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Tuesday November 17th
I Was Born2Cree8 | November 18th 2009 by Alice
Today I read the speech I had written yesterday, working at memorizing the beginning and getting at least some of the body of it into my head. I re-wrote bits of it, as usual, making it a better speech. Wishing I had more time to work on the speech read more
Toastmaster Speech
I Was Born2Cree8 | November 18th 2009 by Alice
I did another speech at Toastmasters this evening. This is the third speech towards my Advanced Communicator Gold award. This is the speech I wrote, though I never give them word for word... just come fairly close. I passed around photos I took read more
Christian Haro Huerta en su discurso humorístico de concurso
Comunicación y liderazgo | November 17th 2009 by Cinthia Reyes
Gerardo Martínez en el concurso de asaltos mentales
Comunicación y liderazgo | November 17th 2009 by Cinthia Reyes
Oscar Contreras, concurso humorístico de división
Comunicación y liderazgo | November 17th 2009 by Cinthia Reyes
Table Topics Ideas #3: Gameshow
Utrecht Toastmasters | November 17th 2009
Instead of just having a list of questions for table topics and asking them one after the other, add a bit of sparkle to the evening by making the session more like a gameshow: Pick A Number Write each question onto a separate card and give each que read more
Hey Baby, Come Here Often?
The Accidental Communicator | November 16th 2009
Image Credit What's A Nice Girl / Guy Like You Doing In A Place Like This? Just like a cheesy pick-up line, the first words that come out of your mouth when you are giving a speech will determine if you are going to get lucky with this audience. read more
10 Things You Should Know About Public Speaking
Overnight Sensation | November 15th 2009 by James Feudo
My first “Ten things you should know about…” post is on (big surprise) Public Speaking. It’s the number one social fear and many people fear it more than death. Yet, there are people out there that you’ve probably never read more
Tuesday November 10th
I Was Born2Cree8 | November 11th 2009 by Alice
Today I got up and did 2 loads of laundry back to back. Dan came over & I cleaned up Reba's run while Dan pulled/raked some weeds on the path to her run & the back door. I came in to work on writing a speech for Toastmasters & cleaned t read more
Never Give A Speech Without Having A Potato
The Accidental Communicator | November 9th 2009
Every Speaker Must Respect The Power Of A Potato Bored audiences will get up and walk out of your speeches. How would you keep the attention of 400+ engineers who were attending an industry dinner event that they didn’t really want to be at on read more
Table Topics Ideas #2: Sell Sell Sell
Utrecht Toastmasters | November 7th 2009
Instead of just asking questions in Table topics, give the speakers something different to talk about, give them a picture or an image and ask them a question based on the picture. One very successful table topics session we had recently involved chi read more
Clint Cora To Speak In Niagara Falls, NY
Inuit & Native Art Bulletin | November 4th 2009
World Karate Champion Clint Cora will be presenting his Life Champion In You motivational keynote as a workshop at the Toastmasters International District 65 conference this Saturday November 7, 2009. The general public is invited to attend at a cos read more
American’s #1 Fear Addressed
Jane Pollak's Blog | November 4th 2009 by Jane
Anyone who has ever been to Toastmasters knows that public speaking is the #1 fear in the United States ahead of death and spiders. There’s something about getting up in front of an audience that fills us with dread. Just last night I was coac read more
Always Do A Manual Speech
Utrecht Toastmasters | November 4th 2009
In Toastmasters when you get up and speak, it’s not just about getting up and speaking, it’s about learning and improving and so members are encouraged to always give a speech based on a project from one of the manuals because that would read more
Is Boring Killing You? 5 Steps To A Better Sales Presentation!
A Sales Compass - A Blog by B2B Sales Connections | November 3rd 2009 by Susan A. Enns
Well that’s an hour of my life that was painful. No I didn’t have a dentist appointment or spend 60 minutes on the treadmill. I attended a webinar that would put an ADHD sufferer to sleep. Come on business people are you not getting this? If read more
Sales People Is Boring Killing You?
