John C. Crosby said “mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right direction.” Good evening, Madam Toastmaster, Mr President, Fellow Toastmasters and welcome guests, thank you for letting me speak at your wonderful club tonight. Mentor - Noun - “an experienced and trusted advisor” …
Engaging Humour 1.3 – Researching & Presenting
Engaging Humour 1.3 - Research & Presenting - LOL’s through the aeons. Good evening Madam Toastmaster, Mr President, fellow Toastmasters and welcome guests ‘Always laugh when you can, it is cheap medicine’ - Lord Byron As this is a speech from the Engaging Humour Pathway, I thought that I would research and present a speech …
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Engaging Humour – Eval & Feedback 1.2 & 1.3
Please, No! What was it that made my blood run cold, my chest contract and time slam to a halt? Good evening, Madam Contest Chair, Mr President, fellow Toastmasters and welcome guests. I am going to tell you about the ripple effect of a terrible event. One that has changed some of my attitudes and …
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Engaging Humour 1.1 – Icebreaker
Have you ever immediately regretted your decision Hello Mr President, Madam Toastmaster, and fellow Toastmasters. Thank you so much for welcoming me into your meeting this afternoon, I very much appreciate it. My name is Emily and I am a member of the Dublin 18 Toastmasters Club, in Ireland, and this is my second Icebreaker …
Dynamic Leadership 5.5 – Reflect on your Path
Good evening Madam Toastmaster, Mr President, and fellow Toastmasters. Lao Tzu said, “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”, this evening I take my first step with you on the Toastmasters Pathway. This was the first line of my first speech in Toastmasters, it seems only fitting that I use it …
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Dynamic Leadership – Lead in any Situation 5.1
Do you consider yourself to be a leader or to have leadership skills? Hello Madam Toastmaster, Madam President, fellow Toastmasters and welcome guests, thank you for letting me take part in your meeting today, I very much appreciate it. To answer the question I posed at the start of this speech, no, I never did …
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Dynamic Leadership 4.2 – Social Media
Love it our hate it, and I happen to love it, Social Media is a reality of life. Madam Toastmaster, Mr President, Fellow Toastmasters and very welcome guests, as the Clubs present PR person, it is my job to try to get our message out to both Members and the Community at large. Trying to …
I Finished my First Path
On Tuesday night I made the last speech on my Dynamic Leadership Path, it was the first Path I have completed so far. It took me from March 2019 until June 2021, I wish I had completed it more quickly, which I will do with the second Path I will complete, Engaging Humour. I have …
Feedback on my Speeches
One of the elements of Toastmasters that is designed to help you improve your public speaking, is feedback. Every speech you make, or role you fulfil gets evaluated by other Club Members (don't worry, it's not scary), the feedback listed below are comments that I received after my first two speeches in our Club. The …
Grammarian Word Example
In Toastmasters, one of the roles involved is that of Grammarian. One of the main elements of this job is that you need to pick a new word for each meeting to encourage people to improve their vocabulary. Last night the word was 'Stochastic'. The meaning of stochastic is: "having a random probability distribution or …
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