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Congratulations to the New World Champion of Public Speaking!
The 2014 title was awarded to Dananjaya Hettiarachchi from Nawala Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka, with his winning speech, “I See Something.” Watch video clips from Mr. Hettiarachchi’s speech. Second- and third-place …
5 Presentation Tips From The World Champion Of Public Speaking (article by Richard Feloni)
Public speaking can be terrifying for many people simply because they’re not accustomed to having a room full of people paying attention to their every word and action. There are …
Wondering what it’s like to attend a typical Toastmasters meeting?
If yes, then watch this video on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WStG9TnG0Gw#t=453 It will help you better understand what happens during a meeting, and how you can benefit from this experience.
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“. …