A Sales Compass - A Blog by B2B Sales Connections | November 3rd 2009 by Susan A. Enns
Well that’s an hour of my life that was painful. No I didn’t have a dentist appointment or spend 60 minutes on the treadmill. I attended a webinar at would put an ADHD sufferer to sleep. Come on business people are you not getting this. If yo read more
4 a-uri si o reformulare
Alexandru Bleau - Blog personal, antreprenor, marketer | November 3rd 2009 by Alexandru Bleau
Am fost azi la Sarbatorirea unui an de Toastmasters in Romania. Mi-a facut placere sa revad echipa Toastmasters. Din vara nu am mai ajuns la intalniri. Sala a fost plina in ciuda faptului ca afara ploua si era frig. A inceput Silviu Trebuian cu o exp read more
Toastmasters Speech 6: Vocal Variety
Six Minutes - A Public Speaking and Presentations Blog | November 1st 2009 by Andrew Dlugan
Does your voice put your audience to sleep? Does it put you to sleep? Do you find it hard to conveying emotions with your voice? Are you easy to listen to, or does your voice let you down? The sixth Toastmasters speech project guides you to harnes read more
Toastmasters sau Oratori si lideri
Tu alegi! | November 1st 2009 by Simona Hupov
Colivia cu canari are, in emisiunea de astazi, intalnire la nivel inalt cu… “Toastamasters Timisoara”. Invitati in emisiunea mea vor fi Cezar Ilea - Sergeant at Arms si fondator - Timisoara Toastmasters, Andreea Cosma - Secret read more
Can Public Speaking Help You Become a Better Blogger?
Blogger's Workshop | October 29th 2009 by Lee Rowley
Over the past few months, I’ve been honing my public speaking skills. This might seem like an odd way to improve a blogging business. However, the more I work with other probloggers, the more I realize that public speaking is essential for buil read more
Shades of Grey
Utrecht Toastmasters | October 29th 2009
One day in May, I discovered that I can do a credible Martin Luther King. On 1st May 2009, I, the pasty white Irishman, possibly the whitest man in the world, so white that when I show people my tan they think that I have a normal colour… Yes read more
Cuida tus “maneras” Toastmasters, por Dee Dees
Comunicación y liderazgo | October 28th 2009 by Cinthia Reyes
Los Toastmasters son 99.9% amables, compasivos y gente de apoyo. Y en mi club, ¡nosotros hacemos esto bien! Pero a veces se nos olvida y, por no poner atención, hacemos algo que en el mejor de los casos pueden causar confusión; y en el pero de read more
Toastmasters Testimonials: 85 Years of Better Speakers
Six Minutes - A Public Speaking and Presentations Blog | October 26th 2009 by Andrew Dlugan
To mark the 85th anniversary of the world’s leading organization devoted to communications, we recently asked Six Minutes readers to share their stories of growth through Toastmasters. Question: How has Toastmasters made a difference in your l read more
Dive right in
Utrecht Toastmasters | October 25th 2009
If you share a story somewhere in your speech (and you should), how do you start? A deliberate setup? Detailed description of the characters? Slowly and gently moving towards the conflict? I hope not. The audience might loose its interest. Photo: Jea read more
Are your presentations putting people to sleep?
Momentum Musings | October 23rd 2009 by Mike
Since I have conducted a number of presentations with audiences ranging from a group of 6th graders to 75 networking professionals, I wanted to offer some advice on how to create an effective presentation. Good presentations and public speaking ski read more
Toastmasters Turns 85 – Imagining the First Meeting Ever
Overnight Sensation | October 22nd 2009 by James Feudo
85 years ago today, Dr. Ralph C. Smedley met with a small group of people in a YMCA in Santa Ana, California. That was the first Toastmasters meeting ever. It’s amazing how since then the organization has grown to over 250,000 members in over 12,00 read more
85
Utrecht Toastmasters | October 22nd 2009
Congratulations Toastmasters! It is 85 years ago today that a small group of people, led by Dr. Ralph C. Smedley, held the first official Toastmasters meeting in the basement of a YMCA in Santa Ana, California, USA. Things have changed. Toastmasters read more
Motivational Quote: Effort = Value
The Sales Dating Guy | October 22nd 2009 by The Sales Dating Guy
“We place value on things in the same proportion as it took to acquire it.” - Richard Elmes, The Sales Dating Guy http://www.SalesDatingGuy.com Posted in Uncategorized Tagged: Baseball, Blog, Business, Canada, Canadian Professional Sales read more
Toastmasters: Please Share Your Story
Six Minutes - A Public Speaking and Presentations Blog | October 21st 2009 by Andrew Dlugan
October 22, 2009 is the 85th anniversary of Toastmasters International. Since that first meeting in the basement of the YMCA in California, hundreds of thousands of people around the world have become more effective communicators, more effective lea read more
Three Ways to Stand Out as a Project Manager in Today’s Economy
Project Management Student | October 21st 2009 by Josh Nankivel
Guest post by Erika Flora Stand Out - by Shot_by_Cam via Flickr With the current economic conditions, an increasing number of people are either afraid of losing their jobs or desperately searching for work. Just like it’s a buyer’s market for hou read more
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