Public speaking is a HUGE passion of mine! Going to Toastmasters meetings & getting the experience of speaking – while having butterflies – was the BIG GIANT step that is paying off big-time! And attending Toastmasters speech contests has turned out to be the best way for audience members to recommend/request me for future speaking…
Public speaking tip: when it comes to the butterflies that I feel throughout the day before an evening speech, as well as the ones I feel a half-hour before I speak, I “face” my butterflies directly and “embrace” them. I stand and speak “with” my butterflies. They are a normal part of speaking, so I…
Title: “If You Don’t Follow Your Passion, You Suck!” Date: June 28, 2010 Toastmasters speech number: 10 Toastmasters manual: Competent Communicator Time limit: 8-10 minutes Official time: 10:34 (disqualified by 4 seconds) Evaluator: Danny Pastores Toastmaster: Danny Pastores Club: Capital City Toastmasters #142 Location: Sacramento, CA No notes used Books mentioned: StrengthsFinder 2.0 – by…
(Original post: http://bit.ly/c1FDEY) Hearing how Gen. Stanley McChrystal flubbed the Rolling Stone article about him reminded me of something I’ve been meaning to say here, based on my experiences as an interviewee and interviewer. A few years ago, my PR company insisted that I train with a coach for an interview they set up for…
I totally bombed last night’s Toastmasters speech #9 – at least from my point-of-view. I’m still very new to public speaking and I completely blanked on what my speech even was, and just gazed at the audience for 30 seconds until I could find the words in my head. IT WAS AWESOME! Totally blanking out…
“Thank you so much for being our model speaker [Friday, April 23, 2010 and presenting “Study Together; Stay Together.” You did a fabulous job. You brought a lot of enthusiasm to our contest. I do believe that you are well on your way to becoming a professional speaker. I was so happy to not be…
“It was actually a pleasure to have you last night [Friday, April 23, 2010] as our model speaker. You definitely raised the bar for future model speakers at the Division level; you are a professional speaker. I personally appreciated that you took your personal time on a Friday night to share with us an outstanding…