Isn’t that a killer question! Many people join toastmasters because they have some level of fear about public speaking.
But what are they afraid of. If that is you – what are you afraid of. [Read more...]
Public Speaking Confidence
September 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
This is always a funny one for me because I wasn’t afraid of public speaking. Even as a kid in school – if we needed to deliver a speech I would pick the most controversial topic I could. My issue was the reverse. I was afraid of ‘private-speaking’.
What? Well if invited out with people I didn’t know I would have been comfortable addressing the entire restaurant but would [Read more...]
My Speech Preparation Techniques
September 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I don’t use notes when speaking. As a toastmaster at meetings that can lead to the question of how I can do that – what is my speech preparation?
My secret is to make it easy for myself. I have a technique I use that works for me and I stick to it! [Read more...]
Public Speaking Inspiration
September 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Yesterday I was lucky enough to deliver a speech to Citi WIBF Toastmasters entitled “Toastmasters – What’s In It For Me?’
My focus was on the bigger picture of Toastmasters. Toastmasters providing the communication tools and techniques that empower us to become the confident and effective leader in our life.
That to me is what Toastmasters is. [Read more...]
A Man Like Mal
April 22, 2011 By 1 Comment
Mal Hewitt (aka Uncle Mal) a man of music. This is a man who inspired more than one generation of school kids with music.
I first met Uncle Mal on a State Music Camp in 1996. I wasn’t a musician! I wasn’t serious about music. I didn’t even take music as a subject and had taken the trombone up as a joke several years before. I felt a little out of place at music camp but my life was touched and changed by this man. [Read more...]
The Best Days Of My Life
April 22, 2011 By 1 Comment
Reflecting on life can be a funny thing. As I look back I laugh at how laid back my family were about achievements and our approach to them.
So many things I did in my teens because I didn’t yet know I couldn’t, shouldn’t, or wouldn’t if I knew enough to be scared!
When I played trombone I did a performance major for my HSC. That year my trombone teacher had other stuff on so I missed almost the entire school [Read more...]
