One day in May, I discovered that I can do a credible Martin Luther King. On 1st May 2009, I, the pasty white Irishman, possibly the whitest man in the world, so white that when I show people my tan they think that I have a normal colour… Yes, that night, I, in all my [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Shades of Grey
Posted in Public Speaking, Toastmaster Experiences, Toastmasters, tagged I have a dream, interpretative reading, martin luther king on October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dive right in
Posted in Public Speaking, Public Speaking Tips, Toastmasters, tagged speech, story, Toastmasters on October 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you share a story somewhere in your speech (and you should), how do you start? A deliberate setup? Detailed description of the characters? Slowly and gently moving towards the conflict? I hope not. The audience might loose its interest. The first and probably best advise for many writers is to start your story as [...]
85
Posted in Toastmasters, tagged Toastmasters on October 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Congratulations Toastmasters! It is 85 years ago today that a small group of people, led by Dr. Ralph C. Smedley, held the first official Toastmasters meeting in the basement of a YMCA in Santa Ana, California, USA. Things have changed. Toastmasters have grown. In the next 85 years, who knows? Let’s speak and see.
Video helped the Toastmaster
Posted in Evaluation, How to Write a Speech, Preparation, Public Speaking, Resources on October 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For many years I used to squirm and cringe whenever I saw myself on video, I hated it, I couldn’t bring myself to look at it but what was even worse than that was hearing my own voice. The cool sexy voice that I heard when I spoke never matched that weird “un-me” voice that [...]
5 things not to eat before your speech or presentation
Posted in Contests, Preparation, tagged drink, eat, food, Preparation, speech on October 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
“You are what you eat.” How does this ancient wisdom relate to public speakers? Most importantly: you are effected by what you have recently eaten. Like there are special diets for top athletes, there are also eating rules for top speakers and performers. You will usually be fine if you avoid the following substances. 1. [...]
The humorous speech analyzed – 3
Posted in How to Write a Speech, Humorous Speech Contest, Public Speaking, Toastmasters, tagged how to, humor, humour, Preparation, speech, timing, Toastmasters on October 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Lester Staats won the 2008 District 64 Humorous Speech Contest with the following speech. Unfortunately the sound quality of the recording is not optimal, making a few parts of the speech somewhat harder to follow, but there is enough left to laugh and learn. Why is it good? Why did it work? What can we [...]
So long, and thanks for all the fish…sorry speeches…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged championship, confidence, contest, humour, speech, Toastmasters on October 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday was hectic. Partly due to the fact that I had to rush from work, change and get my toastmasters gear together, and run off for the meeting. For yesterdays meeting wasn’t just your average normal meeting. It was our annual humorous speaking contest, as well as table topics contest. I managed to get there [...]
Funny Business
Posted in Contests, Humorous Speech Contest, Toastmaster Experiences on October 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“So? How was your weekend? What did you do?” He asks me. “I took part in a humorous speaking competition” “Ohhhhh and what was the topic of your speech” “Dressing up in drag”, I replied. “I don’t understand” “You know, dressing up in women’s clothing, that type of thing” He looked at me blankly. This [...]
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