Entertaining Speaker
Another Toastmasters manual done!
I’ve earned my Advanced Communicator Bronze designation in Toastmasters. With tonight’s speech, I’ve completed two advanced manuals: Storytelling and The Entertaining Speaker. (Each manual has five speeches.)
My final project in the Toastmasters Entertaining Speaker manual was the toughest. Project #2 (you don’t have to do them in order) requires that the speaker incorporate material from a source other than herself. As I rarely use non-personal experiences in my speaking, this was a challenge, until I remembered how much I enjoyed Pam Flowers’ story on The Moth podcast: Alone Across the Arctic. I’m confident I entertained by sharing the story of Pam Flowers’ sled dog team encounter with a mama polar bear and her cub.
(To be honest, I’m more of a Risk than a Moth story podcast fan, these days. But most of the Risk stories are inappropriate for Toastmasters.)
Jacket, Jessica Simpson (thrifted). Shirt, The Limited. Skirt, Plenty by Tracy Reese. Tights, We Love Colors. Boots, Fergie. Bandana, Mono Lake Visitor Center.
Entertaining Speaker
Another Toastmasters manual done!
I’ve earned my Advanced Communicator Bronze designation in Toastmasters. With tonight’s speech, I’ve completed two advanced manuals: Storytelling and The Entertaining Speaker. (Each manual has five speeches.)
My final project in the Toastmasters Entertaining Speaker manual was the toughest. Project #2 (you don’t have to do them in order) requires that the speaker incorporate material from a source other than herself. As I rarely use non-personal experiences in my speaking, this was a challenge, until I remembered how much I enjoyed Pam Flowers’ story on The Moth podcast: Alone Across the Arctic. I’m confident I entertained by sharing the story of Pam Flowers’ sled dog team encounter with a mama polar bear and her cub.
(To be honest, I’m more of a Risk than a Moth story podcast fan, these days. But most of the Risk stories are inappropriate for Toastmasters.)
Jacket, Jessica Simpson (thrifted). Shirt, The Limited. Skirt, Plenty by Tracy Reese. Tights, We Love Colors. Boots, Fergie. Bandana, Mono Lake Visitor Center.