Blog
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Video: How to Deliver an Elevator Pitch
Club Awesome’s Madalina Iordache presented this tutorial on how to deliver an Elevator Pitch at our August 7 meeting. Her presentation introduced a program where two members per week will be challenged to deliver a concise but compelling introduction.
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Video: “Speak to Win!” by Justin Marguriet, District Humorous Speaking Champion
Justin Marguriet, the Toastmasters District 47 Humorous Speaking Champion for 2020, was our guest speaker on August 14. Hear what he has to say about why you should compete in the humorous contest, his tips on speaking on Zoom, and how you can write a winning speech in less than a week. For inspiration, watch [Read More]
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Video: David F. Carr, “Legacy”
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See Tyler Storer’s District Contest Speech
After winning contests at the club, area, and division level, Tyler Storer competed against some of the best speakers from South Florida and The Bahamas on May 29. His speech: “Once Cut Down, One Grows Back Stronger.”
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Club Awesome Online Meeting March 20, 2020
After experimenting with a hybrid online / offline meeting on March 13, Club Awesome will encourage the majority of members to attend online on March 20. We are doing this to educate our members on how to conduct a meeting in an online environment and to prepare for future disruptions related to the coronavirus outbreak. [Read More]
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Fall Contest Resources
Speech Contest Rulebook Script for Humorous Contest – Download Script for Evaluation Contest – Download Contest Chair Briefing Script – Download For a more comprehensive list, see https://toastmastersd47.org/contests/
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Video: Bruce Pockey, “I Had a Whole Different Speech Planned”
Longtime member Bruce Pockey delivers an Icebreaker, the introductory speech which is the first speech every Toastmaster gives — and one that’s worth returning to because introducing ourselves to the world is something we do all the time.
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“Laura and the Healthcare Dilemma” – video of a speech by Dr. Andrew Bern
Since Andrew Bern joined Toastmasters at Club Awesome in 2010, he has been a Club President, VP of Education, Area Director, Division Director and this year Club Growth Director for South Florida and The Bahamas. This speech draws on his decades of experience as an emergency room physician. He is a past member of the [Read More]
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Dr. Janice Brooks: Winning from Within – The War with Depression and Anxiety
Dr. Janice Brooks is a People Builder, building lives through her counseling, speaking, coaching and training. Her goal is to inspire and motivate, and to see lives transformed for a Purpose. Dr. Brooks is a Doctor of Counseling, Author, Certified Temperament Counselor, Licensed Clinical Pastoral Counselor, Speaker, Coach and Trainer, as welll as a Banker. [Read More]
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How We Created Our Member Testimonial Video
From time to time, as part of a Table Topics session, we ask members to talk briefly about their experience with Club Awesome. We then pull out the best bits (and edit out all the ums and ahs) to create a couple of minutes of total video introducing prospective members to our club.