Effective Coaching

Projects: Ice Breaker, Evaluation and Feedback, Researching and Presenting

Ice Breaker

This foundational project is designed to introduce you to your club and the skills you need to begin your Toastmasters journey.

Purpose:

The purpose of this project is to introduce yourself to the club and learn the basic structure of a public speech.

Overview:

Write and deliver a speech about any topic to introduce yourself to the club. Your speech may be humorous, informational, or any other style that appeals to you.

This project includes:

• A 4- to 6-minute speech

Evaluation and Feedback

This project addresses the skills needed to give and receive feedback. You will learn about giving, receiving and applying feedback.

Purpose:

The purpose of this project is to present a speech on any topic, receive feedback, and apply the feedback to a second speech.

Overview:

Choose any topic for your first 5- to 7-minute speech. After your speech, carefully review your feedback. At a different club meeting, present a 5- to 7-minute speech in which you incorporate feedback from your first speech. You may choose to present the same speech again or a new speech. Your second speech should reflect some or all of the feedback from your first speech. Finally, after you have completed both speeches, serve as an evaluator at a club meeting and deliver constructive feedback about another member’s presentation.

This project includes:

•  A 5- to 7-minute speech
•  Incorporating feedback from your first speech into a second 5- to 7-minute speech
•  Serving as a speech evaluator

Researching and Presenting

This project addresses topic selection strategies, suggestions for research and methods for producing a well organized speech.

Purpose:

The purpose of this project is to learn or review basic research methods and present a well-organized, well-researched speech on any topic.

Overview:

Select a topic that you are not already familiar with or that you wish to learn more about. Be sure your topic is narrow enough to be an effective 5- to 7-minute speech. Research the topic and begin organizing the information, as described in this project. Practice your speech and continue to refine its organization. Present your speech at a club meeting.

This project includes:

• Researching a topic
• The Research Worksheet
• The Speech Outline Worksheet
• A 5- to 7-minute speech

Projects: Understanding Your Leadership Style, Understanding Your Communication Style, Introduction To Toastmasters Mentoring

Understanding Your Leadership Style

This project is designed to introduce the different styles of leadership and help you identify your preferred style.

Purpose:

The purpose of this project is to identify your primary leadership style or styles.

Overview:

Complete the Discover Your Leadership Style questionnaire. Consider how your leadership style impacts the people around you and how you can adjust it to more effectively lead people with styles different from your own. Deliver a 5- to 7-minute speech at a club meeting to share some aspect of your leadership style or leadership styles in general. You may choose to discuss your style preferences when working with others, your style and how you can adapt it to situations, or leadership styles in general and how they impact a group.

This project includes:

• The Discover Your Leadership Style questionnaire
• A 5- to 7-minute speech

Understanding Your Communication Style

This project is designed to introduce the different styles of leadership and help you identify your preferred style.

Purpose:

The purpose of this project is to identify your primary leadership style or styles.

Overview:

Complete the Discover Your Leadership Style questionnaire. Consider how your leadership style impacts the people around you and how you can adjust it to more effectively lead people with styles different from your own. Deliver a 5- to 7-minute speech at a club meeting to share some aspect of your leadership style or leadership styles in general. You may choose to discuss your style preferences when working with others, your style and how you can adapt it to situations, or leadership styles in general and how they impact a group.

This project includes:

• The Discover Your Leadership Style questionnaire
• A 5- to 7-minute speech

Introduction To Toastmasters Mentoring

This project is designed to introduce the different styles of leadership and help you identify your preferred style.

Purpose:

The purpose of this project is to identify your primary leadership style or styles.

Overview:

Complete the Discover Your Leadership Style questionnaire. Consider how your leadership style impacts the people around you and how you can adjust it to more effectively lead people with styles different from your own. Deliver a 5- to 7-minute speech at a club meeting to share some aspect of your leadership style or leadership styles in general. You may choose to discuss your style preferences when working with others, your style and how you can adapt it to situations, or leadership styles in general and how they impact a group.

This project includes:

• The Discover Your Leadership Style questionnaire
• A 5- to 7-minute speech

Projects: listed here

Project Title

Project description

Purpose:

Purpose here

Overview:

Overview here

This project includes:

• Includes here
• Includes here
• Includes here
• Includes here

Projects: listed here

Project Title

Project description

Purpose:

Purpose here

Overview:

Overview here

This project includes:

• Includes here
• Includes here
• Includes here
• Includes here

Projects: listed here

Project Title

Project description

Purpose:

Purpose here

Overview:

Overview here

This project includes:

• Includes here
• Includes here
• Includes here
• Includes here