After the Competent Communicator manual is done, what's next in Toastmasters? Why should you stay? Are you done? We've got a lot more to offer you.

After the Competent Communicator manual is done, what's next in Toastmasters? Why should you stay? Are you done? We've got a lot more to offer you.

The Inspirational Speech, the last of the speech projects in the Competent Communicator manual, challenges you to pull together everything you’ve learned so far.  Speech organization, presentation skills and the tricks of rhetoric to gain your audience’s attention and confidence all go together into a final speech project. This speech assignment suggests several techniques to … Continue reading "Go Big and Inspire Your Audience! Project 10"

The Inspirational Speech, the last of the speech projects in the Competent Communicator manual, challenges you to pull together everything you’ve learned so far.  Speech organization, presentation skills and the tricks of rhetoric to gain your audience’s attention and confidence all go together into a final speech project. This speech assignment suggests several techniques to … Continue reading "Go Big and Inspire Your Audience! Project 10"

Persuasion is the art of convincing people to do what you think it best and making them like the idea. How do you do it without sounding like a huckster?

Persuasion is the art of convincing people to do what you think it best and making them like the idea. How do you do it without sounding like a huckster?

Engaging the Senses What's the point of visual aids? I think that it's about engaging more of your audience's senses than just hearing you speak.

Engaging the Senses What's the point of visual aids? I think that it's about engaging more of your audience's senses than just hearing you speak.

How Your Audience Perceives You Research your audience before you get up to speak.  I think most audiences can be classified as friendly, uninformed, or antagonistic.  A Toastmasters meeting should be friendly  and open to listening to your presentation.  This kind of audience is the best kind for trying out new material and getting evaluations … Continue reading "Research Your Credibility"

How Your Audience Perceives You Research your audience before you get up to speak.  I think most audiences can be classified as friendly, uninformed, or antagonistic.  A Toastmasters meeting should be friendly  and open to listening to your presentation.  This kind of audience is the best kind for trying out new material and getting evaluations … Continue reading "Research Your Credibility"