February 8, 2010
In this show I take the “roaming mic” out to our Jan/2010 TLI (Toastmasters Leadership Institute) and ask attendees for their feedback on what they like and get out of the TLI. I open the show with my “Tip of the Show”. I then discuss the VIEWPOINT article from the February issue of TOASTMASTER mag. I present the feature live interviews from our local TLI. I round out my show with “Of Worthy Mention”, where I feature and discuss 1 select article from the February TOASTMASTER mag.
January 17, 2010
In this show I share my notes from being VP Membership at my home club and what I did creatively to increase membership numbers & satisfaction. I discuss the VIEWPOINT article from the Jan/2010 issue of the TOASTMASTER mag. I provide a “Tip of the Show” and conclude with “Of Worthy Mention”, where I feature an article from the Jan / 2010 TOASTMASTER mag.
November 8, 2009
In this show my feature is on the role of the General Evaluator (or GE) in a Toastmasters club meeting. I reflect on my recent role of GE at my home club meeting and explain what went wrong. I try to pass forward the tips I learnt along with some new perspective of the General Evaluator role, hoping others will consider this along with their own style of being the General Evaluator.
I discuss the VIEWPOINT article from the November TOASTMASTER mag, provide a “Tip of the Show” and conclude by hiliting 1 article from this November issue; “How a Hunter Captured his Game” - the introduction of Mark Hunter of Australia - this years winner of the “World Championship of Public Speaking” at the Toastmasters International Convention at Mashantucket, Connecticut.
October 25, 2009
In this show I follow the elusive & mystical realm of a speech; beginning its complex path from conception, editing, practising and finally, delivery of “the message” to your audience. Can it succeed? Will it succeed? Will “your message” or “call to action” make it into most of your audiences’ action list? When presenting a speech to a Toastmasters or public audience; in a contest or just at your club, there are many challenges and obstacles in the way.
I begin with the VIEWPOINT article from the 2009-Oct TOASTMASTER mag. I present the feature topic above. In “Of Worthy Mention” I hilite 1 article from this current TOASTMASTER mag - “Broadening Your Horizons” on page 24.
October 6, 2009
www.TDKtalksTM.com PodCast and http://blog.TDKtalksTM.com - I Discuss Some Noteable Links I discovered. Also I point you to 2 websites in the USA and Canada where you can hear influential speakers and leaders present ( and do they ever PRESENT ) - VIEWPOINT from the September TOASTMASTER mag: The first official article from the incoming Toastmasters International President and the revelation of his Theme - Tip of the Show - Of Worthy Mention: I Discuss a Select Article from the September TOASTMASTER magazine.
August 26, 2009
I review my year as Area Govenor for 2008-09 - What went well & what didn’t. Based on that, I present my “Tip of the Show” for all you aspiring or incoming Area Governors. I review our outgoing Toastmasters International Presidents’ last VIEWPOINT article. In “Of Worthy Mention” I focus & discuss 1 select article from the 09-August issue of the TOASTMASTER mag. I conclude by discussing an interesting tid-bit on leadership, read from the June 15 2009 issue of Canadian Business magazine - Page 77 TIPSHEET entitled “Ten is a Crowd: Companies too often use teams in all the wrong situations”.
July 18, 2009
Some social network sites are more social than others. In this show I talk about several of the more common and popular social networking tools toastmasters can use to go about their business as Toastmasters. I reflect on leadership and my Area Governor role, which officially finished for all of us midnight of June 30, 2009. I also highlight 1 article from the May 2009 TOASTMASTER mag. I also provide the traditional “Tip of the Show”.
May 26, 2009
For Toastmasters, spring brings with it 3 calls for nominations and eventual election of the 7 new club officers for the start of the Toastmaster year in September. In this episode, I briefly describe several of the responsibilities of each, then give my overview of how I see the 7 club officers working together. Having served 4 of the 7 positions myself, twice as VP Education, I also test my memory at recalling what I learnt from being in each position.Discussion, comments and feedback is welcomed at my blog site at TDKtalksTM Blog.
May 10, 2009
District 42 Spring Convention 2009 from Saskatoon, SA, CANADA (continued).
Be sure to play PART 1 first (below)
On location for the District 42 Spring Convention 2009 from Saskatoon, SA, CANADA. I do live interviews with one of the Educational presenters, capture candid thoughts from most of the speech / evaluation contestants and hi-lite the show with an interview with our Toastmasters International President, Ms. Jana Barnhill.
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