by Tim | Oct 15, 2012 | Improvisation, Public Speaking, Toastmasters
Even with years of stage experience I still find that I experience a certain level of stress before performing a speech. It was one of the main reasons why I joined Toastmasters to begin with. I had little problems handling someone else’s...
by Tim | Oct 1, 2012 | Public Speaking, Toastmasters
This is an edit on a speech I gave for the Toastmasters International Speech contest early in 2012. I came in second for the Area contest.Growing up can be a painful event in the world we live in. We deal with so many expectations that are thrust upon us...
by Tim | Apr 18, 2010 | Public Speaking, Toastmasters
A light mist of rain was falling as I arrived at the Delta for the final day of the conference…just in time for the Evaluation Contest. Unfortunatly, I was again running a tad late, so did not get a chance to watch the Target Speaker but I did get to see...
by Tim | Apr 17, 2010 | Public Speaking, Toastmasters
*** Note…my wife heckled me a bit for writing a fairly dry entry yesterday…my apologies for that. I had little time to write it so just went for the quick facts. I will endeavour to do better this time around…but be prepared, it’ll be a...
by Tim | Apr 16, 2010 | Public Speaking, Toastmasters
I have had the honour of attending my first Toastmasters convention for the District 86 area in Missisauga and what a joy it’s been, Meeting and socializing with so much talent has been an incredible inspiration and it leads me to work in a more productive...
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