Mashantucket – The TM world conference

I arrived in Mashantucket on Monday evening, the Interdistrict contest was to take place on Tuesday evening. Plenty of time.  Just to be safe I checked the agenda on Tuesday morning. The draw and explanation was to take place at noon.  All the contestants were present and we got to know each other and each [...]

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The Road to Mashantucket – The Mentor’s Journey

When I first joined Toastmasters I thought it was all about speaking, people getting up week after week and just speaking, and it is, but there’s more… Chances to be a leader, opportunities to organise meetings and as you become a better speaker the chance to give feedback as an evaluator. These have all been [...]

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The Road to Mashantucket – packing

From August 12 – 15 the 2009 International Toastmasters Convention will be held in Mashantucket, Connecticut. The icing on the cake will be the 2009 International Speech Contest. District winners from outside North America will have to compete in the Interdistrict Speech Contest on August 11 for the last two coveted positions in the world [...]

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Inspire Me

The International Speech Contest, the holiest of holies, the ultimate prize being World Champion of Public Speaking… How can you gain a place in the world final and have a chance to become the World Champion? Popular belief would have you think that there has to be a certain format or style to your speech, [...]

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