How do you manage change? Pause Hello Mr/s President, Madam Toastmaster and fellow Toastmasters, and especially your new member Marion Gordon. I wish you the very best in your Toastmasters career Marion. Thank you all very much for your warm and kind welcome and for allowing me to speak to you this evening. Pause My … Continue reading Dynamic Leadership 4.1 – Manage Change
Category: Speeches
Dynamic Leadership 4.2 – Social Media
Love it our hate it, and I happen to love it, Social Media is a reality of life. Madam Toastmaster, Mr President, Fellow Toastmasters and very welcome guests, as the Clubs present PR person, it is my job to try to get our message out to both Members and the Community at large. Trying to … Continue reading Dynamic Leadership 4.2 – Social Media
Feedback on my Speeches
One of the elements of Toastmasters that is designed to help you improve your public speaking, is feedback. Every speech you make, or role you fulfil gets evaluated by other Club Members (don't worry, it's not scary), the feedback listed below are comments that I received after my first two speeches in our Club. The … Continue reading Feedback on my Speeches
My Speeches
This is a list of the Paths I have followed together with the titles of the speeches I have made in Pathways. Dynamic LeadershipLevel 1:1. Icebreaker - Ice broken2. Evaluation and Feedback 1 - You can't take it with you3. Evaluation and Feedback 2 - Ships, Storms, Shame4. Researching and Presenting - It's that time … Continue reading My Speeches
Road Space Rationing Debate
Rules:3-5 minutesProposer (me) – 3-5 minutesOpposer – 3-5 minutesAudience – 5 minutesProposer/Opposer 1-2 minutes rebuttal and summarise points Argument:Road Space Rationing is also known as alternate-day travel, driving restriction, and no-drive days. Road Space Rationing is a travel demand management strategy that is aimed at trying to reduce urban air pollution and/or peak urban traffic, in some countries … Continue reading Road Space Rationing Debate
Dynamic Leadership 3.3 – Descriptive Language
Good evening Mr Toastmaster, Mr President, fellow Toastmasters and welcome guests. On a beautifully balmy afternoon during a glorious childhood Summer, the flower scented air was filled with buzzing bees and brilliantly coloured butterflies. I decided to explore the neighbours fields behind our house, I had done this many times, and was allowed to do … Continue reading Dynamic Leadership 3.3 – Descriptive Language
Dynamic Leadership 3.2- Connect with your Audience
This speech focuses on Connecting with your Audience, it is the first elective project I have chosen to complete from Level three of the Dynamic Leadership Pathway. I delivered it to a a new club and not the one I am a member of. Good afternoon Madam President, Madam Toastmaster, fellow Toastmasters and welcome guests. … Continue reading Dynamic Leadership 3.2- Connect with your Audience
Dynamic Leadership 3.1 – Negotiate the Best Outcome
Somebody once said “Negotiation is not a weakness it’s a power”. I agree with this sentiment. Madam Area Director, Mr President, Mr Toastmaster, fellow Toastmasters and welcome guests. In this speech I am meant to talk about a Negotiation I have participated in or one that I will participate in. This was an interesting project … Continue reading Dynamic Leadership 3.1 – Negotiate the Best Outcome
Dynamic Leadership 2.3 – Mentoring
John C. Crosby said “mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right direction.” Good evening, Madam Toastmaster, Mr President, Fellow Toastmasters and welcome guests. Mentor - Noun - “an experienced and trusted advisor” - Verb - “advice or train someone” … Continue reading Dynamic Leadership 2.3 – Mentoring
Dynamic Leadership 2.2 – Communication
Mr President, Mr Toastmaster, fellow Toastmasters and welcome guests. When I was preparing for this speech, I found a quote by Anthony Robbins that I thought summed up this particular project well, he said: “To effectively communicate, we must realise that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this … Continue reading Dynamic Leadership 2.2 – Communication
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