Toastcaster Speakcast for Toastmasters

Toastcaster 36 - Mobile Payments for Non-Profits & Small Business

toastcaster greg — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:35:21 +0000

Accepting Credit Card Payments for small businesses and non-profits like Toastmasters Clubs can be an expensive proposition. Regina-based Netsecure Technologies have created Kudos - mobile payment system that offers a low-cost, no hassle, easy-to-use solution to this problem and a first of its kind in Canada.(Also available in the US). Listen to my interview with Netsecure’s President Dan McCann and find out how you can use Kudos for your club or other business.

Toastcaster 35 - Toastmasters - A Tale for All Seasons

toastcaster greg — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 00:00:06 +0000

Told by Donna Smith, ACB, CL, it’s an entertaining and inspiring tale in the form of a familiar holiday poem, that captures the true spirit of Toastmasters and its founder, Ralph Smedley. It also follows the events that unfold as a Toastmaster prepares for the Icebreaker speech. She did receive credit for the Advanced Manual - Storytelling.

Donna also speaks with Greg and shares her thoughts that went in to this presentation and how Toastmasters has helped her catch her second wind. What a nice way to end on year and begin the next. Donna is with Morning Challengers a club from Sherwood Park, Alberta Canada.

Toastcaster 34 - Event Announcement: Jim Key Live

toastcaster greg — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 19:03:42 +0000

Have you ever heard a speaker deliver an entertaining and captivating address that you felt was incredibly relevant to you? Have you ever wanted to be able to have the same effect? If you’re wondering how to practically incorporate that to a higher degree of effectiveness, this session is for you! Join the 2003 World Champion of Public Speaking in examining ways to select, cultivate, and utilize stories that add the maximum impact to your speech.

When: Thursday, September 30, 2010. 6 pm sharp, Edmonton Shaw Conference Centre. Dinner, Speech Contest & Keynote. Listen or click for details.

Toastcaster 33 - Achieving Greatness Together - It’s Toastmasters, Baby!

toastcaster greg — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:15:54 +0000

North Carolina’s District 37 Trio LGM Naomi Takeuchi, DG Sharon Anita Hill and LGET Bryan Walsh (far right) share with yours truly their District Theme “It’s Toastmasters Baby” to complement this year’s International President’s theme of “Achieving Greatness Together”. Recorded in Palm Desert at the 79th annual Int’l Convention, you’ll hear how this Select Distinguished District, 3 years running, will use this year’s District theme and innovative initiatives that any District can use to engage their members to exceed their potential. You’ll also hear how Toastcaster Greg first took notice of this terrific trio from the “First in Flight” State.

Toastcaster 32 - Toastmasters Proxies 911

toastcaster greg — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 22:08:13 +0000

Chuck LeBlanc D42 LGET Guest. With the Toastmasters International Convention coming up and the deadline looming to get proxies in and with Toastmasters going to their single sign on, clubs who have not submitted their officer lists online for 2010-2011 have no access to any Club Business and equally important and timely the ability to assign their proxies to make their clubs vote count. Chuck and Greg discuss what you can do.

Toastcaster 31 - Make Your Club’s Vote Count!

toastcaster greg — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 06:25:55 +0000

Toastmaster Proxies – Make Your Vote Count in the upcoming elections at the business meeting at 7:30AM August 14th at Toastmasters International Convention in Palm Desert .

As clubs you have the opportunity to cast your vote for the individuals that you feel would do the best job in representing you on the Toastmasters Board of Directors.

You’ll hear how one ballot can make a difference and how a handful of votes made the difference to one candidate in 2008. As well, you’ll hear about how Toastmasters has changed the process and has gone electronic, so no longer will you need to get that blue form in the mail.

You’ll hear about three ways you can designate your proxy and submit it through the Club Business section of Toastmasters.org. Here are some instructions if you are in District 42 and for other and all Toastmasters, this is just one take on this. I suggest visiting www.toastmasters.org/proxyquestions

We’ll also touch upon what District Governors do with respect to the candidates at the convention. Visit the convention site to find out more about this exciting annual event which runs August 11-14, In Palm Desert, California.

