Category Archives: Public Speaking

Choosing Speech Topics Made Easy

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Oleg K.

A while ago, I overheard a few members of my Toastmasters Club discussing the difficulties they’ve had choosing speech topics. This surprised me because I have never found choosing a speech topic to be a problem. In fact, for me … Continue reading →

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#10 – LA3 Success

Posted on February 1, 2009 by Oleg K.

This speech was delivered on January 7th, 2009. The goals for this speech The tenth speech in the Toastmasters Competent Communicator manual is called “Inspire Your Audience.” The purpose is self-explanatory. It’s an 8-10 minute speech. My personal goals were … Continue reading →

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#9 – Don’t Panic

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Oleg K.

This speech was delivered on December 17th, 2008. The goals of this speech This speech is supposed to teach the Toastmaster to “Pursuade with Power.” By using different types of persuasion, considering the audience, organizing the message correctly, and minimal … Continue reading →

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#8 – The Process of Creativity

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Oleg K.

I’m posting this much later two months after I actually delivered the speech, which was on October 15th 2008. So let’s begin… The goals for this speech Project #8 in the Toastmasters Competent Communication manual is called “Get Comfortable with … Continue reading →

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Presentation Rules

Posted on October 9, 2008 by Oleg K.

It was supposed to be an eight-page paper, of course, I wrote nine-and-a-half and had to cut. The week after the paper was due, we had to deliver 5-minute presentations based on our topics. My topic was “Web-based Word Processing … Continue reading →

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Lawrence Clark Powell on Public Speaking

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Oleg K.

In his autobiography Fortune & Friendship (R.R. Bowker Co., 1968), well-known and respected librarian, Lawrence Clark Powell devoted a chapter(“Speaking of Books”) to a discussion of public speaking and how it came to play a major role in expanding his … Continue reading →

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#7 – Research Your Topic – The Muffin-Eaters

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Oleg K.

This speech was delivered on September 17th, 2008. For this speech, I don’t particularly want to follow the rubric I’ve followed for the other speech posts. It leads to long posts, maybe too long, and I don’t feel like making … Continue reading →

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#6 – Vocal Variety – “I Killed My Gurus”

Posted on August 28, 2008 by Oleg K.

This speech was delivered on August 18, 2008 The lead-in The Monday I was set to deliver this speech, Los Angeles 3(LA3 – my Toastmaster’s club) was having a humorous speech and table topics contest. Even though my priority with … Continue reading →

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#5 – Your Body Speaks – “The Future is in the Clouds”

Posted on August 10, 2008 by Oleg K.

I delivered this speech on Monday, August 4th 2008. The lead-in I’ll admit, this wasn’t the speech I was planning to give. I was in the process of preparing a speech about gestures and greetings but was too busy with … Continue reading →

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#4 – How to Say It – “Barren Words and Metaphors”

Posted on July 17, 2008 by Oleg K.

I delivered this speech on Monday July 7th, 2008. The goals of this speech The purpose of the “How to Say It” speech is to use words that best describe what the speaker wants to say. Some instructions in the … Continue reading →

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