1st Place Winner 2019 Toastmasters Area 82 International Speech Contest

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One of my competitors at the 2017 Toastmasters Division-level International Speech Contest froze for an excruciating 45 seconds in front of everybody. Then they tried to regain their place, managed a few single-word restarts, but continued to sputter for another 15 seconds. What Would You Do If You Froze On Stage? Here’s what world-renown speaking…
Toastmasters Speech #2 – Dating from Reid Walley on Vimeo. “Dating – What we “put” up with we “end” up with.” And a big thanks to my friend Alisa Ayn Daly for the fantastic phrase that ended up as my tagline: What we “put” up with we “end” up with. Everybody loved it! Toastmasters speech…
Join me as I visit my Toastmasters club in Sacramento, CA. I get asked to do a surprise speech, which I turn into a “using the stage” speaking demo for Jonathan’s upcoming International competition speech. Share this post: Share on Facebook Share on X (Twitter) Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share…
Since I evaluated Helena Rhim’s Toastmasters speech, I asked her what she was physically experiencing while she was speaking: My body was shaking When I paused I could feel my face turning red I felt the vein in neck throbbing My hands were clammy Even though she was nervous and experienced all of these symptoms,…
Film director David Howe shares the biggest change he’s made since his early days of film making. Visit David Howe’s website Share this post: Share on Facebook Share on X (Twitter) Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share on Email
Draft a speech on Monday to be delivered 4 days later, on Friday. Turns out I spent only 4 hours crafting the 10 minute speech. And it went really well! Inspired by an article in Toastmaster Magazine’s April 2011 edition entitled “How to Write Your Speech in One Hour” (pg. 8), I set out with…