Between what you have to say and what your audience perceives as your message, there is a significant variable that can help or hurt you – your style. How you present is much bigger than what you have to say. Close to 56% of the impact from an oral presentation is visual – facial expressions, […]
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PREPARED SPEECH PRESENTATIONS
Click on the links below to learn more about the topics. > How do you select a speech topic? > How to prepare? Our Speech preparation tool and framework > Speech delivery – three techniques
MORE >>TOOL, FRAMEWORK TO PREPARE FOR A SPEECH
How do you prepare for your speech presentation? What can you do to have a clear direction for your message? A CLEAR IDEA: TWO OBJECTIVES This tool is organized with two objectives in mind: What is your main idea with this speech presentation? Make it clear to yourself. Once it is clear to you, your […]
MORE >>Steps to Prepare and Tell your Story
STEP # 1: What is your idea? How did someone or something make you happy, sad, ecstatic, frustrated, or excited? Is it an event or an experience you might have? Is it from a movie you watched or a book you enjoyed reading? Or are you writing your own fictional story? Why or how is […]
MORE >>How Do You Craft and Deliver an Effective Story?
When you are working on your story, write down your thoughts. It can be your first cut at the story as it flowed for you intuitively, or your notes compiled as a series of bullet points, or any other way that ideas emerge. Write it down without worrying about the final structure and flow. Keep […]
MORE >>Finding Speech Topics
While speaking for the topic that resonates with you makes it fun, sometimes it can be a challenge finding speech topic. “What do I talk about in my speech?” Some questions for yourself while looking for a speech topic: What did you enjoy doing over past six months or a year? Maybe an activity at […]
MORE >>About Use of Visual Slides
How do you plan to use visuals in your speech presentation? First of all, when you see use of visuals in a Toastmasters project, keep in mind that a visual can also be a handout that you give to members in audience, or something to show (for example your science project where you might have […]
MORE >>Gestures and Body Language
When you speak, your gestures and body language can empower you to emphasize and clarify your words. Body language can help you reinforce sincerity and enthusiasm. Where do you start? Keep our three techniques in mind: 1) develop a message in your own words rather than memorizing the entire speech or reading it, 2) focus on […]
MORE >>When can I start toastmasters? How does it work?
Q1: How many new member teenagers (students) are added to the program annually? A: It depends on the available coaching bandwidth. While there is no fixed number, we have typically been able to add new teenagers to the program every year. The Toastmasters classes run in a workshop format where everyone has a role every […]
MORE >>Cultivate Empathy, Emotional Intelligence using Toastmasters
At toastmasters, we have tools to organize the message, to learn how to listen effectively, to cultivate empathy, emotional intelligence. Speeches and evaluations can help us cultivate this all. Deven’s thoughts on this are in this video. (He gave a speech at his club in Orange, Paul Revere Toastmasters, to record this video) [Deven’s note: […]
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