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John Boyden
Oct 30, 20172 min read
Too Much Preparation: A Good Thing
Just speaking from my own experience, Open House events are demoralizing. The return on investment from the resources invested is usually p
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John Boyden
Oct 4, 20172 min read
Why Join Toastmasters ? A Compelling Event is Motivation
In front of me sat sixty armed men and women. All of them with a look that can be best characterized as disgusted boredom. It was my task
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John Boyden
Apr 26, 20171 min read
Short - Handed Meetings Keep You Sharp
It's happening everywhere in Toastmasters clubs all over the planet right now. So many last-minute cancellations that roles and schedul
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John Boyden
Apr 5, 20172 min read
Toastmasters Acronym Babble
Toastmaster Acronym Translator Acronyms and verbal shorthand are popular in Toastmasters. Humans all talk in abbreviations, acronyms and...
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John Boyden
Apr 5, 20172 min read
C C and Out
It's a critical crossroads. The new member either continues to develop or bails. To the best of my knowledge there is no statistical
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John Boyden
Mar 29, 20171 min read
Serial DTM's
Less than one percent of Toastmaster members ever achieve DTM . The funny thing is many DTM’s start the process all over again right away.
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John Boyden
Mar 14, 20172 min read
Toastmasters Lowerarchy
What is different about Toastmasters is the officers are facilitators for the members. There is not a chain of command.
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John Boyden
Mar 3, 20171 min read
Non-verbal messages during speeches
The most relaxed, confident and open posture is to let my arms hang naturally at my side after each gesture. If my body were the speaking ar
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