Bob Parker FGIntPT

8 Manston Drive

Bishop's Stortford

Herts

CM23 5EL

Phone 01279 832812

also at Christchurch, Dorset

Mobile 07733 363215

email: [email protected]

Sophie & Lino Persico - Manor of Groves Wedding

Photo by SC Photography

Photo by Bruce Foster​ Photography - Worcester Photobooths

Bookings for weddings, Civic Dinners and Ladies Nights are now coming in fast for 2020 - 21

so don't leave bookings until the last moment

About Bob Parker FGIntPT

Bob has been a Fellow of the Guild of International Professional Toastmasters and a Master of Ceremonies for over twenty years. He was elected Chairman of the Guild in 2005, a position he still retains today. He was the Guild's 'Toastmaster of the Year' in 2006. Bob has been one of the tutors at the Guild's School for Toastmasters for the past 10 years.

Bob trained at the famous Ivor Spencer School for Toastmasters and has fully embraced Ivor's principles of providing the best service possible, no matter what the event.

Prior to becoming a Toastmaster Bob had been involved in the entertainment and hospitality sector throughout his adult life. A former DJ and radio presenter, Bob was also well known in the licensed trade for over 30 years.

Bob has officiated at countless weddings since becoming a Toastmaster but has also officiated at many Civic Dinners and garden parties, Company and Institute presentations and Dinners, Masonic Ladies Nights and Burns Nights Suppers. Bob is always available to help with advice from the moment he is appointed and, as many brides and event organisers have said over the years, "We couldn't have managed without him".

During this past year the Covid19 Pandemic has decimated the hospitality sector. All the Guild's members have lost all their bookings since March 2020 and whilst many people have rebooked their weddings and formal events for the coming two years a huge number are still waiting for some clear light at the end of the tunnel and the opportunity to safely book their event. Bookings have now started coming through for 2021 and 2022 and with the numbers of events being rebooked it is wise to book your Toastmaster as early as possible.

Bob gives a guarantee that should your booking be cancelled as a result of an ongoing pandemic your deposit will be transfered to the new date or returned to you according to your own wishes.

Bob enjoys working with people and this comes through at all his events. He believes that it is essential to work together with the hotel or function rooms, the photographers, videographers, entertainers, Bands and D.J.s. It is only by working together as a team that the guests will truly be able to enjoy the function.

Bob passionately believes that a Toastmaster should not be pedantic, officious or act as the primary entertainer at an event and he instills this view into students at the Guild's training courses. In that way he knows that if he is not available on a date, he will be able to invite another Toastmaster from the Guild to step in with the confidence that they will perform to the same high standard.

Venues that Bob has worked range from top London & provincial hotels and halls to some of the more intimate banqueting rooms, private houses and marquees. Although Bob is the recommended Toastmaster at the Manor of Groves Hotel in Sawbridgeworth he has worked extensively throughout the country and abroad. Naturally, much of his work is centered around the Bishop's Stortford, Stansted, Harlow, Cheshunt, Cambridge and Watford areas of Hertfordshire, Essex, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and London. However with a home in Christchurch as well as in Hertfordshire, Bob is willing to travel anywhere. Venues at which Bob has worked during the past year include weddings at Adare Manor in Ireland and Art for Art in Vienna. An extensive - though not complete - list of many of the venues that Bob has worked at are shown on the 'Venues & Contact' page of this website.