Calendar of Meetings


We meet from September to June, taking a break during July and August

WSC Meeting - Speech Contest

Start Date:

2019-06-26T19:45:00BST


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WSC Meeting - First Meeting of 2019-20 Season

Start Date:

2019-09-04T19:45:00BST


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WSC Meeting - Speeches and Topics (Education: Pace and Pause)

Start Date:

2019-09-18T19:45:00BST


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WSC Meeting - Speeches and Room 101 (Education: Notes and Lectern)

Start Date:

2019-10-02T19:45:00BST


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WSC Meeting - Speeches and Topics

Start Date:

2019-10-16T19:45:00BST


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WSC Meeting - Speeches and Topics

Start Date:

2019-10-30T19:45:00GMT


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WSC Meeting - Radio WSC and Topics

Start Date:

2019-11-13T19:45:00GMT


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WSC Meeting - Evaluation Workshops, Speech Construction and Topics

Start Date:

2019-11-27T19:45:00GMT


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WSC Meeting - Speeches and Christmas Cracker

Start Date:

2019-12-11T19:45:00GMT


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WSC Meeting - Speeches and Topics (Education: Chairing a Meeting)

Start Date:

2020-01-08T19:45:00GMT


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WSC Meeting - Non-Exercise Speeches and Topics

Start Date:

2020-01-22T19:45:00GMT


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WSC Meeting - Speeches and Team Topics (Education: Persuasion/Sales Pitch)

Start Date:

2020-02-05T19:45:00GMT


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WSC Meeting - Speeches and Eulogies

Start Date:

2020-02-19T19:45:00GMT


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WSC Meeting - Dragons Den and Topics

Start Date:

2020-03-04T19:45:00GMT


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WSC Meeting - Speeches and Topics (Education: Gestures)

Start Date:

2020-03-18T19:45:00GMT


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WSC Meeting - April Fool!

Start Date:

2020-04-01T19:45:00BST


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WSC Meeting - Speeches and 'Soapbox' (Education: Storytelling)

Start Date:

2020-04-15T19:45:00BST


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WSC Meeting - Speeches and Topics

Start Date:

2020-04-29T19:45:00BST


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WSC Meeting - AGM and Balloon Debate

Start Date:

2020-05-13T19:45:00BST


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WSC Meeting - Speeces and Topics plus briefing for speech contest

Start Date:

2020-05-27T19:45:00BST


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WSC Meeting - Storytelling Night and Topics

Start Date:

2020-06-10T19:45:00BST


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WSC Meeting - Speech Contest

Start Date:

2020-06-24T19:45:00BST


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    • 2019-20 Season

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        • 09/18/2019 02:10 pm
          09/18/2019 02:10 pm

          Speakers Night

          location_on Goldthorn Hotel access_time 19:45 - 22:00
          Our usual format of speeches and topics.

          Our Education Speech tonight will be 'Pace and Pause' delivered by Peter. Brian will also have something to say about 'Evaluation'.
        • 09/04/2019 02:10 pm
          09/04/2019 02:10 pm

          Welcome Evening

          location_on Goldthorn Hotel access_time 19:45 - 22:00
          Our first meeting of the 2019-20 season.

          Our President, Carolyn Micklethwaite, will welcome us all back and we will hit the ground running and begin our activities straight away.
      • 2018-19 Season

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          • 06/26/2019 02:10 pm
            06/26/2019 02:10 pm

            Speech Contest

            location_on Goldthorn Hotel access_time 19:45 - 22:00
            The club's lighthearted annual speech contest.

            This is the last meeting of the season and we begin the 2019-20 season on September 4th.
          • 06/12/2019 02:10 pm
            06/12/2019 02:10 pm

            Speakers Night

            location_on Goldthorn Hotel access_time 19:45 - 22:00
            Our usual format of speeches and topics. Debbie will tell us about structure and signposting
          • 05/29/2019 02:10 pm
            05/29/2019 02:10 pm

            Speakers Night

            location_on Goldthorn Hotel access_time 19:45 - 22:00
            Our usual format with one first speech from anew member. Tracey will ask 'Can You See Me?'
          • 05/15/2019 02:10 pm
            05/15/2019 02:10 pm

            AGM and Balloon Debate

            location_on Goldthorn Hotel access_time 19:45 - 22:00
          • 05/01/2019 02:10 pm
            05/01/2019 02:10 pm

            Speakers Night

            location_on Goldthorn Hotel access_time 19:45 - 22:00
          • 04/17/2019 02:10 pm
            04/17/2019 02:10 pm

            'Blast From The Past' and Speeches

            location_on Goldthorn Hotel access_time 19:45 - 22:00
            'Blast From The Past' will feature four of our senior members going back in time and delivering an Exercise 1 speech (Myself) as they would do it now, having lots of speeches and experience behind them.

