Pogoryelova, “Art-Talkers” VP Education addressed the Club’s members who took part in the exciting performance based on Aesop’s fable “The Fox and the Crow”.
  …If you are fond of theatre and spontaneous speech, if you believe the amateur actors who speak and play English, this performance is just for you. Honestly saying, I was worrying before the event, but 2 teams prepared so brilliantly for the “fair fight” that it wasn’t difficult to find suitable synonyms for each hero: charming Crow (Maria Kapustyan), brave Squirrel (Maria Kaluznaya), wise Owl (Victor Fursov), shy Fox (Tatyana Knyazeva), self-confident Wolf (Anatoliy Sosnovskiy), honest shop-assistant Bear (Konstantin Orekhov) and creative attorney for the Fox (Sergey Plyasov).
     Guys prepared so many documents – “for” and “against” – that the detectives from Scotland Yard would envy their letters, notes, pictures, bills etc. During the performance I looked at the audience in the hall and realized that both guests and members were inspired by such an unusual Art-Talkers meeting. And it great! It means that we made a new step to public speaking.
  Great thanks also to fair Judge (Olga Pogorelova), firm Bailiff (Anna Zagornaya) and punctual Timer (Jane Kokhan) who coped with their duties perfectly.

Lyudmyla Povaliy, President of Art-Talkers TM Club