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Division W Training

rebecca — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:17:35 +0000

Division W Training was a resounding success. The club offer training session was interactive, informative, and left all of us with exciting ideas on how to further our position. When I reflect upon it, I have been doing quite a bit of PR for Area 62, inviting guests to whichever club suits their schedule, and promoting Toastmasters to anyone I meet who compliments me on my articulate and (apparently) engaging speaking ability. Now that I have completed the necessary speeches required for Gold, I am thoroughly enjoying the experience of redoing my CC manual. During the evaluation workshop, I “Persuaded with Power”. The experience of speaking in front of a large audience in a lecture hall was positively enthralling!

Judges’ Training with Green Smoothies

rebecca — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 23:12:56 +0000

Speaking to Inform is last manual for my Advanced Communicator Gold. I took advantage of the opportunity to give a speech and to sing the praises of the green smoothie on Saturday at the Judges’ Training. Not only do I have confidence in my ability to be a successful contest judge, but I also had the opportunity to speak on one of my favourite subjects. Most importantly (for myself) is that this was the first speech I standing in front of an audience since my struggle with my current disability. I have shied away from giving speeches for some time due to my perceived inability to work the room like I used to… however, today was proof that I CAN still do it. It was very much like doing my Icebreaker all over again; today was my cane breaker. I CAN get up in front of an audience and deliver a speech WITHOUT my cane, and without a lectern to hold onto for support. Today was a triple success: training, speech, and a return of some of my lost confidence.

Toastmasters District 86 Training

rebecca — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:58:29 +0000

This past weekend, I attended Toastmasters District 86 Training (Club Officer + Workshops) in Mississauga. What I took from the experience was (in terms of goal setting):

Have a vision
Make a commitment
Orchestrate the experience

Toastmasters Leaning Institute

rebecca — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:09:43 +0000

Toastmasters Leaning Institute + Club Officer Training

What a fantastic day filled with networking, learning, and socialization! The key note speaker was Clint Cora, speaker, author, and karate world champion. There were several points that immediately stood out to me:

Instead of just making wishes, I will make totally committed ___________________.
I should always try to expand my _____________________ each week by at last _____ %.
I should hang out with others who are highly _____________________.

My answers? Decisions, comfort/10, motivated/ambitious/adventurous… of course, there are a myriad of positive and encouraging words that I could insert above.

I attended 3 workshops during the day: VP Public Relations[1], The Road to DTM (Distinguished Toastmaster)[2], and Judging.

On Being a Toastmaster

The Road to DTM:

Speaking
Teaching
Encouraging
Planning
Serving

On Being a Judge

Requirements for judging in official Toastmasters contests:

Accurate
Fair
Trustworthy
Knowledgeable
Good Listener

[1] – I plan to run for this role at the next election
[2] – My goals are clear and defined: to complete my CL (Competent Leader) and ACB (Advanced Communicator Bronze) in the next 6 months, although I suspect I will need to a) Join another club b) Organize some speech-a-thons to have the opportunity for the requisite speaking engagements.