Category Archives: Toastmasters Speeches

#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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#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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#3 – Get to the Point – “Terry Toaster at the Library”

Posted on June 3, 2008 by Oleg K.

Other titles for this speech were: “The Library is for Speakers” and “Using the Library to Write Your Speech”. The goals of this speech Last night, I completed my third speech project for Toastmasters. It’s called the “Get to the … Continue reading →

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#2 Organize Your Speech — “The Benefits of Forgetting”

Posted on May 5, 2008 by Oleg K.

I gave my second speech for Toastmasters yesterday. It was called “The Benefits of Forgetting”. I’m happy with the way it went, and I think the audience was pleased to hear it. In thinking about how I would reflect on … Continue reading →

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#1 – the Ice Breaker Speech

Posted on April 29, 2008 by Oleg K.

A month and some ago I decided that after some a long time simmering in my head, I finally had the proper time and desire to take myself to a Toastmasters meeting. For all of those not in the know, … Continue reading →

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