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Here are some of the best commencement speech that I came across in 2015 Robert De Niro Yeah, you’re f—ed. The good news is, that’s not a bad place to start.(3:10) The renowned actor talked about how tough it would be for graduates to enter the moviemaking business. He reminded them that even rejections are difficult to swallow, they are very …
What is Toastmasters? Toastmasters International (TI) is an International nonprofit organisation in promoting better Public Speaking, Communication and Leadership skills for people who wish to improve these abilities in their everyday life. Through establishing clubs around the world, members gathered for meetings to deliver speeches and other leadership tasks guided by manuals published by the organisation. [su_tabs] [su_tab title=”Meetings”]Meetings usually …
As a Grammarian (aka Language Evaluator), you pay close attention to the use of language, provide constructive feedback and introduce “Word of the Day” to encourage members to use during the meeting. Here is how you could succeed this role.Before the Meeting Prepare “Word of the Day”: Find an appropriate word to introduce during the meeting. It can be a …
So here I am in Kuala Lumpur and so as the Toastmasters International Convention 2014! This is the very first time the convention was shipped out of the states and it is my first Toastmasters Convention, ever! What You Can Do? First thing first, if you never heard of Toastmasters, it is an international organization for public speaking and leadership …
Here are some of the best Commencement Speech of 2014: Find Courage to Change the World – Admiral William H. McRaven If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed Admiral William H. McRaven (Full Text) talked about his life after graduation, especially about his training in the special forces, the Naval SEAL. He shared how graduates could …
Forget about toast and coffee, go for Toastmasters in the morning to freshen up your mind! In London, there are three clubs for you to choose, they are the Berkeley Square Speakers (Facebook), Early Bird Speakers (Facebook) and Covent Garden Speakers (Facebook). Here are the details: Berkeley Square Speakers: They meet at 07:30 a.m. on every 1st, 3rd & 5th Wednesdays at The Lansdowne …
Spending a Sunday morning at the Speakers’ Corner of Hyde Park (map, wikipedia) is a very rewarding experience for public speaking enthusiastic of all levels. Here, people speaks about the topics they care about and try to put across their ideas to the passerby. They talk about amost everything: Religion, Politics, Economy, etc. you name it. What makes them really …
As an Ah-Counter, your role is to count and to report the number of unnecessary sound that hamper the effectiveness of a speaker to delivery their speech, such as filler and repetitive words. Here is how you could succeed this role.Before the Meeting Bring Pen and Paper (or use the Official Toastmaters App, Google/Apple): You will need to jot down number of …
As a Timer, your role is to remind, record and report the time used by each speaker when they are delivering speeches. Each speaker has a limited time to speak either according to their project requirements (Table Topics and Prepared Speech) or by the meeting agenda (facilitators). Here is how you could succeed your role:Before the Meeting Bring a stopwatch, …
What is Toastmasters and Experience our meeting atmosphere here (September 2015) Find out more from our Facebook Group! or many years, our club name MDC Toastmasters Club is the most colourfully interpreted name that I ever experienced since joining. It can either be “Matching and Dating Club”, “Male-Dominated Club”, “Most Distinguished (Disgusted) Club” and the list goes on. Here’s my review …
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