Toastcaster 30 - Chris Molineux Keynotes D42 Spring Convention

toastcaster greg — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:14:51 +0000

Chris Molineux, World Renowned Comedian and Public Speaking coach, who worked with talents like Jerry Seinfeld & Ellen DeGeneres will keynote the Toastmasters District 42 Spring Convention in Edmonton Alberta, April 30 - May 2, 2010. In this podcast we get introduced to Chris; He tells us a little about what he does, including his recent yet somewhat unusual participation in the Vancouver 2010 Olympics as well as what we can expect from him during the convention.

Chris will also enlighten us today with a few little tips about humor and how to deal with writer’s/speaker’s block. We hope to see you all at the convention we have quite an extensive program and a lot of great food. We we also be presenting the 2010 Communication and Leadership Award to University of Alberta Chancellor Linda Hughes. Please visit our District 42 Spring Convention website for more details.

Toastcaster 29 - Built-In Mic? Know & Remember Where It Is!

toastcaster greg — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:14:36 +0000

Recording your presentations is always a good idea, but if you don’t know where your mic is, especially on a device like the iPhone, you could be in for a big surprise. Listen to a short lesson that Toastcaster Greg, aka The Gadget Guy took home from this experience. You can also access Greg’s Gadget column at Gadgetguy.ca and also Canoe Tech Blogs at Canoe.ca EAVB_DCJGOYLTGC

Toastcaster 28 - Ask a Toastmaster, BlogTalkRadio Live 1

toastcaster greg — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:17:27 +0000

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.

Toastcaster 27 - Live Invite to BlogTalkRadio Nov 16,2009 7:00PM MT

toastcaster greg — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:30:42 +0000

Invite to BlogTalkRadio Pilot Episode: Toastcaster Live November 16, 2009 7PM Mountain, 8PM Saskatchewan/Central.

Topic: Ask a Toastmaster, with Special Guests: Chuck LeBlanc, LGM D42 & Kevin Achtzener Past AG. Click “LISTEN NOW” below to hear all the details.

Click Here to Visit Toastcaster’s BlogTalkRadio Page

Toastcaster 26 - Toastmasters 85 Year Timeline in 10 minutes

toastcaster greg — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:31:08 +0000

On October 22nd 1924, Dr. Ralph Smedley created Toastmasters. It’s been 85 years and the organization has certainly come a long way, helping hundreds of thousands of people help improve their communication and leadership skills. In this episode we take a glimpse of that 85 year timeline in less than 10 minutes. Did you know when the first Toastmasters Magazine was published or when women were finally allowed to be members of a club? You can see the detailed timeline by visiting Toastmasters.org. Happy Birthday Toastmasters!

Toastcaster 25 - D42 Conference Features World Champ Lance Miller

toastcaster greg — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:21:07 +0000

One of the benefits of Toastmasters conferences and conventions is the ability to hear incredible speakers. D42 Fall Conference “PitStop in the Peace” is featuring keynote speaker - 2005 Toastmasters World Champion of Public Speaking - Lance Miller. This episode, Lance talks about what he’ll presenting Nov 6-8,09 in Grande Prairie, AB Canada. After you watch the video, check out all the other incredible things you’ll be able to see hear do and of course eat the incredible food. One feature of Toastmasters conferences is that they are affordable.

Toastcaster 24 - Official Toastmasters Podcast - Bo Bennett & Ryan Levesque Live from Mashantucket

toastcaster greg — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:59:43 +0000

Recorded live from the 2009 Toastmasters International Convention. We introduce the Official Toastmasters Podcast by interviewing co-hosts Bo Bennett & Ryan Levesque formerly of Talking Toastmasters. They share with us what to expect from the new podcast and how will it will differ from their previous incarnation.

They’ll also talk about a couple of episodes they’ve already done, including their take on SpeakEasy -the forthcoming documentary on Public Speaking and stories emanating from this year’s Convention here in Mashantucket, CT. Be sure to tune in - it’ll be loads of fun and quite a few laughs too as Bo & Ryan do their thing and also poke fun at yours truly, Greg Gazin.

