Do you want to learn how to speak in front of a crowd? Do you want to develop leadership skills? Then Toastmasters is for you. This international organization promotes public speaking and leadership with a proven method. You will master public speaking and leadership using our new educational program Pathways. With the help of a local club, you will discover the voice inside you and the leader you can become. Join us on Toastmasters 101 as we discuss Pathways, projects, and the power inside you!
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Getting On the TED Stage: A Toastmaster’s Story
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Can Toastmasters help you get onto a TED or TEDx stage? Jenilee Taylor's story about her experience getting on the TEDx Youngstown stage shows what anyone who wants to step onto the red circle needs to know.By Kim Krajci
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What do you do at the end of your speech? When judging speech contests, it’s a recognized phenomenon that the first and last speakers are the ones that get the most brain space in the judge’s mind. It’s the same with our speeches. People remember the opening and the conclusion. We hope they will remember our call to action. This is why it is critic…
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Have you ever walked into a situation where “pandemonium” and “disorganization” and “Who’s running this mess?” crosses your mind? (I hope it wasn’t a Toastmasters meeting.) You know there’s a leadership problem when you find yourself in this place. People aren’t doing the work, or it’s unclear what they’re supposed to do. Fortunately, in Toastmaste…
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Why You Should Look at Toastmasters Debate Clubs We’ve all been there. That discussion that you want to have, that we need to have. Whether it’s politics, society norms, or the intrinsic value of moosetracks ice cream – you want to discuss it. You want to explore it with friends, family, or the person in front of you at the ice cream stand. You wan…
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Great Toastmasters Speech Evaluations: How to Get and Keep Them
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Great Toastmasters evaluations start with the speaker. How do you get the evaluations you need to improve your public speaking? Today's podcast takes a look at the simplest way for a speaker to get the evaluation they need and manage the paperwork.By Kim Krajci
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Toastmasters Level 4 Project: Create a Podcast
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Does producing a podcast intimidate you? Are you ignoring the Level 4 Create a Podcast in your path? Toastmasters is here to help you develop your voice and share your message with the world - and there's no better way to do that than podcast. We cover the Create a Podcast project and cover some material that Toastmasters left out of their training…
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The Most Important Speech You Have to Give
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What's the most important speech you have to give? Do you know what you need to make it a success? We talk about the three key components to building and delivering your most important speech.By Kim Krajci
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Thanks Giving in Toastmasters “Thank You, Toastmasters”
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Absolutely, an audience should thank the speaker for their time and preparation to give a presentation. But should the speaker thank the audience? It's a Toastmasters controversy!By Kim Krajci
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Reflecting on Your Path: Toastmasters Finale
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What's the last project in your Toastmasters path? It's your chance to look back and examine your experience, what you've learned, and how your new skills have an impact on your life. What's next?By Kim Krajci
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It's the Toastmasters Speech Contest season! What do you think about the contests? Do you think they're worth the effort or a waste of time? Today on the podcast, we talk about 3 reasons why the Toastmasters speech contests benefit you and your club.By Kim Krajci
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A Professional Presentation at Toastmasters?
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People come to Toastmasters because their bosses send them - and then they wonder how Toastmasters can help them with professional presentations. In today's podcast, we talk about the professional presentations - the skills you know you need and how we can help you develop them.By Kim Krajci
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Your area director visits are coming up in the next 2 months. What should you expect when the area director comes in? Should you worry? What are they putting on that report to Toastmasters International anyway?By Kim Krajci
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Your Online Meeting Agenda: The Power Tool You Need
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The club meeting agenda does not have to be only a checklist for roles to be filled. It's a powerful tool that deserves your attention - and for you to sign up for your roles regularly.By Kim Krajci
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The General Evaluator Creates Great Meetings
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The role of General Evaluator at the Toastmasters meeting is often underappreciated. But the key to future successful meetings is directly connected to how well the General Evaluator does their job.By Kim Krajci
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Is it time to come back to Toastmasters? Have you noticed your public speaking skills are less sharp? More filler words? Maybe it's time to come back and see what Toastmasters has to offer for public speaking and leadership skills development.By Kim Krajci
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What are your personal goals? How do you want to use Toastmasters to achieve them? Today on the podcast, we talk about customizing your Toastmasters experience for your needs - as well as review the complicated Level 1 Project 2 speech projects which all Toastmasters must complete.By Kim Krajci
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Adding Images and Vision to Your Speeches
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How do you decide to use images and presentation software for your presentation? What's the deciding factor?By Kim Krajci
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Your Speech Introduction: Sell Your Speech First
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Your speech projet success doesn't start with your first word - it starts with the introduction you're given by the Toastmaster of the Day. How do you title your speech? How do you write an introduction? Today's podcast helps you with both.By Kim Krajci
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Toastmasters Triple Crown and Smedley Awards
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Do big challenges motivate you? Then consider the Toastmasters Triple Crown Award! What is it? How do you earn it? We also cover the Smedley Award for clubs. What's a Smedley?By Kim Krajci
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Table Topics: Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking
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The fear of public speaking is an insidious thing. It grabs us when we have time to prepare our presentation, and its hold is just as strong when we don’t have time to prepare. But so much of our communication is impromptu speaking – how do we cope with our fear of public speaking when … Continue reading "Table Topics: Overcome Your Fear of Public …
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2 Keys to Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking
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If you have to give a speech, are you afraid of your audience - or are you afraid of what your body is going to do? In this episode, we look at 2 keys to cope with your fears.By Kim Krajci
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Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking: Your Voice
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When you are overcoming your fear of public speaking, what are you really afraid of? Sometimes our fear isn't of the speech but fear of what our body is about to do to us. Today's podcast gives a few tips how to give a speech when fear robs you of your voice.By Kim Krajci
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Overcome Fear of Public Speaking with Toastmasters
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Do you need to overcome your fear of public speaking? How does Toastmasters help you do that?By Kim Krajci
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If you've been in Toastmasters very long, you've probably seen the Toastmasters speech project that went wrong. So wrong. Cringe-worthy bad. The speech that makes you look at the cobweb in the corner of the room and try to avoid eye-contact with the speaker.Yeah, that speech.On today's episode of Toastmasters 101, we go back to the beginning and ta…
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New club officers are challenged with the Club Success Plan. What is it? What are you expected to do? In this podcast, we talk about how to hold the planning meeting, where to hold it, and how to use it to motivate members to work toward their personal Toastmaster goals.By Kim Krajci
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