Tag: Toastmasters speech

Innovative Planning, Level Two: Connect with Your Audience. The purpose of this project is to practice the skills needed to connect with an unfamiliar audience. I had to develop a speech on a topic that was unfamiliar to the majority of my audience. A human, an elf, and a dwarf walk into a bar. This…

Innovative Planning, Level Two: Understanding Your Leadership Style. The purpose of this project is to identify my primary leadership style or styles. I completed a quiz and considered how my leadership style impacts the people around me and how I can adjust it to more effectively lead people with styles different from my own. I…

Innovative Planning, Level One: Researching and Presenting. The purpose of this project is to learn or review basic research methods and present a well-organized, well-researched speech on any topic. In mid-April of this year, my husband and I took a trip to Washington, D.C. Aww, aren’t we adorable? We did lots of fun things that…

Innovative Planning, Level One: Ice Breaker. This foundational project is designed to introduce me to my club and the skills I need to continue my Toastmasters journey. All I need to do is write and deliver a speech about any topic to introduce me to the club. Good afternoon, fellow Toastmasters and guests. It feels…

Speech 10: Inspire Your Audience. The last speech of the Toastmasters Competent Communicator program challenges me to draw all my skills together to deliver a powerful inspirational message. I gave my Ice Breaker speech for Toastmasters on July 25, 2017. I started off that speech by saying, “I’ve spent most of my life fighting with…