Toastcaster 23 - Robert Barnhill Past Int’l Pres Becomes Honorary Canadian, Eh!

toastcaster greg — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:47:59 +0000

Get ready to Laugh!!! Take off Eh! Jana and Robert (Bob) Barnhill International President and Past Int’l Pres respectively, visited Toastmasters D42 (Saskatoon Saskatchewan) in May 2009. Of course Jana got all the attention so Robert felt a little left out. So District Governor Elect Tim Hubick decided that he would do something about it so he asked LGET Elect Greg Gazin (aka Doug McKenzie, Hoser) - to be the impromptu grammarian (for some free beer, EH!), and help Robert with his Canadiana and in the meantime induct both Jana and Robert as Honorary Canadians. Beauty! Take Off Eh! It was a great pleasure and honor - not to mention a tremendous blast to have our International President Jana and Past International President Robert with us. A fun time was had by all!

A larger version of this video can be seen on YouTube

Video Preview Image by Spencer Fawkes

Toastcaster 22 - Courage to Conquer & Beyond, Jana Barnhill Int’l President 08-09

toastcaster greg — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:27:21 +0000

Guest Jana Barnhill, DTM, AS President Toastmasters Int’l 2008-2009. Jana takes us beyond the Courage to Conquer - impressing upon us that we all have the potential to do great things.

She shares with us about who in her life has influenced her, and how things people say- positive or negative, can impact your life. She explains how’s she’s different and how she overcame those obstacles. We hear success stories on how others have had the Courage to Conquer. Jana also comes clean about her first interview and trip to the International Speech Contest (Regional) Finals that didn’t really work out as planned and why, after 25 years, she’s still a Toastmaster.

An inspiring, motivating and entertaining conversation with one incredible lady, just following her visit to District 42’s Spring Convention in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada.

Toastcaster 21 - Using DVDs for Education & Low Member Meetings

toastcaster greg — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:36:59 +0000

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 Bill Stephens Productions

Toastcaster 20 - Region IV Lipsync- D42 Canadian Bohemian Rhapsody

toastcaster greg — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 02:05:57 +0000

Regional Conferences are typically about District Executive Training and International Speech Contests. But while there is plenty of hard work, a fun time can also be had. But staying in the vein of contests – the duty for the evening was to participate in a lipsync contest and our District 42 Quartet decided that we would pay homage to Queen at the Region IV Conference, June 2008 Rapid City, South Dakota.

The Toastmasters in the video are the District 42 Executives. Joan-Saskatoon, SK (DG), Tim-Regina, SK (LGET), Greg-Edmonton, AB (LGM) and Keith-Calgary, AB (PRO). A part of the choreography was inspired by a video was saw on YouTube What’s interesting is that all 4 are from 4 different cities in 2 provinces in Western Canada. The performance took 1st Place! The things we do for Toastmasters. Sit back and Enjoy! You can also view this video in larger format on YouTube.

Toastcaster 19 - 2008 The Finalists, free e-Book on World Championship of Public Speaking

toastcaster greg — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 04:03:11 +0000

2008 The Finalists e-book (free). A behind-the-scenes look at the World Championship of Public Speaking from the 10 speakers themselves who competed at the International Convention in Calgary, Alberta Canada (District 42). Toastcaster Greg Gazin speaks with Rich Hopkins, one of the finalists and editor of the book for a sneak peak and about what went in to the making of this book. The 66-page book also features a forward by the 2003 World Champion – Jim Key. You can sign up to get a free copy of this book by visiting Rich Hopkins‘ website.

Toastcaster 18 - The Club Coach Experience

toastcaster greg — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:27:04 +0000

Club Coach Experience- Doug Doughty District 19 Governor. Doug and Toastcaster Greg discuss what a Toastmasters Club Coach is, what are the qualities of a good club coach are; What are the requirements for a club to qualify to get a club coach. Doug also goes over the 8-step process from the time when a club coach begins through the efforts of a club to reach distinguished status and thus makes the coach successful. We cover some of the barriers to successful club coaching and materials that can be made available. PowerPoint Presentation. VIEW or DOWNLOAD

Toastcaster 17 - The Truth Behind TLI- Toastmasters Leadership Institute

toastcaster greg — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 06:36:33 +0000

The Truth Behind TLI - Toastmasters Leadership Institute. Guest - Alice Elliott, ACG. It’s more than just Club Officer Training and more than just for leaders. Listen and find out.

