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=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c TIPS,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c
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=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c MASTERS,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c TIPS,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c WRITING,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c
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=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c DARREN LACROIX,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c WRITING,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c MASTERS,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c
Posted: Securely Speaking Toastmasters, 15 Feb 14, 02:20 by Marc Miller
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The Eyes Have It
LABELS: TOASTMASTERS MAGAZINE,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c TIPS,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c CULTURE,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c
Posted: Securely Speaking Toastmasters, 15 Feb 14, 02:20 by Marc Miller
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What Should I Say?
LABELS: TOPICS,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c TIPS,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c
Posted: Securely Speaking Toastmasters, 15 Feb 14, 02:17 by Marc Miller
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Leaders Are Better Speakers
LABELS: TIPS,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c EDUCATION,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c LEADERSHIP,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c
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=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c EDUCATION,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c COMMUNICATION,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c TIPS,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c
Posted: Securely Speaking Toastmasters, 15 Feb 14, 02:16 by Marc Miller
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Scheduling your next speech
LABELS: VINE,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c EASY-SPEAK,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c TIPS,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c
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=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c WRITING,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c TIPS,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c BODY LANGUAGE,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c
Posted: Securely Speaking Toastmasters, 15 Feb 14, 02:14 by Marc Miller
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Introducing a speaker
LABELS: INTRODUCTIONS,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c EDUCATION,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c COACHING,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c TRANSITION,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c TIPS,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c EVALUATION,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c
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=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c TIPS,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c COACHING,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c BODY LANGUAGE,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c POSTURE,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c
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=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c CHAMPION,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c TRANSITION,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c USING SPACE,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c VIDEO,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c COMMUNICATION,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c TIPS,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c
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=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c RECRUITMENT,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c PICARDTIPS,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c
Posted: Securely Speaking Toastmasters, 15 Feb 14, 02:09 by Marc Miller
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Nix \\"compete,\\" insert \\"learn\\"
LABELS: COMPETING,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c EDUCATION,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c TIPS,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c
Posted: Securely Speaking Toastmasters, 15 Feb 14, 02:08 by Marc Miller
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Important, and Urgent
LABELS: TIPS,&sid=d9dc5bf5db4b5d63ee0426ee70af329c
Posted: Securely Speaking Toastmasters, 15 Feb 14, 02:00 by Marc Miller
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