New year at Burrard Toastmasters!

Hi, this is Jill! I am very  happy to be apart of Burrard Toastmaster’s line up of VP’s. Here I will share my experience of being VP of Public Relations and I invite you all to do the same. We are here to grow and what better way then to learn from eachother. Even if you are doing the wit this week, or evaluation. I am sure there is something you wished y ou had said! Well, you can here..

Did you share the wit with someome outside TM? Did they die laughing, or look at  you like  you are only out for t he weekend?

What about your speach? Did our evalulation help? Tell us? Did y ou feel like a superstar when they all applauded?  

This is a place for us to tell all…

Go for i t, we are reading!

Jill

VP Public Relations.. (aaaah, titles!)

Ok, do you see below where it says. comment.. This is where you start sharing  your stories about how TM has helped you in your daily life. 

You can start a NEW post as well!

If you do not  have a password sign up here http://wordpress.com/signup/  click user name ONLY!

Jill

My test speach at club 59.

Hi, this is Jill!

Not sure if you all know but I signed up to be the test speaker for club 59. They meet at Kitsilano Yacht Club on Mondays. This I know you do know… I have  been a member of Burrard TM for a bout a year and have been progressing. I  must say, I feel in my bones  the improvements. Thanks to your great support. Tonight, I hit a milestone. I ventured off and spoke to about 25 ppl that were strangers to me. Now, if you know my personality, you would think this is a piece of cake for me. Again, public speaking is NO piece of cake. Thanks to you,all your support and guidance, I walked into a room full of strangers like a super star! I ROCKED! With your great evaluations, I tuned my last speech “Transferable skills” up and went to town!

I could not believe the response! WOW! I was a pro! Thanks guys! I am still very excited as I type!

Last year at this time, I could never talk in-front of strangers. I mean, when I joined TM, you were a stranger to me and I could only talk for less than a minute. Now, I LOVE it. I felt good. Really good. I gave my self a pat on the back on my way home. “Ya did good!”, I said to my self. 

I hope this inspires you to take on some challenges today. The satisfaction you will get is priceless!

Jill

Tanya’s suggestion /Timing

Tanya.. we miss you here..:)

Here is a great link Tanya has and some great tips:

1. Write out your speech using Word or other text program.
2. Convert to 16 point Times Roman with 1-1/2 line spacing.
3. You will find it easy to read.
4. At normal speed (slow down) it should work out to 2-1/2 minutes
per page.
5. Use bold or underline to highlight your ‘stepping off’ words for
each phrase or thought.

http://www.centraltoastmasters.org/timer.html  < This is a GREAT link.. Tks Tanya!