Toastcaster 16 - Toastcaster Turns Two, Introduces the 2 Minute Toastmaster

toastcaster greg — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:59:08 +0000

Today, Toastcaster turns 2 and introduces - the 2-Minute Toastmaster. The first episode inspired by Susan Jeffers’ book - Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway! The 2-Minute Toastmaster will feature very quick tips and tricks for public speakers and will allow for more frequent podcasts of interest to Toastmasters to be made available.

Toastcaster 15 MonoDrama- Paul Meets Yoko

toastcaster greg — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 03:22:37 +0000

This monodrama is an unlikely meeting between Paul & Yoko that would have taken place in December 2006. Only an interpreted version of Paul’s voice is heard. Yoko’s is implied. A monodrama is where only one person speaks to another person seemingly in the room, compared to a soliloquy where the person is talking to himself.

Interpretive Reading is one of the 15 advanced Toastmasters manuals. Not every project is a typical speech.

Toastcaster 14 Striving for the World Championship Pt. 2

toastcaster greg — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:07:17 +0000

Martin Presse Interview Part 2. Martin offers advice for all Toastmasters on Contests and how competing elevates your abilities. Martin talks about using imagery, the importance of visualizing, why he set new goals and overcoming the the hurdles of not believing in yourself and more… (photo: Martin with his Region IV 1st place trophy)

Toastcaster 13 Striving for the World Championship Pt. 1

toastcaster greg — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:33:44 +0000

Photo of Martin Presse, From District 42 after Winning the Region IV International Speech Contest in Rapid City South Dakota.

Martin Speaks to Karen Tober, Editor Prairie Horizons about his experience as one of the 10 finalists at the International Speech Contest, held in Calgary, Alberta Canada, Aug 2008. Part 1 of 2. Produced by Greg Gazin

Toastcaster 12 Avoid the Dues Blues

toastcaster greg — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:04:46 +0000

Toastcaster QuickTip April/October is not too far away and here’s how your club can avoid the dues blues

- Toastmasters Semi Annual Dues Deadline April 1 & Oct 1 - Get Dues in Early - Offer Annual Payment/ Discounts/ Incentives for early payment - Create Fee Structure list customized or your club - Don’t wait for all payments, submit at least 6.

Toastcaster 11 -Talkshoe Episode

toastcaster greg — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:35:34 +0000

http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/tscmd/tc/12640

Greg Gazin from Toastcaster.com, District 42 Alberta Canada Judd Spitzer, Toastcast.org, District 47 in Florida, Team up to talk to you about some of the new things you can find at the Toastmasters International Website. Live Wed July 16. 7PM MT 9PM ET. Click on the link. or read on…If you are interested, I’m trying something new and impromptu with the webmaster from D47 in Florida. It’s a live broadcast using a service where up to 1000 people can participate by phone, computer or skype. You can listen, talk, textchat or participate. It’s nothing fancy or formal, we’re just going to be talking about TI web site.. Its more for the experiment with the technology. Regards, Greg. PS. It will be recorded and posted.

Scheduled Time: Date: Wed, July 16, 2008 Time: 09:00 PM EDT How to participate:

Call in: Dial: (724) 444-7444 Enter: 12640 # (Call ID) Enter: 1 # or your PIN

Join from your computer: Click here to join the call or just listen along (Optional) Become a TalkShoe member

Facebook user? You can join this Call directly through the TalkShoe Community Calling Facebook application.

Toastcaster 10 - Toastmasters for the Holidays

toastcaster greg — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:20:47 +0000

Going on Holidays? Why not check out a Toastmasters Club. I did and here are my stories. Listen and you’ll want to visit one of the 11,500 Toastmasters clubs too.

