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=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203 TIPS,&sid=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203
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=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203 MASTERS,&sid=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203 TIPS,&sid=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203 WRITING,&sid=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203
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=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203 DARREN LACROIX,&sid=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203 WRITING,&sid=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203 MASTERS,&sid=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203
Posted: Securely Speaking Toastmasters, 15 Feb 14, 02:20 by Marc Miller
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The Eyes Have It
LABELS: TOASTMASTERS MAGAZINE,&sid=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203 TIPS,&sid=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203 CULTURE,&sid=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203
Posted: Securely Speaking Toastmasters, 15 Feb 14, 02:20 by Marc Miller
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What Should I Say?
LABELS: TOPICS,&sid=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203 TIPS,&sid=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203
Posted: Securely Speaking Toastmasters, 15 Feb 14, 02:17 by Marc Miller
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Leaders Are Better Speakers
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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=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203 EDUCATION,&sid=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203 COMMUNICATION,&sid=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203 TIPS,&sid=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203
Posted: Securely Speaking Toastmasters, 15 Feb 14, 02:16 by Marc Miller
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Scheduling your next speech
LABELS: VINE,&sid=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203 EASY-SPEAK,&sid=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203 TIPS,&sid=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203
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=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203 WRITING,&sid=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203 TIPS,&sid=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203 BODY LANGUAGE,&sid=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203
Posted: Securely Speaking Toastmasters, 15 Feb 14, 02:14 by Marc Miller
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Introducing a speaker
LABELS: INTRODUCTIONS,&sid=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203 EDUCATION,&sid=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203 COACHING,&sid=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203 TRANSITION,&sid=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203 TIPS,&sid=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203 EVALUATION,&sid=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203
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=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203 TIPS,&sid=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203 COACHING,&sid=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203 BODY LANGUAGE,&sid=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203 POSTURE,&sid=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203
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=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203 CHAMPION,&sid=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203 TRANSITION,&sid=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203 USING SPACE,&sid=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203 VIDEO,&sid=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203 COMMUNICATION,&sid=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203 TIPS,&sid=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203
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=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203 RECRUITMENT,&sid=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203 PICARDTIPS,&sid=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203
Posted: Securely Speaking Toastmasters, 15 Feb 14, 02:09 by Marc Miller
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Nix \\"compete,\\" insert \\"learn\\"
LABELS: COMPETING,&sid=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203 EDUCATION,&sid=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203 TIPS,&sid=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203
Posted: Securely Speaking Toastmasters, 15 Feb 14, 02:08 by Marc Miller
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Important, and Urgent
LABELS: TIPS,&sid=e90cc84d31005a2b96f118a911643203
Posted: Securely Speaking Toastmasters, 15 Feb 14, 02:00 by Marc Miller
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