Tag: Toastmasters speech

Speech 9: Persuade with Power. The ninth speech of the Toastmasters Competent Communicator program is meant to help me get comfortable using various forms of persuasion to encourage an audience to take a certain action. Earlier this year my mother and I took a girls’ trip to North Carolina. We were both looking forward to…

Speech 8: Get Comfortable with Visual Aids. The eighth speech of the Toastmasters Competent Communicator program is meant to help me get comfortable using slides, transparencies, flip charts, whiteboards, or props. Good afternoon everyone. Today I’m going to talk about a topic that’s near and dear to my heart: accessibility. “Accessibility” is a blanket term…

Speech 7: Research Your Topic. The seventh speech of the Toastmasters Competent Communicator program is meant to help me address the importance of backing up my arguments with evidence, and touches on the types of evidence to use. Earlier this year, video game publisher Electronic Arts announced Battlefield V, the 12th game in the Battlefield…

Speech 6: Vocal Variety. The sixth speech of the Toastmasters Competent Communicator program is meant to guide me to add life to my voice with variations in pitch, pace, power, and pauses. Good afternoon everyone. I have a secret. I may look all gussied up and citified, but in reality I am the descendent…of rednecks….

Speech 5: Your Body Speaks. The fifth speech of the Toastmasters Competent Communicator program is meant to show me how to complement words with posture, stance, gestures, facial expressions, and eye contact. Can I get a quick show of hands, how many of you have seen a professional pianist play? It could have been as…