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I used to think I needed to win the war against the fear of speaking in public – to stomp fear into the ground, kick its ass! Actual experience reveals that being friendly with fear is so much more empowering, long-lasting and super-duper kick-ass! Toastmasters has been a huge help in providing a place to…
2019 Toastmasters International Speech Contest Reid Walley, 3rd-place winner at the “District” level of the 2019 Toastmasters International Speech Contest. Toastmasters District: 39 Date: May 4, 2019 Location: Rancho Cordova, CA, USA Share this post: Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share on Email
“Forgot to breathe” is a common observation from Toastmasters who are doing a post-mortem about going blank and/or panicking during their speech. The answer is an on-going cycle of rehearsals and drills and “again, from the top” that put you in the moment when you go blank/panic. Then you can start to add “breathing, on…
The first words out of Tracy Harrison’s mouth: “Well, do you want the truth?” “Yes,” I said, smiling wide (not having any idea of the honesty that was about to sledgehammer me upside the head). “I didn’t like your speech just now, and I didn’t like it when you gave it at the Toastmasters District…
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…
