public speaking tips
This workshop is intended for Toastmasters who want to offer presentations outside of the Toastmasters Club environment and desire to fine-tune their preparation and delivery.
At the end of this…
This workshop is intended for Toastmasters who want to offer presentations outside of the Toastmasters Club environment and desire to fine-tune their preparation and delivery.
At the end of this…
Welcome to Speak Your Mind Toastmasters!
Where every meeting is fast-paced, often irreverent, and always a humorously good time.
Jump into the fray and share whatever issue is on your mind… we…
The attached slides, notes and worksheets are part of Scott Haywood's YouTube workshop on writing a speech. They include:
Module 1: Defining a Purpose
Module 2: Opening and Closing
Module 3:…
“Speech has power. Words do not fade.
What starts out as a sound, ends in a deed.”
— Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907-1972), rabbi, theologian & philosopher
Among the dismal voids of the so-called…
Originally published By Rodney Denno, DTM
“If I could give one piece of advice to members, it would be this: Evaluate, evaluate, evaluate.”
-- Presiyan Vasilev, 2013 World Champion of Public…
Crystal Clear Speakers Online Education Workshop on FEARLESS Speaking:
Feb 21st, 2023 Tue 7:00pm - 8:30pm PST
To influence people you need to make sure you have presence on stage.
There are many…
Anyone can be an effective public speaker. Just ask Jim Kokocki. In 1981, he was a shy corporate IT guy who did little public speaking. A few of Kokocki’s colleagues noticed that he didn’t speak much…
2 simple rules for consistently delivering better speech evaluations
Originally published by Ian Cunliffe, DTM
As Toastmasters, we have a very important job to do. We are entrusted with the…
You have the privilege to speak in front of an audience.
That means you have a chance to positively impact others’ thoughts or emotions, improve your reputation, profile or authority and it’s a…
I always answer local phone numbers. One day in June that number was District 96 Fall Conference Chair, Linda Lee, and she asked me to co-emcee the district 96 fall conference. I’d be working with…
“Endurance is not just the ability to bear a hard thing, but to turn it into glory.”
— William Barclay (1907–1978), Scottish author, professor & minister
In the midst of making a speech, there…
“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.”
— Albert Einstein (1879–1955), German-born theoretical physicist
One of the most-rehearsed forms of performance art is musical theatre,…
“Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.”
— Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770–1831), German philosopher
Communication is weightless—but it has gravity.
On journeys…
Our theme for the evening “Climbing out of the Rumination Rabbit Hole” is based on the article of the same name by Dr. Colleen Georges.
Rumination is a repetitive thought pattern focused on…
“What people call serendipity sometimes is just having your eyes open.”
— José Manuel Barroso (1956–), Portuguese politician & university teacher
One of the reasons I joined Toastmasters was to…