Speechcraft is a new speech delivered by Bill Morgan at the July 19, 2018 meeting. It details a complete approach from Inspiration to Execution, in creating, honing and delivering a speech. A copy is available here: Speechcraft
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The Article was published by our Bill Morgan in the Toastmasters Magazine. It is published here.
New Year’s Toastmasters Goals
It’s that time of year to reflect upon where you have been, and more importantly where you are going. In assessing all of your life goals, be sure to include Toastmasters goals as well. For example: Completing new advanced speech manual Preparing to become an officer for your club Finishing your Competent Communicator Visiting two […]
Preparation and Practice
Preparation and Practice are essential elements to any successful Toastmasters speech. Here is a quick guide in a timeline fashion to help you provide yourself enough time to both create the ideas for your speech, as well as to give you ample practice. Outline Stage – 7 to 10 Days Before This first step is […]
Visit with PowerTalk Toastmasters of Dublin Ireland
What to do when I am far away from home? Away from my wife and two boys. Away from my friends. Away from my home Toastmasters’ club. I recently started a new career with an Irish company, and my beginning months require me to work and train for many weeks in the dynamic and lyrical […]
What is a Competent Leader?
Written by Bill Morgan | 20 May 2011 What is a Competent Leader? How does Toastmasters help you to become one? These are good questions, and the basis of these may be answered by your active participation in a club. Most everyone has a pretty good understanding that Toastmasters is a proven program which helps […]
Choosing and Using the Word of the Day
Written by Bill Morgan | 1 February 2011 It is sometimes the most challenging thing we do every meeting. Choosing the Word of the Day is deceptively hard. If you use an obscure word from Elizabethan England you will not get much participation. If you choose a word with negative connotations people are not attracted […]
Improving Our Networking Skills – Thanks to Toastmasters!
Written by Michele Rose-O’Brien | 30 January 2011 For many of us, walking into a room full of strangers and having a one-on-one conversation with someone we don’t know, is likely not one of our most favorite things to do. Perhaps it even ranks right up there with say…. standing in front of a room […]
Conquering Your Fears
Written by Bill Morgan | 25 January 2011 Who actually doesn’t exhibit the flight or fight response while giving a public speech? Virtually no one is immune from these responses which are hard-wired into our limbic system. Author and speaker Scott Berkun attributes the fact that humans are naturally afraid when standing alone in front […]
In Appreciation of Gestures
Written by Paul Johnson | 26 February 2010 As you prepare a speech, your focus is very likely on what you believe your audience will hear. Questions that come to mind may include: Am I speaking clearly and not too fast? Am I speaking loud enough to be heard? Am I enunciating my words? All […]