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A Few Tips on Using Handouts with Slides
George Alexandrov's TM Blog By George Alexandrov on 10/20/2006
I gave my third speech yesterday. It was speech #8 form the Toastmasters Manual, which was about using visual aids and props. What I had was a printout with some slides. The presentation was about using the members-only tools on our very own web portal and I had prepared a detailed handout for my visual aid. The handout had some screenshots of the site itself.  Here are ...
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3 Is the Magic Number
Comments from the Peanut Gallery By J.R. Casillas on 10/20/2006

Beloved Toastmasters,

Last night proved to be an enlightening meeting for everyone who attended.  All twelve of us...  We decided to spice things up a little but noticed we were all out of coriander, so we had a panel discussion instead.  The discussion was led ...

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A cool car inside and out
George Alexandrov's TM Blog By George Alexandrov on 10/2/2006
A few weeks ago I wrote on my personal blog about the Bugatti Veyron - I thought that was cool. Well, I found something that is even cooler (and a lot less ...
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A Potential Speech
Michael Petrus Speaks By Michael Petrus on 8/24/2006 8:50 PM
An example of a speech and how I approach it. This will not be my next speech, but it might have potential in the future.
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Don't Go It Alone
President's Corner By Janelle Carson on 8/24/2006
Did you know we have a Mentoring Program?
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Fear and Imagination
George Alexandrov's TM Blog By George Alexandrov on 8/23/2006

I was listenting to an audiobook called "100 Ways to Motivate Yourself" recently. I could directly connect two thoughts about fear and imagination from there to the public speaking experience for the beginner.

Fear - a lot of people go to Toastmasters to overcome their fear of public speaking. And they are doing exactly what they ...

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A Sample Speech From Michael Petrus
Michael Petrus Speaks By Michael Petrus on 8/16/2006 3:31 PM
I tend to memorize my speeches word for word. The following speech was performed as a cooking show using stuffed animals and a kitchen setup. I try my best to make my speeches entertaining. I have found this to be the best way to get my message across, and keep an attentive audience. I have edited this speech somewhat for print.
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Favorite Speech Topics of Michael Petrus
Michael Petrus Speaks By Michael Petrus on 8/16/2006 11:55 AM
Titles of my favorite speeches, along with a short descirpiton
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Why are we so fat?
Michael Petrus Speaks By Michael Petrus on 8/16/2006 11:20 AM
Chicago the fattest city, in the fattest country, on the planet Earth
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What is a blog and why are we doing it?
George Alexandrov's TM Blog By George Alexandrov on 7/21/2006
In this article I am explaining what a blog is, the phenomena of blogging, and the benefits for Toastmasters of Lincoln Park and its members, when they blog.
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Break that Ice!
George Alexandrov's TM Blog By George Alexandrov on 7/13/2006
I’ve been at our Toastmasters club for about half a year until I dared go in front of everyone and give my Icebreaker. I was scared, so scared! If you haven’t given an Icebreaker yet, you are probably scared too. “What from?” I was asking myself?
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