We did not have an average, everyday meeting this week. We had a contest! Actually 2 contests, the International Speech Contest and the Table Topics Competition. There were 5 contestants in each. It was wonderful. All the speakers were at the top of their game and gave delightful, insightful, informative, and inspiring speeches on various topics: How to Avoid Being a Victim, How to Think Straight, The Day of Infamy, and Live to 103!
For Table Topics, all the contestants were put on the spot with the Prompt "If I ruled the World..."
It was so much fun. This is why I love Toastmasters International.
Every Sunday at 9:30 AM
Inn on the Pond
Clearwater, FL
The area speech contest, which will have the winners from our club and 4 others will take place on Sunday, March 3.
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Sunday, June 24, 2012
Bagel Talk Meeting June 24, 2012
Message from the president, Abraham Colmenares:
There is just not a better way to start off your Sunday than at Bagel Talk.
Be ready for a fun, fast-pace meeting.
Oh! By the way, we did it . Bagel Talk is President's Distinguished Club!
Have a great week!
We had an urbane meeting despite the rain. The word of that day was
"urbane," and I was the grammarian for the day.
I think this blog, Verbal Impact is the correct venue to publish the newsletter for Bagel Talk, the Toastmasters Club that I now belong to. So this will be a new feature here.
There is just not a better way to start off your Sunday than at Bagel Talk.
Be ready for a fun, fast-pace meeting.
Oh! By the way, we did it . Bagel Talk is President's Distinguished Club!
Have a great week!
We had an urbane meeting despite the rain. The word of that day was
"urbane," and I was the grammarian for the day.
I think this blog, Verbal Impact is the correct venue to publish the newsletter for Bagel Talk, the Toastmasters Club that I now belong to. So this will be a new feature here.
Friday, June 15, 2012
I Am Toastmaster
A really interesting icebreaker speech can be found here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpDtvumzbV0
I like the way the speech was constructed, the pictures and video in the background are really good visual aids, and the speaker is very enthusiastic. The speech is however, too short. The icebreaker speech should be at least 4 minutes long. That's my evaluation for Katerina Moutsatsos.
The Icebreaker speech is the first speech in the Competant Communicator Manual for Toastmasters International. That means in the very first speech each member will make. Many members will use it as their first speech when they join a new club. Katerina is an actress, so she's not exactly a beginner at delivering spreeches.
I have just joined BagelTalk in Clearwater. I will be running for the position of VP of Public Relations. I hope to use this blog for our bimonthly newsletter if I am elected!
Wish me luck!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpDtvumzbV0
I like the way the speech was constructed, the pictures and video in the background are really good visual aids, and the speaker is very enthusiastic. The speech is however, too short. The icebreaker speech should be at least 4 minutes long. That's my evaluation for Katerina Moutsatsos.
The Icebreaker speech is the first speech in the Competant Communicator Manual for Toastmasters International. That means in the very first speech each member will make. Many members will use it as their first speech when they join a new club. Katerina is an actress, so she's not exactly a beginner at delivering spreeches.
I have just joined BagelTalk in Clearwater. I will be running for the position of VP of Public Relations. I hope to use this blog for our bimonthly newsletter if I am elected!
Wish me luck!
Saturday, March 3, 2012
A story about me
Who am I? that is the question. I am not an actress. I am not a singer.
I am a woman. White. Over 45. A wife, mother, sister and a daughter. Married White Female with hazel eyes and reddish brown hair.
The toastmaster's manual says that it's easy to talk about yourself. For some people it is. They love to talk about themselves. Not I. That puts me in the minority.
That's it! I'm a Toastmasters International member! a competent communicator ... and competent leader!
Yes I can identify with that. I joined TI in 2009 a few months before I was scheduled to speak at a conference for the National Guild of Hypnotists. I am a member of the National Guild of Hypnotists, a consulting hypnotist and a certified instructor of hypnosis. I left TI just over a year ago, because I attended a corportate club and I left the corporation. I have gone go to 3 or 4 meetings since then, but just like in 2009, 3 years ago, I just received an email from NGH saying that my proposal to be a speaker was approved. My topic is How to Enhance memory with hypnosis. You will be hearing more about that in the future as I would like to practice parts of the speech here. I am definitely open to feedback. The NGH provides evaluations for every speaker at every workshop, but most of the hypnotists are not Toastmasters and their feedback is just a number from 1 to 5. I am very excited about TI feedback and looking forward to making a very dynamic speech this year.
I have done at least 10 speeches. This year I will be presenting with another hypnotist.
A few years ago I did meet a Toastmasters member at the convention. She mentioned how great TI was. I have been speaking at the convention for several years already, but I think there is always room for improvement. And the thing is, I have my eye on the prize: The Best Presenter's Award. Every year there is an Award Dinner. It's like the Academy Awards. But they don't allow thank you speeches, so they don't have a problem like they do with the Oscars. Still, I have a speech prepared. You see I believe in using hypnotic techniques like visualization to help achieve goals. I also believe in affirmations. And I definitely believe in Toastmasters!!
