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If you're looking for voice
amplification and background music for Women's Institute or other village
meetings, clubs and associations, or for your place of
work then you will probably need a portable or small PA system. These are suitable for public meetings in small-medium halls
or rooms with an audience size from 30 to 150. If you need to consider connecting a hearing loop to
your PA then please visit our Hearing Loop page for information on how we can help.
If your venue is large, please go instead to our Halls
page.
Click for our top tips for public speaking at meetings and conferences!
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A very small and lightweight portable 20 watt
PA system, perfect for meetings, easily powerful enough for up to 75
people in a small hall.
At only 14" high and weighing only 11lbs, this
delightful little item is truly not much taller than the microphone next
to it. It comes with three wireless radio microphones - a lapel mic, a
headset mic and a handheld wireless mic. It has an inbuilt 12v battery,
so can run from the mains or from the battery for up to 3 hours if mains
power is not available. It also has an inbuilt cassette player/recorder
for playing music, or for recording the meeting so the minutes can be
written up later. You can plug in a wired mic or another wireless
microphone receiver if you want more than one person to be able to speak
at the same time. You can also connect a guitar or amplify an external
music source such as an Ipod.
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£98
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A very small and lightweight portable 20 watt
PA system, perfect for meetings, easily powerful enough for up to 75
people in a small hall. At only 14" high and weighing only 11lbs, this
comes with three wireless radio microphones - a lapel mic, a headset mic
and a handheld wireless mic. It has an inbuilt 12v battery, so can run
from the mains or from the battery for up to 3 hours if mains power is
not available.
The Speakezee II MP3 is more up-to-date than the
one above with an inbuilt MP3 player/recorder. It comes with a cable to
connect to your PC so you can download music. You can also
transfer music using a Flash card. You can record direct to the MP3 and
playback or upload to your PC. It also comes with three wireless radio
microphones for you to choose from - a lapel mic, a headset mic and a
handheld wireless mic. You can plug in a wired mic or another wireless
microphone receiver if you want more than one person to be able to speak
at the same time. You can also connect a guitar or amplify an external
music source such as an Ipod.
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£165
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The Traveller is ideal for meetings,
presentations and seminars at small-medium venues with an audience size
up to 150. This 5 channel 2 x 75W powered
mixer with
DSP (special effects) comes with speakers,
wired microphone, mini stands and cables & packs down like a dream to
the size of a large suitcase, with wheels and pull-along handle. Easy to
transport and move around, the top unclips to become the speakers -
speaker stands, wired microphone and small mixing desk are safely stowed away inside.
For greater coverage we recommend the use of full height speaker stands,
available separately.
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Stereo output 2
x 75W RMS
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3 x XLR/Jack
microphone/line combi socket input. 1 x XLR microphone + 2 x Jack
line socket (stereo) input. 1 x Phono L & R Aux In/Out
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5 band graphic
equalizer
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Built in 16 DSP
Effects
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Dynamic
Microphone + cable
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Treble, bass &
reverb controls on each channel
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£265
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A small mono 150 Watt PA system, ideal for
voice amplification in a medium sized hall where portability is not such
an issue. Complete with powered mixer, speakers and speaker stands.
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Cobra 1100 - 125W 4 Channel Powered Mixer with Digital Delay
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2 x Alpha AT10/150S 150W 8Ohm Trapezoid 1 x 10" + Horn
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2 x speaker stands & leads
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Phono inputs for
CD/Tape/Minidisc playback
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£261
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The Wanderer Deluxe II is more powerful than
the Speakezees, being 50 watts. It's basically a large, powered speaker
on wheels with an integral CD player and cassette player/recorder. It is ideal for
meetings, presentations and seminars at medium sized venues with an
audience size up to 150.
It's mains or battery operated (internal 12v
battery) and has up to 4 hours battery life. It comes with three
wireless radio microphones - handheld, lapel and headset - and can also
accommodate two more wired microphones if required (not supplied). It
can be mounted on a speaker stand for extra height and coverage. Easy to
transport and move around with the built-in wheels and handle.
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2 x 8" Speakers
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CD Player With Varispeed, also plays
multimedia CD's
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Cassette Tape Player/Recorder Master
Volume, Echo, Tone And Tape/CD Level Controls
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Voice Priority Function (Wireless Mic
Over-Rides Onboard Tape/CD)
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Mains Or Battery Operation
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3 x UHF Radio Microphones (Lapel,
Handheld, Headset)
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4 Hour Battery Life
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2 Microphone Inputs
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Auto-Fade
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Trolley Handle And Wheels
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Pole Mount (to fit on speaker stand)
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£450
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Our Top Ten Tips for public speaking at
meetings and conferences! |
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Know your subject
Only give a speech if you really do know the
subject you are talking about - never give someone else's speech. If you do
have to this, rewrite it in your own words. |
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Use notes
Don't worry about using notes - it's the speech that's important not your
memory! If you do use notes, then write bullet points on post cards in large
felt tip pen. Don't read notes word for word, they are just there as a
prompt. |
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Take your time
Talk more slowly than you think you are - everyone tends to speed
up as the adrenalin starts to pump! |
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Use slides with caution
If you use slides to support your speech then don't have a list of bullet
points that your read - the audience will read them faster than you can say
them and be
waiting for the next slide. Use images or examples on the slides. Don't
forget to consider what you would do if the slide projector/PC wasn't
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Don't give out notes
Don't give the audience notes of your speech before you give it - they will
be looking at them rather than you and probably be a few sides ahead! |
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Appear confident
Look at the audience, not at your notes all the time. Remember to smile! |
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Engage your audience
Try to engage the audience by making it interactive - more like a
conversation rather than a one way presentation. |
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Get mobile
If possible use a lapel wireless microphone so that you can move around and
not get stuck behind a lectern. Use the whole stage area and present to all
areas of the audience. |
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Do your homework
Learn a speech by rewriting it using fewer and fewer words until you are just left with bullet points |
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Don't worry if you go wrong!
If you dry up, take a deep breath, look at your prompt cards and pick up the
next point. Don't apologise - they may not have noticed!
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