Cosmopolitan Toastmasters

Famous Speeches

This page is reserved for "members" who may post a speech that has won "Speaker of the Week", then perhaps gone past the club -to the area and beyond. These are some of our great and famous club speeches.

note: If you personally have a favorite speech you would like to post, then just send the editor a Word doc. copy and it will be posted for you.

The Genealogy of Cosmo Pigglesworth

Posted by cosmo515 at 02:37 PM on October 16, 2009

comments (0)

A CIRCULAR TALE

by George Bentley

Rarely in the affairs of men do we have an opportunity to look back at history and seek the wisdom that our forefathers left for us. It is an arduous struggle, fraught with great challenges and heartbreak that often leads us nowhere. Thus is the Homeric odyssey of the great human endeavor, the propensity for mankind to reach for answers that often lie beyond the grasp of us mere mortals.

Such is not the case of our...

Read Full Post »

The Evolution of the Telephone

Posted by cosmo515 at 04:39 PM on October 11, 2009

comments (0)

THE EVOLUTION OF THE TELEPHONE By Sir Donald Wolesky

“Watson! Come quickly! I need you!”

“Yeah, boss—I’m on my way!”

Legend has it, that was the essence of the first telephone call. Alexander Graham Bell picked up the phone, and spoke to Watson, his personal assistant. Watson responded by doing something helpful to the caller.

Ah, those were the good old days. Back in the 19th Century, when the phone was first inve...

Read Full Post »