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Resource for Speech and Leadership Development. This is an educational podcast and blog about public speaking, leadership and personal development. Tips Tricks Interviews and Insight into becoming a better speaker, leader and presenter
This toast I presented during our Saturday during our “Communication and Leadership” Luncheon at our District 42 Spring Convention just passed held on May 4, 5 & 6; —————————————————– Achievers … Who are they? Where do they come from? Are they driven? Are they born or are they made along the journey we call life? [...]
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Add a link to my TDKtalks podcast series from your FTH2.0 Club Website sidebar menu. By Feb/2012 all club websites using the old freetoasthost.org domain will stop working. Those club websites on the xxx.freetoasthost.xxx will simply cease to exist on the internet. There is NO migration path. Clubs must re-apply for a NEW YourClubName.toastmastersclubs.org domain [...]
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“ To be a good leader, one also has to be an exceptional follower ” What? Why? How ? Many of us within Toastmasters are capable of being top-notch leaders, but not everyone can sit in such delegated spotlight during a specific period. Take our 7 club executives found in every Toastmaster Club – [...]
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With the recent unveiling of the NEW Toastmasters International Re-brand at the August 2011 Convention in Las Vegas, club websites with the domain name of clubname.FreeToastHost.org, MUST request a new website domain of clubname.toastmastersclubs.org But don’t panic – you have till Jan/2012 – after that, your OLD club website will just disappear. Something new – [...]
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I was recently asked to be on the committee for our upcoming District 42 2012 Spring Convention. Naturally, I accepted. —– My role will be to lead the Communications & Marketing sub-committee. Our theme ? – Well, stay tuned. ( It isn’t my role to announce that … ) But in my backgrounding process, I [...]
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Couldn’t make it to Las Vegas for the Toastmasters International Convention and watch the World Champion of Public Speaking (WCPS)? Fear not. You can watch the 3rd, 2nd & 1st place speakers on YouTube below; 3rd Place – Scott Pritchard – “Roscoe’s Words” 2nd Place – Kwong Yue Yang – “Fortune Cookie” 1st Place – [...]
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Welcome to the NEW Look of Toastmasters International Here it is – The long Awaited New Branding Image Unveiled Wed Aug 17 by Toastmasters International during their International Convention You will notice the emphasis on Leadership – “Where Leaders Are Made” For Detailed Reference Please Refer to the COMPLETE Online Branding Manual – If you [...]
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One of the attendees from my educational I presented – ” Show #023 – Dawn of the INNERpreneur ” – at our Toastmasters Spring Convention wrote ” … felt that workplace was presented in a very depressing light … “. Feedback, both good & bad is good. I enjoy it. Quite honestly, not all workplaces [...]
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What the $%&*_#@ is an INNERpreneur ? And why do I upper-case the first 5 (INNER) letters? 1. Well, that is to hi-lite the main difference from ENTREpreneurs ( there he goes – again – with upper-casing the 1st 5 letters). 2. What is an INNERreneur ? YOU may already be one and not know [...]
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What You Don’t Hear …
December 26, 2010What are the “Top 10 Human Resource Trends of the Decade ?“ Coincidentally, we are within the last few days of not only 2010, BUT THE DECADE! So why not reflect on some mentoring topics. Here is my long standing favorite. Just because “You haven’t received any feedback on the work you are doing “, [...]