Can I take home the stoplight?
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Perhaps you\''ve wished that as you practiced you had someone in the back of the room with the stoplight to tell you whether it\''s time to wrap up, or whether you need to fill the available time with Q&A? Rather than taking home the stoplight, I\''ve got a better solution for you than the stoplight. District 4 Toastmasters hosts an automatic stoplight. You tell it what your time targets are, and the computer screen will be your timer.
Go to http://d4tm.org/images/html/Speech_Timer/speech_timer_1024x768.htm to...
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LABELS: PRACTICE,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca TIPS,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca
Posted: Securely Speaking Toastmasters, 15 Feb 14, 02:22 by Marc Miller
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Opening your speech
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The opening of your speech is your first impression on the audience. As the saying goes, you don'''t get a second chance to make a first impression. So take Darren LaCroix's advice and make it memorable.
Don't open with "Good morning," and don't open with a joke! He explains why:
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LABELS: DARREN LACROIX,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca MASTERS,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca TIPS,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca WRITING,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca
Posted: Securely Speaking Toastmasters, 15 Feb 14, 02:21 by Marc Miller
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Closing your speech (this is important!)
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The only thing more important than how you open your speech (which is your first impression on the audience!) is how you close it. Why? It's the thing your audience is most going to remember. It leaves the audience in a certain mood, and affects how the audience will remember you.
...but Darren LaCroix explains it better than I could:
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LABELS: TIPS,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca DARREN LACROIX,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca WRITING,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca MASTERS,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca
Posted: Securely Speaking Toastmasters, 15 Feb 14, 02:20 by Marc Miller
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The Eyes Have It
LABELS: TOASTMASTERS MAGAZINE,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca TIPS,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca CULTURE,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca
Posted: Securely Speaking Toastmasters, 15 Feb 14, 02:20 by Marc Miller
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What Should I Say?
LABELS: TOPICS,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca TIPS,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca
Posted: Securely Speaking Toastmasters, 15 Feb 14, 02:17 by Marc Miller
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Leaders Are Better Speakers
LABELS: TIPS,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca EDUCATION,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca LEADERSHIP,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca
Posted: Securely Speaking Toastmasters, 15 Feb 14, 02:16 by Marc Miller
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How To Memorize Any Speech In 5 Minutes
LABELS: COACHING,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca EDUCATION,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca COMMUNICATION,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca TIPS,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca
Posted: Securely Speaking Toastmasters, 15 Feb 14, 02:16 by Marc Miller
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Scheduling your next speech
LABELS: VINE,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca EASY-SPEAK,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca TIPS,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca
Posted: Securely Speaking Toastmasters, 15 Feb 14, 02:15 by Marc Miller
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Writing Emails That Lead To \"Yes!\"
LABELS: COMMUNICATION,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca WRITING,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca TIPS,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca BODY LANGUAGE,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca
Posted: Securely Speaking Toastmasters, 15 Feb 14, 02:14 by Marc Miller
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Introducing a speaker
LABELS: INTRODUCTIONS,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca EDUCATION,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca COACHING,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca TRANSITION,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca TIPS,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca EVALUATION,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca
Posted: Securely Speaking Toastmasters, 15 Feb 14, 02:13 by Marc Miller
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Um, Stop Saying Um! (and how to do it)
LABELS: FILLER WORDS,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca TIPS,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca COACHING,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca BODY LANGUAGE,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca POSTURE,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca
Posted: Securely Speaking Toastmasters, 15 Feb 14, 02:12 by Marc Miller
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Use of motion in a speech transition
LABELS: DARREN LACROIX,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca CHAMPION,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca TRANSITION,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca USING SPACE,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca VIDEO,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca COMMUNICATION,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca TIPS,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca
Posted: Securely Speaking Toastmasters, 15 Feb 14, 02:11 by Marc Miller
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Leadership lessons from Star Trek: Recruiting
LABELS: LEADERSHIP,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca RECRUITMENT,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca PICARDTIPS,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca
Posted: Securely Speaking Toastmasters, 15 Feb 14, 02:09 by Marc Miller
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Nix \\"compete,\\" insert \\"learn\\"
LABELS: COMPETING,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca EDUCATION,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca TIPS,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca
Posted: Securely Speaking Toastmasters, 15 Feb 14, 02:08 by Marc Miller
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Important, and Urgent
LABELS: TIPS,&sid=e2b1aa94c237b5c66a9d0d5d749581ca
Posted: Securely Speaking Toastmasters, 15 Feb 14, 02:00 by Marc Miller
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