Characteristics of Effective Leaders
On 04 May 2020 Toastmaster Lei Du-Cuny will conduct an online workshop on her way to achieve Advanced Communicator Gold status. In this workshop, we will look at the definition …
Cancelled: Spring into Action 2020!
The ongoing meeting restrictions due to coronavirus force us to cancel our spring 2020 special. We decided to postpone this concept to fall 2020 and hope to welcome you then …
Season’s greetings 2018/2019
Dear fellow Toastmasters and friends, Whatever is beautiful. Whatever is meaningful. Whatever brings you happiness. May it be yours this holiday season and throughout the year 2019.It would be a …
December 2017: “Winterdorf” & White Elephant Gift Exchange
Dear colleagues and fellow Toastmasters, in December we will meet for a glas of hot spiced wine in the “Winterdorf” at Rhein Galerie. A doodle survey to find a date / …
“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“. …
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 …
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 …
BASF Toastmasters in 2014
Dear colleagues and Toastmasters, best wishes for 2014! Perhaps one of your New Year’s resolutions is to improve your communication skills? Well, you will have to be patient until the …
That’s worth mentioning: New Year’s resolutions
Thinking about a professional development, organising a family reunion, a new hobby? How about becoming a Toastmaster and improving your public speaking skills? Twice a month members of BASFToastmasters improve …
BASF Toastmasters starts successfully
On Sep 12th 2013 the Toastmasters at The Chemical Company had the very first meeting. With strong support of Mannheim’s Toastmasters the organizers were able to set up a full …