Public speaking
Speaking to Win: A Panel of Champions
Had an AWESOME time answering audience member’s questions and hearing my fellow panelist’s insightful answers at the 2017 Toastmasters District 39 Fall Conference Speaking to Win: A Panel of Champions Educational Session. Panel speakers: Keerthi Karnati, Donnie Crandell, Jeffrey Purtee, Reid Walley, John Davis Moderator: David Goad Conference: Toastmasters 2017 District 39 Fall Conference Event: Educational Session…
Read MoreConfidence Training for Pilates Instructors
P2O Hot Pilates & Fitness co-founder Lindy Hobbs made a very smart business decision when she expanded her business: include public speaking & confidence training as part of her Pilates Instructor training curriculum. Lindy understood the power of Toastmasters‘s public speaking training and wanted to offer that confidence to her future Pilates Instructors. She contacted Capital…
Read MoreGoing Off Script Can Have Devastating Results
In a Toastmasters speech contest, you can disqualify yourself by going under-or-over-time! Toastmasters’ International (inspirational/motivational) speech contest allows you to speak for 5-7 minutes – with 30 seconds of leeway. IE: you’re technically good from 4-minutes-and-30-seconds to 7-minutes-and-30-seconds. But if you end your speech at 4:29 or 7:31, you’re disqualified. I’ve seen it happen to my…
Read MoreLosing vs Loser
Has your favorite sports team ever lost? Losing is part of the game. All hail the game! I lost this weekend’s District 39 Toastmasters International speech contest at the District level (round 4 of 6). Didn’t even place. And when the top-three winner’s were announced, and I wasn’t one of them, I was immediately handed two options: 1.…
Read MorePatricia Fripp Answers: What To Do If You Freeze On Stage
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…
Read MorePublic Speaking Practice Tip: Getting Beyond Uncomfortable
“I don’t want to waste everybody’s time.” This was Joy’s answer when I asked her what was going through her mind when she stopped speaking after only 30 seconds – when she had a full 60 seconds available to her. “I couldn’t think of anything else to say,” she said. “I felt my face go…
Read MoreWhat's The Value Of Entering A Speech Contest – And Losing?
GROWTH!!! Because most peeps are too afraid to enter a speech contest. And every time you grow, someone in your circle-of-influence notices. Growth is contagious.
Read MoreGood Eye Contact Makes You A Badass!
Correction. Good eye contact makes your audience think you’re a badass! Whether you’re speaking to your board of directors, investors, customers, employees, or competing at a Toastmasters International Speech Contest, good eye contact makes you look confident! As Chris Anderson, TED Talks Conference curator, observes in his article How To Give A Killer Presentation in Harvard Business…
Read MoreRenée Fleming Gives An Opera Singing Master Class
Watching world-class opera singer Renée Fleming give a singing Master Class at Juilliard is equally helpful to my Toastmasters public speaking training. Wow, Renée gets into such detail to match the voice with the emotion of the words, as well as the intricate breathing and sonic vibration techniques. Amazing! Hyesang Park (soprano) and Bretton Brown (piano)…
Read MoreToastmasters Speech Contest Tips – James Jeffley
James Jeffley made it all the way to THE BIG STAGE during the Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking contests in 2015 and 2014. James made it to the final top-10 winners out of 30,000 competitors, worldwide. TWICE! His District 39 Keynote includes his 3 overarching tips for developing your speech: What’s your takeaway MESSAGE? What’s your…
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