September 8th – Highlights from our last meeting
Viviana and Wolfgang “broke the ice”. Congratulations on your first prepared speeches! Wolfgang during his talk “Why I love to be outdoors?” described vividly his last mountain trip. I believe …
Officers‘ Meeting: 4th of September 2014
We met at Alex Cafe (Ludwigshafen) to discuss a bunch of topics. The most important point was our first club contest. Exciting! Its goal besides having fun is to choose …
The new (Toastmasters-)kid on the block
In September 2013 a group of BASF employees started to have Toastmasters meetings at The Chemical Company. Thanks to the support of the established Clubs Mannheim International Toastmasters, Rhetorikclub Mannheim …
Joke of the Evening — present it in comedy style!
The “Joke of th Evening” is part of most Toastmasters meetings. It’s an oportunity to train your skill in providng BASF Toastmasters Germany presentation joke fun comedy blog public speaking …
Make them say “Yes” (2/2)
As a speaker you try to convince the audience of your opinion. They should agree to the major views of the speech. Apart from the contents there are certain techniques …
“PS: I Love You” or How I Broke the Ice
A post by our co-blogger and member of BASF Toastmasters Subhamoy Bhattacharya. Quite aptly the first speech for a new member in a Toastmasters Club is called “The Ice Breaker“. …
Your audience is special?!
Different characters can be convinced by different methods. While writing your speech it is important to know characteristics of your audience and to make sure that the style of your …
Make them say “Yes” (1/2)
By experimental research Robert Cialdini found out major principles of persuasion. He focussed on the behavior of “compliance professionals”, e.g. people working in sales, adertising or marketing. People working in …
Proverbs liven up your speech
Speaking freely in a presentation or a key note you will certainly know the language you are communicating in well. Though, especially in a professional environment, it may not be …
Starting the new Toastmasters blog
In this blog, we want to let you know some information about Toastmasters, advice on improving your public speaking qualities and pointers on how to develop leadership skills. “The Art …