NAFAS Speakers Committee

Chairman                  -                Anne Jennings, Wessex & Jersey
Vice-Chairman        -                Elizabeth Rea,    NIGFAS
Christine Peer          -                Finance Officer, Three Counties & South Wales
Jo Jacobs                  -               South West
Christine McKenna -               SAFAS

QUALIFIED NAFAS SPEAKERS

Qualified NAFAS Speakers are based in all parts of the country and give entertaining presentations on many varied subjects. Details may be obtained from Area Speakers' Representatives. Contact them through NAFAS, Osborne House, 12 Devonshire Square, London EC2M 4TE. Telephone - 020 7247 5567 or Email - flowers@nafas.org.uk

Speakers are qualified at Area and National Level. Tests for Area Speakers are held regularly in all 21 Areas of NAFAS.

Speakers add variety to your meeting, they inform, enthrall, entertain, amuse, inspire, excite, captivate and give a wider and fresh slant on the Floral World.

NATIONAL SPEAKERS' RESIDENTIAL COURSE

National Speakers' Residental Course 2010
Keele University

SPEAKERS SPRING BULLETIN 2012 - download here

RESIDENTIAL COURSE 2013

Keele University 29 July - 1 August 2013.

This Course is open to National and Area Speakers, potential candidates and any NAFAS member who would like to improve their confidence and expertise in public speaking.
PUT THESE DATES IN YOUR DIARY AND DO JOIN US. The facilities and accommodation at Keele are excellent and all who attended the last Course felt it was not only instructive and inspirational but also very enjoyable. The Committee are planning an exciting programme.

Bring a friend with you and also make new friends at Keele!

KNOW YOUR NATIONAL SPEAKERS

	Carol Black
Carol joined NAFAS in 1984 and is a National Speaker, Past Chairman of the National Speakers Committee and a qualified Adjudicator and Instructor. Reurning to the Cheshire area after living for many years in the Far East her talk, 'A More Exotic Place', is an in depth look at Hong Kong and also at China under the reign of Mao Tse Tung. Her collection of large Eastern visual aids brings the talk to life. As a complete contrast, 'Meadows & Memories', which is about wild plants and conservation looks back at the Staffordshire countryside enjoyed during her early years. Carol has spoken at the National Show and to large audiences throughout the country. She is happy to tailor After Dinner speeches to any occasion.
Brenda Eyers
For Brenda a life long passion for history has led to researching the lives of famous and inspirational women, and as an 11 year old she vividly recalls being inspired by stores of Helen Kellar and Anne Frank. Becoming a National Speaker has given her the opportunity to indulge herself with talks on many notable figures, including The Queen of Sheba, Ellen Willmott and Laura Ashley. However, a gentleman has finally caught her attention and Lawrence Johnston (Hidcote Manor) is proving the latest temptation. Brenda gave a most entertaining presentation of 'Miss Willmott's Ghost' at the National Show in Coventry.
	Jo Jacobs
Like so many of you, once Jo found NAFAS it filled her life. Her hobby became her vocation. She has pursued all four disciplines and was thrilled to rise to the dizzy heights of a National Speaker. She enjoys sharing her interests with others and loves the research and the chance to visit hither and yon in pursuit of more facts to add to the presentations. Jo enthralled the Assembly audience in Bath with her presentation, 'Queen of Spades', and says that her only problem in her maturity is keeping her memory sharp to share her thoughts with you all.
Valerie Best
Valerie has been involved in speaking presentations from an early age. She passed City & Guilds in Public Speaking at Advanced Level and went on to design and present fashion shows for Dickens & Jones, Regent Street where she was a fabric and pattern buyer. Valerie was Chairman of the National Speakers Committee 1996 - 98. She was a Speaker at the World Show Glasgow 2002 and has presented several talks and workshops at NAFAS courses. She regards speaking well in public to be important at every level within our organisation. After dinner speaking is another area she enjoys. Her role as National Chairman 2007 - 2009 gave her the opportunity to spread the word of NAFAS around the world. She has spoken in Canada, France and India and is looking forward to speaking in Oman later this year. Her interests and themes are wide-ranging from mythology and plant material to period design but she is most inspired by anything historical which can be portrayed on stage with 'dramatic effect'. In July she will be presenting 'In the Eye of the Sun' at the National Show, Southport. This has an Egyptian theme which Valerie considers to be well suited to her love of history and drama.

Forthcoming Presentations by National Speakers:

Southport National Show - 'In the Eye of the Sun' - Presentation by Valerie Best

NAFAS Assembly - 'Strictly Cabaret' - Presentation by Tony Cleaver

NAFAS AGM - 'Darling Daisy' - Presentation by Brenda Eyers

These presentations will be exciting and entertaining. Put the dates in your diary and get your tickets early. Full details in NAFAS publicity literature.

National Show - The Speakers Committee will be on duty at the Joint Disciplines Stand to promote and encourage Speakers. Do come and talk to us!

Katherine Kear's Presentation at the National Show in Torquay 2011

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