Archive for August, 2008

Competent Communication – Speech 3 – Get to the Point

Here are some quick and easy suggestions to help you “get to the point”:

    Do you have one sentence which will inform the audience what you expect?
    Is the wording precise? For example – “will you place one can of beans on the front porch for the food drive?” (Make some type of challenge or call to action.)

Toastmaster Speech 2 – Organize Your Speech

Speech number 2 focuses on organizing your speech. According to the competent communicator manual, here are some simple ways to really develop a fundamentally sound talk…..

There are lots of different ways to “set up” your speech. Do you want to use a list of events? How did one action lead to another? For example

Strong Evaluation Techniques…for Toastmaster speeches around the world

Careers are made by one’s ability to lead. Well, what better platform to be in a leadership position than in the good old fashioned one on one interview

Hillary Clinton home page…..

Hillary teaches the world “facial expressions” for Toastmasters!