            We will resume after the interval with our normal speeches and evaluations.
          • 04/03/2019 02:10 pm
            04/03/2019 02:10 pm

            Speakers Night

            location_on Goldthorn Hotel access_time 19:45 - 22:00
            Our normal speeches and topics, with a helping of 'Smile Please'
          • 03/20/2019 02:10 pm
            03/20/2019 02:10 pm

            Speakers Night

            location_on Goldthorn Hotel access_time 19:45 - 22:00
            Our normal speeches and topics, with an education speech about Job Interviews
          • 03/06/2019 02:10 pm
            03/06/2019 02:10 pm

            Speeches For Special Occasions

            location_on Goldthorn Hotel access_time 19:45 - 22:00
            Speeches from a Best Man's speech to a BAFTA acceptance speech followed by Topics in teams …
          • 02/20/2019 02:10 pm
            02/20/2019 02:10 pm

            Formal Debate

            location_on Goldthorn Hotel access_time 19:45 - 22:00
            We will be holding our annual formal debate with the motion: 'This house would ban homework in schools'
          • 02/06/2019 02:10 pm
            02/06/2019 02:10 pm

            Radio WSC and Speeches

            location_on Goldthorn Hotel access_time 19:45 - 22:00
            Our 'Radio WSC' activity has been moved to February 6th, and we will follow it with speeches.
          • 01/23/2019 02:10 pm
            01/23/2019 02:10 pm

            Speakers Night

            location_on Goldthorn Hotel access_time 19:45 - 22:00
            Our 'Radio WSC' activity has been moved to February 6th, so we will have a normal 'Speakers Night' with speeches, evaluations and topics.

            Because we are expecting a number of visitors we will also recap on our method and how we learn at WSC.
          • 01/09/2019 02:10 pm
            01/09/2019 02:10 pm

            Dragons Den

            location_on Goldthorn Hotel access_time 19:45 - 22:00
            A special speakers night with our annual 'Dragons Den' activity
          • 12/19/2018 02:10 pm
            12/19/2018 02:10 pm

            Christmas Cracker Speakers Night

            location_on Goldthorn Hotel access_time 19:45 - 22:00
            A special speakers night with speeches, evaluations and a 'crackerful' of readings and poems.
          • 12/05/2018 02:10 pm
            12/05/2018 02:10 pm

            Speakers Night

            location_on Goldthorn Hotel access_time 19:45 - 22:00
            Another of our 'Speakers Nights' with speeches, evaluations and a speaking and writing activity.
          • 11/21/2018 02:10 pm
            11/21/2018 02:10 pm

            Speakers Night

            location_on Goldthorn Hotel access_time 19:45 - 22:00
            Another of our 'Speakers Nights' with speeches, evaluations and impromptu speaking.
          • 11/07/2018 02:10 pm
            11/07/2018 02:10 pm

            Speakers Night

            location_on Goldthorn Hotel access_time 19:45 - 22:00
            Another of our 'Speakers Nights' with speeches, evaluations and impromptu speaking.

            But this time, learn how to calm your nerves before speaking in public.**

            **Because of work commitments of the speaker, this has had to be changed to 'Silence is Golden' - the use of pauses in speaking
          • 10/24/2018 02:10 pm
            10/24/2018 02:10 pm

            Speakers Night

            location_on Goldthorn Hotel access_time 19:45 - 22:00
            Our third meeting of the season will see a number of speeches and evaluations, including more 'maiden speeches' .

            We will close with a Topics (impromptu Speaking) session.
          • 10/10/2018 02:10 pm
            10/10/2018 02:10 pm

            Speakers Night

            location_on Goldthorn Hotel access_time 19:45 - 22:00
            Our third meeting of the season will see a number of speeches and evaluations, including two 'maiden speeches' .

            Carolyn will tell us about how to choose a subject for a speech.

            We will close with a session where members imagine they are delivering a eulogy to a famous person.
          • 09/26/2018 02:10 pm
            09/26/2018 02:10 pm

            Speakers Night

            location_on Goldthorn Hotel access_time 19:45 - 22:00
            Our second meeting of the season will see a number of speeches and evaluations. Maura will start us off on the first of our 'Top Ten Tips' by telling us about 'Preparation, Preparation' Preparation'.

            We will have another fun impromptu speaking session - we call them 'Topics'.
          • 09/12/2018 02:10 pm
            09/12/2018 02:10 pm

            Welcome Evening

            location_on Goldthorn Hotel access_time 19:45 - 22:00
            Our first meeting of the 2018-19 season on our new meeting day of WEDNESDAY.

            Our President, Carolyn Micklethwaite, will welcome us all back and we will hit the ground running and begin our activities straight away.