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The theme of today's table topics is based on the show the Apprentice. If you have not seen it before... it's a reality TV show where a group of aspiring business men and women compete to win a £100,000 a year job with Lord Alan Sugar. It runs over 10 weeks. Each week they are given tasks to perform in Teams and each week one person is fired until finally one candidate is selected.
The Kings speech is about King George VI overcoming his speech impediment and thus winning back his self confidence to lead England into war. I would the speaker to share their story of overcoming obstacles perhaps from a time when you own speaking career began.
Danny Boyle one of our most respected film directors directed a film based on a true story about a man trapped in a cave who had to saw off his own arm to survive. Can I ask the next speaker to come and talk about what they would give their right arm for and why?
Harry Potter is one of our greatest literary and cinema success stories but it is not praised by all but condemned by some saying that it promotes occultism and offending Spiritual values, with some parents having reported their children requesting to be taught the black arts. Should young children be protected from such images when their mind are still so delicate?
The golden globes host this year, Ricky Gervais a confident speaker, is well known for his edgy humour and has been very popular all over the world in particular hollywood. People have laughed when he has poked fun of Religion, Race and even the Disabled. But this year at the awards ceremony, Ricky offended Actors and caused quite a stir. Did he go too far? Can comedy ever go too far and whether it should ever be censored.
One thing our company newsletter is still missing is an advice columnist, so I thought we would try one out today. Who do you think would make a good advice columnist? (Alan Crawley, Dan Cameron, John Moulin) Come on up here. Here is the letter we would like you to answer:
Dear Abby,