Have you ever immediately regretted your decision Hello Mr President, Madam Toastmaster, and fellow Toastmasters. Thank you so much for welcoming me into your meeting this afternoon, I very much appreciate it. My name is Emily and I am a member of the Dublin 18 Toastmasters Club, in Ireland, and this is my second Icebreaker … Continue reading Engaging Humour 1.1 – Icebreaker
DTM – What is it and how do you earn one?
The Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) award represents the highest level of educational achievement in Toastmasters. To earn the DTM, you are required to: Complete two learning paths. ✓ Serve as a club officer for 12 months. ✓ Participate in the preparation of a Club Success Plan. ✓ Participate in a district-sponsored club officer training program. (If … Continue reading DTM – What is it and how do you earn one?
Dynamic Leadership 5.2a – HPL
Have you looked at Pathways? Have you given your icebreaker speech yet? Good evening Madam Toastmaster, Mr President, Fellow Toastmasters and very welcome guests. As at a certain events, you may want to open a betting pool on how many times I say either of the words ‘Plan’ or ‘Pathways’. I will give you the … Continue reading Dynamic Leadership 5.2a – HPL
Dynamic Leadership 4.1 – Manage Change
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
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
Pathways – What You Need To Do
This document explains what your Pathway options are and what each level of each Path requires to complete it. Pathway OptionsThere are eleven Pathways to choose from. Toastmasters recommend that you pick Presentation Mastery if you are unsure of which Pathway to pick. There is a certain level of crossover between the various Pathways, so … Continue reading Pathways – What You Need To Do
Grammarian Word Example
In Toastmasters, one of the roles involved is that of Grammarian. One of the main elements of this job is that you need to pick a new word for each meeting to encourage people to improve their vocabulary. Last night the word was 'Stochastic'. The meaning of stochastic is: "having a random probability distribution or … Continue reading Grammarian Word Example
Meeting Theme Example
Each Toastmasters meeting has a theme set by the Toastmaster. It is usually just a bit of fun, and anyone who has a role in the meeting must send their reply to the Toastmaster to be read out during the meeting. This week's Toastmaster Karen, posed the question below, I have also supplied my answer. … Continue reading Meeting Theme Example
Table Topics Club Competition
Our Club held a Humorous Speech and Table Topics Competition on the 13th of October. I took part in and won the Table Topics section of the evening. The next level is the Area Competition that is going to be held on the 22nd of October. It is been hosted by Tara Toastmasters on Zoom. … Continue reading Table Topics Club Competition
Table Topics Area Contest
Last night, I took part in the Area level Table Topics competition hosted by Tara Toastmasters and held on Zoom. In the Humorous Speech competition Colm Roe from our Club came second, his speech was hilarious, he is an established Toastmaster, a joy to listen to and a wonderful speaker. Well done Colm! I took … Continue reading Table Topics Area Contest
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