I am a woman. White. Over 45. A wife, mother, sister and a daughter. Married White Female with hazel eyes and reddish brown hair.
The toastmaster's manual says that it's easy to talk about yourself. For some people it is. They love to talk about themselves. Not I. That puts me in the minority.
That's it! I'm a Toastmasters International member! a competent communicator ... and competent leader!
Yes I can identify with that. I joined TI in 2009 a few months before I was scheduled to speak at a conference for the National Guild of Hypnotists. I am a member of the National Guild of Hypnotists, a consulting hypnotist and a certified instructor of hypnosis. I left TI just over a year ago, because I attended a corportate club and I left the corporation. I have gone go to 3 or 4 meetings since then, but just like in 2009, 3 years ago, I just received an email from NGH saying that my proposal to be a speaker was approved. My topic is How to Enhance memory with hypnosis. You will be hearing more about that in the future as I would like to practice parts of the speech here. I am definitely open to feedback. The NGH provides evaluations for every speaker at every workshop, but most of the hypnotists are not Toastmasters and their feedback is just a number from 1 to 5. I am very excited about TI feedback and looking forward to making a very dynamic speech this year.
I have done at least 10 speeches. This year I will be presenting with another hypnotist.
A few years ago I did meet a Toastmasters member at the convention. She mentioned how great TI was. I have been speaking at the convention for several years already, but I think there is always room for improvement. And the thing is, I have my eye on the prize: The Best Presenter's Award. Every year there is an Award Dinner. It's like the Academy Awards. But they don't allow thank you speeches, so they don't have a problem like they do with the Oscars. Still, I have a speech prepared. You see I believe in using hypnotic techniques like visualization to help achieve goals. I also believe in affirmations. And I definitely believe in Toastmasters!!
Thursday, June 3, 2010
June meeting of TBNGH
The next meeting, open to all members and non-members, will convene at 7pm on June 19 at Books-A-Million in Palm Harbor.
Special Guest Speaker: Lou Polur,
Candidate for Distinguished Toastmaster,
President of BagelTalk and
President of Ceridian Corporate Club.
Lou's specialties are Sales and Marketing Action Results, and he will present:
Lou has more than 20 years of experience identifying and helping clients capitalize on opportunities to dramatically improve their performance. With expertise in general management and key functional areas developed through progressive positions in marketing, finance, operations, and senior leadership (with profit and loss responsibilities) across diverse industries such as insurance, supply chain, manufacturing, healthcare, and hospitality industries, Lou's clients receive best practices recommendations that are relevant to improving a client’s operations.
Distinguishing between wishful thinking and executable strategies that are a true fit with the resources of companies and the skillsets of the people they employ is how Lou has provided benefits. Clients such as Humana, WalMart, AT&T, Time Warner, Qwest Communication, NCR, BayCare, Siemens, Hart-Hankes, Catalina Marketing, Catholic Hospital Association and Hughes Satellite Users Group Members, and have generated measurable improvements in revenues, asset utilization, margins, service levels, and customer retention in relation to reorganization plans, engineered products, manufacturing process design and implementation, transformational marketing and sales programs, cutting edge supply chain solutions, and more effective management reporting systems.
Specialties: Sales and Marketing Action Results
See press release at:
http://www.free-press-release.com/news-hypnotizing-toastmasters-1276730391.html
Special Guest Speaker: Lou Polur,
Candidate for Distinguished Toastmaster,
President of BagelTalk and
President of Ceridian Corporate Club.
Lou's specialties are Sales and Marketing Action Results, and he will present:
Hypnotizing Toastmasters: How to Expand your Business through Public Speaking
Lou has more than 20 years of experience identifying and helping clients capitalize on opportunities to dramatically improve their performance. With expertise in general management and key functional areas developed through progressive positions in marketing, finance, operations, and senior leadership (with profit and loss responsibilities) across diverse industries such as insurance, supply chain, manufacturing, healthcare, and hospitality industries, Lou's clients receive best practices recommendations that are relevant to improving a client’s operations.
Distinguishing between wishful thinking and executable strategies that are a true fit with the resources of companies and the skillsets of the people they employ is how Lou has provided benefits. Clients such as Humana, WalMart, AT&T, Time Warner, Qwest Communication, NCR, BayCare, Siemens, Hart-Hankes, Catalina Marketing, Catholic Hospital Association and Hughes Satellite Users Group Members, and have generated measurable improvements in revenues, asset utilization, margins, service levels, and customer retention in relation to reorganization plans, engineered products, manufacturing process design and implementation, transformational marketing and sales programs, cutting edge supply chain solutions, and more effective management reporting systems.
Specialties: Sales and Marketing Action Results
See press release at:
http://www.free-press-release.com/news-hypnotizing-toastmasters-1276730391.html
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