Keep It Simple! Speech by Rashwan at Leiden Toastmasters, 13 July 2022. Blog by Gaston Hummel. “Keep It Simple” is not just a great title for a speech but a great philosophy for life! In Rashwan’s speech he uses analogies between soccer, preparing a speech, his work as a spiritual care giver and his tips …
People Say, “Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover!” Speech by Wiktor at Leiden Toastmasters, 23 August 2022. Blog by Gaston Hummel. People say, “Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover!” That’s great advice because book covers are not generally representative of the quality of a book’s content. Wiktor opens his speech by asking the …
Purpose Speech by Davi at Leiden Toastmasters, 13 September 2022. Blog by Gaston Hummel. One of our newest members gave a wonderful speech on “Purpose”. He shared a stunningly simple recipe of three steps we can follow that will lead to us enjoying a life of purpose. As teenagers many of us dream of changing …
Why is body language important in public speaking? You’ve just created a great presentation with a very interesting topic – even made a perfect slide deck. Now you’ve got to start preparing your delivery. Does it make more sense to invest your time and energy into enriching your speech with wonderful grammar or should you …
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Overcoming fear of speaking with apps? In the October issue, the Readers’ Post section of the magazine of Onze Taal contains a letter from Martin Kabos of Almere Toastmasters. In it, he responds to an article about the pros and cons of apps to overcome fear of speaking, and indicates what Toastmasters can contribute to …