Why Attend a Conference or Convention Anyway?

toastcaster greg — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:45:28 +0000

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]

D42 2008 Spring Convention - Edmonton

toastcaster greg — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 04:52:39 +0000

If you’ve never been to a Conference or Convention you don’t know what you’re missing. Get a sneak-peak and hear all about the D42 2008 Spring Convention to be held May 2-4 in Edmonton, as we chat with Toastmaster and Convention PR chair Kerrianne Koehler-Munro. [Toastcaster #8]. Watch for Volume 9 coming soon, where you will hear from a first timer a third timer and a 60th time conference attendee and get their take on what Conferences & Conventions are all about!

Creating Your Future w/Craig Valentine

toastcaster greg — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 05:10:42 +0000

It’s this time of the year where we think about resolutions. Many of us break them by Jan 15th. Perhaps we may be motivated by looking at our future instead of just the next 12 months. I had an incredible conversation with 1999 World Champion Craig Valentine.Please sit back and enjoy this special presentation. (28:44)

Toastcaster Celebrates 1st Birthday

toastcaster greg — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 03:56:32 +0000

Toastcaster Celebrates 1st Birthday. It was Jan 4, 2007 that the Toastcast was conceived - originally a High Performance Leadership Project as I worked towards my DTM, Distinguished Toastmaster designation. ( Volume 7A). Thanks for the feedback, support and of course for watching and listening. (2:55)

District 42 Gets Distinguished & What It Means!

toastcaster greg — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 05:41:41 +0000

District 42 Distinguished in 2007

Interview with Immediate Past District Governor Mona Cooley, DTM

• Mona Cooley, Larry Verbitsky, Joan McAulay accept the Award

• Congratulates the Team and Members • What is a Distinguished District? What are the Numbers?

• What does it mean to the Clubs and Members? • A Toastmasters District is like a corporation of 4000

• How Mona sees Toastmasters – more than just Public Speaking

• From Reluctance to Leadership

• Final Words of Wisdom time: 17:17

Weave Way to Web -

toastcaster greg — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 16:44:04 +0000

We want to encourage every Toastmasters Club in District 42 to have a website - or at least a web page. Grand Prizes for Best Original Website are a 2 Minute Promotional Video Courtesy of Revovideo.Com and a Digital Video Camera for your club, courtesy of Canon Canada. In the secondary category, the Best FREETOASTHOST website will also receive a Canon Digital Video camera. Visit D42 website for details.

Toastmasters Sample PR Video

toastcaster greg — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:19:26 +0000

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to the Weave your Way to the Web Promotion. Here is a sample promotional video for the New Entrepreneurs Toastmasters Club.

Video is courtesy Joe MacKay of Revovideo.com

Ustream TV Test Video - Table Topics

toastcaster greg — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 19:32:50 +0000

Hi Everyone and Welcome to our Video Test. I recorded a live video directly from my computer’s webcam. Thought I’d talk about Table Topics. Imagine the possibilities Click here: to Visit Toastcaster Video http://ustream.tv/toastcaster/videos/TgWeoxF.DCbdCYgO28Jyfw

Toastcasters #2 10JAN07 TLI/COT

toastcaster greg — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 17:28:12 +0000

Toastmasters Podcast - Special Guest Alice Elliot.

Discussion is regarding the upcoming TLI - Toastmasters Leadership Institute and Club Officer Training in Edmonton Jan 27, 2007.

Also go to www.d42.org

Toastcaster Demo

toastcaster greg — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 22:11:19 +0000

Inaugural Demo Podcast with Mona Cooley, DTM, District 42 Governor. Mona’s Theme for 2006-2007 is:

“Lead with Purpose Communicate with Confidence”

I thought that it would be appropriate that the first one, specific for D42 should feature none other than the Rockin and Rollin’ DG herself.

The benefit of a podcast is that it is something that people can listen to. While we strive for face to face communication we can’t do it 24/7. And while text, manuals and e-mails can often do the job to relay information, it’s nice to have something that can bridge the gap between the written and the in person. It’s also something people can listen to while they are doing something else. For extended Toastcaster episodes, people can listen to it in their cars or iPods. ….And thus the Toastcast.

Enjoy! Greg…