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!
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 [...]
Last week, I learned that practicing a speech with the GGS (Guelph Guild of Storytellers) prior to a Toastmasters delivery was a wise choice of precedence. I presented speech #5 in the Storytelling Manual: Bringing History to Life, entitled “The Apple of Discord”. In this case, I had no time to prepare and polish as [...]
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! [...]