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=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65 TIPS,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65
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=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65 MASTERS,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65 TIPS,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65 WRITING,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65
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=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65 DARREN LACROIX,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65 WRITING,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65 MASTERS,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65
Posted: Securely Speaking Toastmasters, 15 Feb 14, 02:20 by Marc Miller
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The Eyes Have It
LABELS: TOASTMASTERS MAGAZINE,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65 TIPS,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65 CULTURE,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65
Posted: Securely Speaking Toastmasters, 15 Feb 14, 02:20 by Marc Miller
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What Should I Say?
LABELS: TOPICS,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65 TIPS,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65
Posted: Securely Speaking Toastmasters, 15 Feb 14, 02:17 by Marc Miller
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Leaders Are Better Speakers
LABELS: TIPS,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65 EDUCATION,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65 LEADERSHIP,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65
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=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65 EDUCATION,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65 COMMUNICATION,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65 TIPS,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65
Posted: Securely Speaking Toastmasters, 15 Feb 14, 02:16 by Marc Miller
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Scheduling your next speech
LABELS: VINE,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65 EASY-SPEAK,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65 TIPS,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65
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=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65 WRITING,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65 TIPS,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65 BODY LANGUAGE,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65
Posted: Securely Speaking Toastmasters, 15 Feb 14, 02:14 by Marc Miller
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Introducing a speaker
LABELS: INTRODUCTIONS,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65 EDUCATION,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65 COACHING,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65 TRANSITION,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65 TIPS,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65 EVALUATION,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65
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=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65 TIPS,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65 COACHING,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65 BODY LANGUAGE,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65 POSTURE,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65
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=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65 CHAMPION,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65 TRANSITION,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65 USING SPACE,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65 VIDEO,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65 COMMUNICATION,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65 TIPS,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65
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=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65 RECRUITMENT,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65 PICARDTIPS,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65
Posted: Securely Speaking Toastmasters, 15 Feb 14, 02:09 by Marc Miller
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Nix \\"compete,\\" insert \\"learn\\"
LABELS: COMPETING,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65 EDUCATION,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65 TIPS,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65
Posted: Securely Speaking Toastmasters, 15 Feb 14, 02:08 by Marc Miller
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Important, and Urgent
LABELS: TIPS,&sid=18ac580d697afc45eb4fa39f91f82e65
Posted: Securely Speaking Toastmasters, 15 Feb 14, 02:00 by Marc Miller
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