In preparation for the contest season, Bloomsbury Speakers is delighted to welcome multi-award-winning speaker Gayna Cooper for a special humorous speech and improvisation workshop on Monday, 1st September.

Where to Start? Where to finish? What to put in the Middle?! Is content more or less important than delivery? Can I be funny?

These sound like simple questions, but the answers are often far from obvious - and if you feel the same then Gayna's workshop on speaking humorously is for you!

We'll also be treated to a session of confidence-building and empowerment through the art of improvisation which promises to be challenging, rewarding and lots of fun!

Tickets are free, but places are limited so please only book if you definitely know you can attend (and make sure you cancel if you later find you can no longer make it).

Gayna has reached the District 71 UK & Ireland finals five times - including this year's International Speech Contest in which she placed second. She is also a seasoned after-dinner speaker, and stand-up comedian.

To find out more about Gayna, visit her website.