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To astmasters
Meets 1 st & 3 rd
Thursday s 6- 7pm
STM Goals
Intuit Central: Intuit Santa Fe Summit Toastmasters
Our Big Y
• Starting with a whimper. Start with a bang! Get the audience attention immediately.
• Attempting to imitate other speakers. Authenticity is lost when you aren’t yourself.
• Using someone else’s stories. Brief quotes are ok. Illustrate your own thoughts & experiences.
• Speaking without passion. The more passionate you are the better you will be received.
• Ending a speech with questions and answers. Always conclude your speech, then do Q&A.
• Practice. Practice. Practice! Practice with a timer and allow time for the unexpected.
• Know the audience. Meet & greet the audience. Easier to speak to friends than strangers.
• Know the room. Arrive early, practice using the microphone and any visual aids.
• Relax. Begin by addressing the audience. Transform nervous energy into enthusiasm.
• Visualize yourself giving your speech. Imagine yourself speaking clear and confident
• Realize that people want you to succeed. The audiences rooting for you.
• Don’t apologize for any nervousness or problem – the audience probably never noticed it.
• Acquire experience. Experience builds confidence, which is the key to effective speaking
• Visit a Toastmasters meeting! Get the experience you need in a safe and friendly environment.
Toastmasters’ Meeting
• Toastmaster The Master of Ceremony for the meeting.
• Grammarian Keeps account of (ah’s & uhm’s) filler words throughout the
meeting ringing a bell for each offence.
• Timer Records the length of each person's speaking time using a timing light
to indicate when allotted time is about to expire
[CONFIDENTIAL]
The Toastmaster
• The Toastmaster sets the theme for each meeting in advance, and is
responsible, with the help of the club board members, to ensure that all
functionary positions are filled.
• The Toastmaster shall lead applause, and always meet & greet people as
they take the podium.
The Speaker
• Ah Counter Our speaking habits are often years old and completely unconscious in
nature. The Ah Counter’s task is to call attention to the speaker’s: Ah's, Um's, xerox
words (i.e. stuttering) & pregnant pauses.
• Speech Evaluator Gives the speaker feedback on how the speech went and if the
objectives for the speech were met. Communication is about delivering a message from
sender to receiver with the receiver understanding the message and responding
appropriately.
TM Education Program
10 Speeches to obtain a Competent Communicator certificate.
• Ice Breaker . Time: 4-6- minutes. Objective: Discover strengths and challenges of speaking.
• Organize Your Speech . Time: 5-7 minutes. Objective: Use of supporting material, transitions, strong
opening and closing statements.
• Get to the Point . Time: 5-7 minutes. Objective: Inform, persuade, entertain, inspire, and narrow down broad
purpose into more specific one.
• How to Say It . Time: 5-7 minutes. Objective: Select the right words eliminate jargon, use rhetorical devices.
• Your Body Speaks . Time: 5-7 minutes. Objective: Stance, movement, gestures, facial expressions, eye
contact.
• Vocal Variety . Time: 5-7 minutes. Objective: Use volume, pitch, rate, add meaning and interest, pauses.
• Research Your Topic . Time: 5-7 minutes. Objective: Use facts, examples and illustrations gathered from
various sources through research.
• Get Comfortable with Visual Aids . Time: 5-7 minutes. Objective: Select visual aids appropriate for
message; use them correctly and with confidence.
• Persuade with Power . Time: 5-7 minutes. Objective: Use logic and emotion to appeal to audience; persuade
them in some way.
• Inspire Your Audience . Time 8-10 minutes. Objective: Challenge audience to achieve higher level of beliefs
or achievement; appeal to needs and emotions, use stories, anecdotes, quotes.
Membership
Fees