10 in semifinals of corporate public speaking competition

Ten persons have been chosen to participate in the semifinals of the first National Corporate Public Speaking Championships (NCPSC).

Iyande Bramble, Delano Burke, Cliseena Butler, Samanthia Charles, Moise Cummings, Trackeisha Davis, Kyron Duncan, Cavel King Jr., Marla Nanton-James and Kimsha Williams will proceed to the semi-final round which will take place on March 16.

The preliminaries, which were held last Saturday at the conference room of the Girl Guide Headquarters were hosted by Arlette Miller and included remarks by Toastmasters Area Director, Rosemary Sweeney.

A short yet vibrant impromptu speaking segment which allowed audience participation was facilitated by Reynold Baptiste, while the contestants’ interview and presentation of certificates was done by Gloria Williams.

Though not a Toastmasters event in the strictest sense, the competition was organized and facilitated by members of the various toastmasters clubs.

The preliminary round of the NCPSC included 16 participants: Trackeisha Davis (Argyle International Airport), Ryan John and Syprian Isaacs of BDO, Mikhail Akers of Central Water & Sewerage Authority, Samanthia Charles of Eastern Caribbean Group Of Companies, Shaquille Lewis of Jaycees (JCI), Kimsha Williams of KMK Fashion/Learning For Living, Cavel King Jr and Iyande Bramble of Massy Stores, Delano Burke and Joel Jack of Metrocint General Insurance Co. Ltd, Eustasha Walter and Kyron Duncan of National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission, Cliseena Butler and Moise Cummings of RSVG Police Force and Marla Nanton-James of XS Steel Inc.

The finals will take place on April 13.