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Outline from Darren LaCroix’s “How To Find The Best Speaking Topics For You” Instead of “What do I say”?, ask “How do I help people”? There are “hot” topics, but the important question is: “What’s YOUR topic”? Your value is your ability to change perspective! The true value of your presentation is “perspective.” Think: where…
Reported as the Michael Bay meltdown, the film director of the Transformers movies totally crashed and burned while speaking on stage at CES 2014 in Las Vegas! But Michael Bay doesn’t have to suck at public speaking! What went wrong Here’s how Michael Bay totally screwed up on stage at CES 2014, the most anticipated show in…
Last year was the last year that you let the fear of public speaking stop you! Last night you made a New Year’s Resolution: This year you are a badass! Contact me and we’ll start a “Screaming Confidence” program designed for you!
Toastmasters District 39 2013 Fall Conference Workshop – Educational Session Being Yourself On Stage by Reid Walley Stage craft: Make them see your story. Eye contact: Make them trust your story. Butterflies: My techniques for overcoming butterflies. Date: November 2, 2013Location: DoubleTree by Hilton SacramentoMeeting room: Feather River RoomTime: 3:50 p.m. – 4:40 p.m.
What I learned: I have a lot more to learn! At this level of the game – at the Semifinals and World Champion of Public Speaking contests – it’s the minor things that make a major difference! Do NOT go over time Two of my competitors were automatically disqualified because they went over the 7 minute…
Whew, competing at the 2013 Toastmasters International Semifinal Speech Contest is a LOT different from competing at Club, Area, Division and District contests. First, you’re competing in front of an audience of complete strangers (unless you’re in your home-town of Cincinnati, OH, like Chris Nachtrab was when he won 1st-place in my Semifinals group). I…
Reid Walley – 2nd-place Winner 2013 Toastmasters International Semifinal Speech Contest.Aug 22, 2013, Toastmasters Convention, Duke Energy Center, Cincinnati, OH.District 39. Home club: Capital City Toastmasters #142, Sacramento, CA.
After winning 1st-place at the District 39 Toastmasters 2013 Spring Conference’s “International Speech” contest on May 18, 2013, in Stockton, CA, I want to share the public speaking tips I follow to keep myself screaming with confidence: I breathe. I smile. I stand up, often. I shake my legs out periodically. And I also stand on…
1st-place Reid Walley – 2013 District 39 Toastmasters International Speech Winner! Saturday, May 17-18, 2013, at the Hilton Stockton, 2323 Grand Canal Blvd, Stockton, CA. Billed as the “Triple Crown Toastmaster Elegance” 2013 Spring Conference. Eight contestants and a room of almost 200 in the audience. It was a whole bunch of fun! On behalf of Capital City…
I used to cram as much information as possible into my Toastmasters speeches while still meeting the 5-7 minute time-limit. Which meant I had to speak really fast! And speaking fast is super tough, because speed kills. There’s no wiggle room for mistakes, forgotten lines, pauses or letting a phrase “sink in” with the audience….