It was Oscar Wilde who said that “passion for pleasure is the secret of remaining young.” My passion for speaking/performance has been growing exponentially over time. I recently joined a second Toastmasters club (Stone Road TM) to increase my speaking/leadership opportunities. Tonight was my first speech at the new club. What a fantastically brillant experience! [...]
The area contest was definitely a success. I was thrilled to see that my Table Topics work has paid off and resulted in a 2nd place finish. I was a little less than thrilled to discover that my humorous speech resulted in a plethora of… silence. It was the type of silence that would welcome [...]
Listening. How often do we consciously and mindfully listen? Are we truly taking in the words, or are we impatiently waiting for our next turn to speak? Unconscious listening is simply another way of saying “not paying attention.” When I am not absorbing words and resonating with their content and meaning, I may as well [...]