WIP 003 – TOASTMASTERS CLUB VISIT
Join me as I visit my Toastmasters club in Sacramento, CA. I get asked to do a surprise speech, which I turn into a “using the stage” speaking demo for Jonathan’s upcoming International competition speech.
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Join me as I visit my Toastmasters club in Sacramento, CA. I get asked to do a surprise speech, which I turn into a “using the stage” speaking demo for Jonathan’s upcoming International competition speech.
Reid Walley – Public Speaking Demo – April 11, 2022 at Capital City Toastmasters in Sacramento, CA The difference between your left & right and your audience’s left & right. When you’re standing in front of an audience, heighten their experience by extending your left hand when you say something like, “On the right”. Match…
Going from Ds and Fs to 3rd-in-my-class with an A meant switching from hardly studying in the American River College cafeteria to consistently finishing my homework every Tuesday and Thursday (the same days homework was assigned) at home. This “same day” cycle was crucial because I’m lazy AF and it’s easy for me to “put…
Click here to read just the story, A Good Harvest, without all of the staging cues. A GOOD HARVEST Final draft: August 20, 2013 • Read-through time: 6:45 (Speech text with === [stage directions] ===) === OPENING OF SPEECH === === CENTER-STAGE BACK === [Starting at the back of the stage, walk to the front…
Step 1: Show up In 2010, my first experience with attempting to get better at public speaking was a disaster. I was too scared to attend my first Toastmasters meeting, so half-way there I turned my car around and went back home! The next week I followed through and attended, even though opening the door…
Just got invited to speak for an hour. Paid. And I very much appreciate the invitation from a fellow Toastmaster who knows me pretty well. I also curse. During my Toastmasters 30-min speaking demos, 1-on-1 speaking and life coaching sessions, 2-hour bootcamp confidence workshops – I curse. It’s not gratuitous or derogatory or mean-spirited, but…
I completed my 10th Toastmasters Competent Communicator speech on June 28, 2010. The certificate arrived last week. Yay! Share this post: Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share on Email