This was my tenth speech at Farnham Speakers. This meant that it earned me my ‘Competent Communicator’ award with Toastmasters International!
It had the goal of ‘Inspire Your Audience’ and is centred around the Commando Challenge that I did recently (17 km run including a Royal Marines assault course). However, there is also a personal journey involved…
I’m very happy with how this one turned out, especially since it is the longest speech that I have given to date. As usual, it was performed entirely from memory. It is easier to recall speeches based around personal experiences though!
It has just struck me that about a year ago, I would never have dreamed I would be able to perform a ten minute speech from memory…. plus thoroughly enjoy doing so!