Of course I always want to do my best when presenting, but a little nudge now and then is valuable. I did another presentation about online networking. What is the catch? There was a Toastmaster in the audience.
Those of us who get comfortable with Toastmasters know that we need to push ourselves to present in other venues to grow as speakers. But having a Toastmaster in the audience reminded me not to leave all of that great training behind in the club.
The protocol we learn, ditching those ums and ahs, the basics of good speaking are appreciated by audiences whether they know they should be expecting that from speakers or not. I have a new goal:
When speaking at Toastmasters I will hold myself to the standards of an outside speech. When speaking outside Toastmasters, I'll assume there's a Toastmaster lurking in the audience checking my ums and ahs...
Dr. Shaun Jamison, DTM
www.guideonyourside.com
Saturday, July 11, 2009
High Standards
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I agree wholeheartedly. I recently did a 1 hour keynote for the National Research Council(Canada) in Edmonton Alberta. I was later approached by an attendee who had indicated that she was a Toastmaster from Saskatoon Saskatchewan - in our District - but a 5.5 hour drive away.
I know I should have brought my manual :)
http://www.toastcaster.com
Thanks for chiming in Greg. I found out today that there were actually *two* Toastmasters in the audience.
Shaun
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