Growing the Leader in You
Some individuals in “management roles” are excellent leaders. On the other hand, many people who have no formal management function are outstanding leaders. In today’s rapidly changing world, we all need to be leaders.
10 New Tips for Effective Meetings
Tired of endless meetings at work or elsewhere? Check out these tips for effective meetings. 1) Ask everyone to arrive five to 10 minutes early. This provides everyone time to interact socially, acquire coffee, or organize materials before the meeting. It likewise guarantees that everybody exists at the set up beginning time. Make this part…
Why Toastmasters?
As the oldest club in Dallas, we’ve often had people ask us, “Why Toastmasters?” Amazingly enough, we have an answer for that. Public speaking can be a challenging job for lots of people. Whether it’s giving a presentation in the workplace, talking at a wedding event, or simply speaking out in a group setup, the…
Membership Roster and Program Schedule – 1966
From the Big “D” Toastmasters archives a Membership Roster and Program Schedule brochure dated May – October, 1966.
Public Speaking Nightmare: How To Shut Down Bullies And Hecklers
As a Public Speaker, I’ve dealt with my share of hecklers and other public speaking nightmares. In my early career, I would be devastated by them. It happened in front of 5, 20, even 600 people where the audience had interrupted, pushed back, belittled, or just plain roasted me. Back then, I handled hecklers poorly…
Fear Of Public Speaking? Ease The Tension
You’ve spent countless hours putting together the most ideal speech – fascinating, lively, enjoyable and attention grabbing — and the moment you get near a stage or podium you start to fall apart! Anxiety of public speaking is all too common amongst the professional and social arenas and tackling your nerves may seem an inconceivable…
5 Ways Free Professional Speaking Gigs Help You
One of the main reasons people get into this business is because they wish to earn some significant money. After doing some research they find that most of their starting events will be free speaking functions. What?
10 important steps to overcome your fear of public speaking
The fear of public speaking is as common to man as the sun is as common during the day and do not fear, almost everyone goes through the same process everyday, but just to be sure, here are some ten essential steps to conquer the fear of public speaking.
Weekly Summary – 04/16/2020
One quick reminder: Club Officer Elections will be happening on June 04, 2020. Please consider running for an officers position. All paid and current members are eligible to run for office.
If you missed the meeting then you can watch a recap of it here.
Don’t Fear the Pause
One thing that frightens most beginner speakers is the idea of a pause. Notice how smooth speakers typically will pause and enable that minute of silence in a discussion to simply hang there.