Toastcaster 28 - Ask a Toastmaster, BlogTalkRadio Live 1
November 28th, 2009 — toastcaster greg


Ask the Toastmaster on Blog Talk Radio Live. With Guests, Kevin Achtzener & Chuck LeBlanc. This episode looks at a wide variety of questions asked by Toastmasters.
Some of these include: Why Club Officer Training is twice a year? Best ways to practice Table Topics and where Table topics fit within a meeting; Speaking opportunities inside and outside Toastmasters; Being a Test Speaker, Can you fail a speech? Working with the New Educational system and why follow the program; Does a club need a coach and building a 40 minute speech.
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Recorded live from the 2009 Toastmasters International Convention. We introduce the 

Toastmasters DVDs can make a great in-meeting educational tool. They are also handy when you have low member attendance and no prepared speeches. A great alternative to just extending Table Topics. Listen to hear what one club did and how amazingly well the results were. Official Toastmasters Convention CDs & DVDs are produced by 

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Photo of Martin Presse, From District 42 after Winning the Region IV International Speech Contest in Rapid City South Dakota.
too far away and here’s how your club can avoid the dues blues
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If you’ve never attended a Toastmasters conference or convention, you don’t know what you’ve missed until you attend your first one - then you’re hooked. Why listen to me when you can hear from attendees themselves. Our Guests on today’s Toastcast: Ganga Dekka, Colt Discovery, just attended his first. Alex Neilson, New Entrepreneurs Toastmasters, attended 2, and the Idea Man himself, Bob Hooey Accredited Speaker and Past District Governor, who really can’t remember how many he attended. When you’re done, make sure you also listen to Volume 8 - the D42 Spring Convention. Listen and Enjoy [Vol#9]





