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It’s hard enough maintaining good eye contact while you’re speaking to an audience. It’s 10 times harder after you’ve forgotten what you were going to say next. Places to practice making good eye contact: Cashiers at grocery stories, department stories, gas stations Baristas Wait-staff at restaurants Bartenders Table Topics section of a Toastmasters club meeting…
War Veteran, Amber Forest, served in the Army in Iraq. She returned a very different, difficult and depressed person. She lost her job and then her house – and ended up homeless for 10 months during the winter in Colorado. Then somebody mentioned that she might have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and recommended that…
Public speaking and confidence building workshop for Pilates Instructors: A 2-hour hands-on, demo-oriented workshop for Pilates teachers to bring them out of their shell and lead your classes like a badass! 3-page written worksheets for instructors to fill out, then discuss in front of the workshop participants. The course is in 3 parts, to build…
For Toastmasters who want to present compelling speeches, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s advice to Frances, below, is perfect! His ‘you’ve got to sell your heart’ feedback on book writing is equally applicable to writing and presenting a speech. Source: Letters of Note – You’ve Got To Sell Your Heart November 9, 1938 Dear Frances: I’ve read…
“I just watched your YouTube video “If you don’t follow your passion, you suck” and was thoroughly impressed. “I’m doing my 10th [Toastmasters] speech this week and wanted to say thank you for the inspiration. You truly are an amazing speaker. I found the link to your website on YouTube and it seems as though…
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,…