Unaccustomed as I am ...

One way or another, many readers of this blog will be faced with having to speak in public. We may be introducing our music during a performance, addressing a crowd of parents at a student concert, or engaged in sharing our thoughts with a group in some other way, but it seems to go with the territory of being a musician.

Two helpful resources
Strictly Speaking is ABC TV's new public speaking program, beginning on Wednesday, 29th September at 8 PM. This half hour program sounds like a fun way to see how others manage getting up and speaking in public. And the website has lots of great links to tips about speaking in public, as well as recordings, videos and transcriptions of great speeches, most of which were delivered by Australians.

Toastmasters is an international club for people who would like to improve their public speaking. Members help one another to achieve this goal. The Bathurst club meets at Panthers on the first and third Monday nights of each month. You can find out more about this by emailing or phoning Helen Rixon, whose details are listed here.