:: Happy New Year 2010!!! ::
It is 2010 people! And it is a brand new year. Yeah, we are definitely moving towards a fresh, brand new and hopefully a motivated year for us, the Toastmasterians. Toastmaster had indeed instilled many positive echoes in achieving self-improvement in public speaking area. The spirits of Toastmasters are incredible where all the Governors, Club Presidents from various clubs support the meeting while members greet each and everyone with big :) and “Hello”.
The meeting themes are usually remarkably creative and create great atmosphere to the meeting. Toastmasters are all about sharing one’s knowledge to another. Toastmasters are not about fear. It is about having faith in one self where doing mistakes are not a problem. It is about you stand together with your friends and believe you will improve yourself in public speaking.
Talking about public speaking, eh? Hmm….Feeling some butterflies in the stomach before giving a speech in front of a crowd is natural. But don’t let your nervousness haunt you. It can be detrimental.
Thus, share with you herewith 10 tips for Public Speaking:-
1) KNOW YOUR MATERIAL
Pick a topic you are interested in. Know more about it. Use humor, personal stories and conversational language (make sure that you won’t easily forget what to say).
2) PRACTICE & PRACTICE & PRACTICE
Rehearse out loud with all equipment you plan on using. Revise as necessary. Practice, pause and breathe. Practice with a timer and allow time for the unexpected.
3) KNOW THE AUDIENCE
Greet some of the audience members as they arrive. It’s easier to speak to a group of friends than to strangers.
4) KNOW THE ROOM
Arrive early, walk around the speaking area and practice using the microphone and any visual aids.
5) RELAX
Begin by addressing the audience. It buys you time and calms your nerves. Pause, smile and count to three before saying anything. (1-100, 2-200, 3-300. Pause. Begin). This will transform the nervous energy into enthusiasm.
6) REALIZE THAT PEOPLE WANT YOU TO SUCCEED
Audiences want you to be interesting, stimulating, informative and entertaining. They’re rooting for you.
7) VISUALIZE YOUSELF GIVING SPEECH
Imagine yourself speaking, your voice loud, clear and confident. Visualize the audience clapping- it will boost your confidence.
8 ) DON’T APOLOGIZE
Do not apologise for any nervousness or problem- the audience probably never noticed it.
9) CONCERNTRATE ON THE MESSAGE- NOT THE MEDIUM
Focus your attention away from your own anxieties and concentrate on your message and your audience.
10) GAIN EXPERIENCE
Mainly, your speech should represent you – as an authority and as a person. Experience builds confidence, which is the key to effective speaking. A toastmasters club can provide the experience you need in a safe and friendly environment.
Source: http://www.toastmasters.org/tips.asp
2009 has left us with a remarkable record where every members of our club has presented their ICE BREAKING SPEECH. Well done everybody! Thus, as an editor of this blog, I would like to wish everybody the best of luck in everything that you guys have planned to do. Reach and grasp your goal with the highest effort, never give up and always keep your finger crossed – that would be the last thing we normally do.
Special announcement:
PNTMC will resume its meeting on this Wednesday, 13 January 2010. See you there!
Again, Happy New Year. Good bye 2009 and welcome 2010. Till the next blogging! 
Adios!
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