“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does!” - William James Good morning to the class of 2022 Elves, clears throat, I mean Ladies and Gentlemen, on behalf of Santa Org, I would like to welcome you to day one in the ‘Dasher’ Tent of this years Santa Con, it is wonderful … Continue reading Engaging Humour 5.6 – ‘Behind the Legend’
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Toastmasters Presentation Mastery Icebreaker – ‘Rumbled’
Madam President, Madam Toastmaster, fellow Toastmasters and very welcome guests. By a show of hands, please let me know if you believe any of these superstitions? Do you salute magpies? Does the number 13 worry you? Do you believe in fairies? Superstition, noun - excessively credulous belief in and reverence for the supernatural. Do I … Continue reading Toastmasters Presentation Mastery Icebreaker – ‘Rumbled’
Engaging Humour 2.3 – ‘Mentoring & Me’
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, thank you for letting me speak at your wonderful club tonight. Mentor - Noun - “an experienced and trusted advisor” … Continue reading Engaging Humour 2.3 – ‘Mentoring & Me’
Engaging Humour 1.3 – Researching & Presenting
Engaging Humour 1.3 - Research & Presenting - LOL’s through the aeons. Good evening Madam Toastmaster, Mr President, fellow Toastmasters and welcome guests ‘Always laugh when you can, it is cheap medicine’ - Lord Byron As this is a speech from the Engaging Humour Pathway, I thought that I would research and present a speech … Continue reading Engaging Humour 1.3 – Researching & Presenting
I Finished my First Path
On Tuesday night I made the last speech on my Dynamic Leadership Path, it was the first Path I have completed so far. It took me from March 2019 until June 2021, I wish I had completed it more quickly, which I will do with the second Path I will complete, Engaging Humour. I have … Continue reading I Finished my First Path
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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