Category Archives: Speaking

Storytelling #1: The Emperor’s New Clothes

By Andrew | Published: June 8, 2011
(Watch this 7:40 video on vimeo) On Monday I completed the first project from the Storytelling manual (from the Toastmasters Advanced Communication series). The objective was to tell a folktale. I found this to be an interesting and challenging project. The most difficult part was choosing a story. There are a lot of folktales out [...]
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The Entertaining Speaker #4: A quiet little Cul-de-sac

By Andrew | Published: May 27, 2011
(Watch this 7:33 vid on Vimeo) I attended another amazing meeting at Phoenix Speakers on Wednesday. This new club is buzzing with energy and I’m really proud to be on the committee. I completed the fourth speech project from the Entertaining speaker manual. The objectives were to deliver a dramatic talk with characters and dialogue. [...]
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The Entertaining Speaker #1: The Caveman

By Andrew | Published: February 17, 2011
(Watch this 6:39 video in Vimeo) Last week I completed the first speech project in The Entertaining Speaker manual (five speech projects for learning how to entertain an audience). This was my first speech from the Toastmaster Advanced Communication manuals, and it feels good to be doing speeches again. This was a true story. Immediately [...]
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