Tongue Twisters!

Posted Tue, 28/08/2007 - 12:51am by Nomel

Tongue Twisters were developed to teach the speaker to say certain sounds clearly and crisply.

They are useful exercises for those who wish to speak with excellent pronunciation.

And they can be so much fun! Try these tongue twisters at the next club meeting.

Say these tongue twisters out loud to practice the sound soft 'th'

1. Thor is the god of Thunder.

2. Thelma and Theo have bad breath.

3. Three free thrilling frills fought on Ruth's roof.

4. Thieves are thankless thugs who deserve our wrath.

5. Nothing is worth thousands of deaths.

Think Like a Leader and Lead Like a Thinker

Posted Tue, 28/08/2007 - 12:47am by Nomel

by Mark Sanborn, best-selling author of The Fred Factor
Article take from The Fred Factor e-zine
To subscribe: http://www.fredfactor.com/resources/subscribe.aspx

The point of thinking?about life and leadership?isn't just to know new things. It is, to paraphrase philosopher Jim Rohn, to behave in new ways. Reading a book won't help you lead any better than buying a treadmill will make you fit. If you don't use it, you lose the benefit. (50% of adults don't read one book a year.)

Understanding Toastmasters International Values

Posted Tue, 28/08/2007 - 12:46am by Nomel

Toastmasters International's core values are:

* Integrity
* Dedication to Excellence
* Service to the Member
* Respect for the Individual

These are values worthy of a great organization, and we believe we should incorporate them as anchor points in every decision we make. Our core values provide us with a means of not only guiding but also evaluating our operations, our planning, and our vision for the future.

As an organization, we believe that:

Two Valuable Evaluation Skills

Posted Tue, 28/08/2007 - 12:41am by Nomel

Often evaluations go like this:

"Ann that was an absolutely fantastic speech. You gave us 10 tips on how to improve your skills in using the microphone and concluded with a great anecdote about your own experience with a "dead" microphone. A terrific speech. Well done."

At face value, this evaluation sounds enthusiastic, positive, encouraging - just what a good Toastmasters evaluation is meant to be. Or is it? On closer inspection, this type of evaluation says very little of real help to the speaker for two reasons:

Shortfalls in Table Topics

Posted Tue, 28/08/2007 - 12:40am by Nomel

I have extracted this article from the electronic newsletter of District 75.

Enjoy!

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Shortfalls in Table Topics

In my visits to clubs over the years, I have noticed some shortfalls in the practice of the table topics sessions that waste our precious time and hinder our development as speakers and evaluators. We want to learn the most we can at each meeting with the dwindling time we have at hand and elevate our standards in table topics. Here are three strategies that may help improve the next table topics sessions in your clubs.

Resource for Growth: At Your Fingertips!

Posted Tue, 28/08/2007 - 12:39am by Nomel

Resource for Growth: At Your Fingertips!

It's been at your fingertips all this time! The Toastmasters International website offers many significant, critical, crucial, essential, vital, and notable resources for growth and information!

The first item on the list is The Toastmasters magazine! Since May 2005, key articles from the magazine have been available online. Now you can preview the magazine beforeit arrives at your door. You can even listen to our own International President read his monthly message!

A LEADER'S WAY

Posted Tue, 28/08/2007 - 12:37am by Nomel

A LEADER'S WAY
Effective leadership
By John C. Maxwell
Inquirer
Last updated 09:12pm (Mla time) 09/24/2006

Published on page B2-6 of the September 25, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

MY FRIEND, Mark Sanborn has just released his newest book, "You Don't Need a Title to be a Leader." Below is an excerpt from this inspiring new resource on effective leadership.

"You Don't Need a Title to be a Leader" by Mark Sanborn

Resource for growth: Mark Sanborn

Posted Tue, 28/08/2007 - 12:36am by Nomel

Mark Sanborn was the keynote speaker at the 2006 International Convention in Washington DC. He wrote the books, The Fred Factor (where he showed how we can make the ordinary extraordinary) and You Don't Need a Title To Be a Leader. To see pictures of Mark speaking at the opening ceremonies, click on the URL below:

http://jowdy.morephotos.com/mp_client/pictures.asp?pagenum=9&action=viewphotos&category=Wednesday+night&size=thumbnails&eventid=21033

You Can't Talk About That! (Politics, Sex and Religion in TM speeches)

Posted Tue, 28/08/2007 - 12:35am by Nomel

You Can't Talk About That!

Members often tell us that other Toastmasters have told them that speeches concerning politics, religion and sex are forbidden by Toastmasters International because "such controversial subjects are not appropriate."

How to Be Toastmaster When People Flake?

Posted Tue, 28/08/2007 - 12:33am by Nomel

The challenge
You're the Toastmaster, but some members have flaked! They have roles, but they backed out at the last minute or haven't shown up to the meeting! What do you do?

Do not start the meeting and say, "I need someone to be the evaluator?" If you ask when the meeting starts, you look unprepared. Plus visitors won't be impressed. Would you be impressed if you went to a business meeting and key people didn't show up?

Solution #1