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Title: “One Smile Per Argument”
Contest level: Area
Club: Capital City Toastmasters #142, Sacramento, CA – District 39, Area 51
Contest location: Sutter Cancer Center, Sacramento, CA
Date: Mar 24, 2011
If I get embarrassed by your behavior shame on me for being so weak-minded. Share this post: Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share on Email
It’s Monday. And I’m participating in a Toastmasters Humorous Speech contest on Thursday. I’ll be rehearsing my speech out-loud 5-6 times today, maybe more. Then – and here’s the magic – I’ll get to “sleep” on it tonight. “Sleeping on it” is vital. My speech must have time to marinade into my being, into my…
If you have the guts to say something supportive and productive, you both win! Whatever you say, they hear. And whatever you say, you hear. Make whatever you say worth hearing, worth following, worth repeating. Because the other person’s gonna hear it, your brain’s gonna follow it and somebody’s Facebook Wall is gonna repeat it….
As it is in dance, so it is in Toastmasters public speaking contests. It’s all about a great story presented with passion and punch! I get a lot of inspiration for public speaking by watching how break dancers tell their “story” with confidence, timing and creativity. In dance competitions, like the break dancing free-for-all in…
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. Share…
My grandpa Ted once told my brother Lance not to get too excited about computers because he didn’t think anything would come of them.
Boy, was grandpa wrong!
How do you persist under the watchful eye of parents, grandparents, teachers, and other “adults” in your life? – when they can clearly be wrong. How do you follow your passion and instincts when it’s sometimes an uphill battle against the “wisdom” of your family, friends and well educated people?
How do you think for yourself long enough to actually make a difference?
