Why on earth am I posting vegetables?
It seems this week has gotten very full and I’ll need all the energy I can get!
Monday: Speech at HNTM, Education at SRTM
Tuesday: Training in Waterloo
Wednesday: SRTM Executive Meeting
Thursday: RCTM Executive Meeting
Friday: Do not think about Toastmasters!
I often put my heart into things… but rarely my heart and soul. Today, at High Noon Toastmasters, I was scheduled to deliver a sales presentation. My original thought was: tolerate a dry topic. With a little creativity combined with a topic I am passionate about, I put in more effort that any of my [...]
Specialty Speeches #2
Assignment
Prepare, rehearse, and deliver an eight-to-ten minute inspirational speech. Your topic may be selected from among the following categories: keynote address, political presentation, stockholders meeting, trade association or union meeting, sales convention rally, testimonial dinner or organizational banquet, sports rally, sales rally, religious service. Use language and style appropriate to the occasion and [...]
I originally had a brief moment of Toastmasters relief due to the holiday Easter Monday. This relief was short-lived when I realized that this week: Storytelling practice Wednesday night, Education at Royal City on Thursday night. There truly is no rest for the wicked!
Speech 2 and 3 in an 8 day period, complete. #2 was “Impromptu Speaking” from the Specialty Speeches manual. Speech #3 was “The Roast” from Special Occasions. Education #1 – Evaluate to Motivate from The Successful Club Series.
Objective:
Develop an entertaining dramatic talk about an experience or incident
Include vivid imagery, characters, and dialog
Deliver the talk in an entertaining manner
Assignment
For this project, prepare, rehearse and deliver a five to seven minute dramatic speech, including narration, as you set the scene and describe what is taking place, and dialogue between characters. Use your own 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 [...]
Over the weekend, while ensconced in a cottage in Quebec sans Internet, I spent some time marinating over concepts in The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook, considering how they may apply to the fear (and elimination thereof) of public speaking.
The concept of Body Inventory can easily be applied to the preparation for a speech or [...]
Speech #5 in Humorously Speeking, Advanced Communication Series, perfectly fit the requirements of the humorous speech competition.
Objective:
Use exaggeration to tell a humorous story
Entertain the audience
Effectively use body language and voice to enhance the story
The theme was “wisdom”, but my personal theme(s) were “creativity” and “opportunity”. The role of Table Topics allows for thinking well outside of the box. Therefore, what better way to reflect one’s innate internal wisdom than by using tarot cards. Spreading the deck and and allowing participants to select a card and describe it was [...]