Q: Can I log in and look at the Pathways choices without selecting a Path? A: Yes, you can watch videos about Pathways and navigating Base Camp and you can take an assessment that will recommend three of the possible ten Paths that might be right for you. Q: Is there any reason to log … Continue reading Pathways Q&A
Author: Debbie Young
Introduction To Pathways
Wednesday evening, Joe McChesney and Teri O'Brien provided our club with an introduction to Pathways, Toastmaster's new education program. Following are a few of the highlights: Members will have 2+ years to continue working on the existing educational program (CC, ACB, ACS, ACG, CL, ALB, ALS, DTM) until it is terminated. Pathways is made up of … Continue reading Introduction To Pathways
New Member, Adila Zafer
Adila Zafer joined South County Toastmasters at our January 24th meeting. Her mentor is Sarah Pitkin. Welcome, Adila, we are very happy to have you!
Consider Having a Pocket Speech
A pocket speech is a pre-written speech that you have handy for a last minute speaking opportunity. Every month we seem to end up with at least one meeting that we are short a speaker. This is a wasted opportunity for someone to get closer to one of their communicator awards. Some tips about pocket … Continue reading Consider Having a Pocket Speech
Why You Should Log into the Toastmasters International Website
The Toastmaster website is a wealth of information. A lot of the information can be found without ever logging into your account, including the ability to find all the advance communicator manuals Toastmaster publishes. Why would I want to log in? To check dates that you earned awards To check dates that you served as … Continue reading Why You Should Log into the Toastmasters International Website
Prezi
Last night I used a presentation tool during my speech called Prezi. Prezi is an online software program that allows you build all your "talking points" on a single canvas. As you transition to each "talking point" you see the movement across the canvas. This grabs the audience's attention. It's also super easy to zoom … Continue reading Prezi
Vocal Variety Tips from Stacy Duncan
Stacy Duncan gave a very informative speech last week, titled "The Four P's to a Presentation." In it, she offered multiple exercises to help us improve our vocal variety. Write Out Loud is the website reference she used for a majority of the exercises. Vocal variety is the way we use our voice. It is … Continue reading Vocal Variety Tips from Stacy Duncan
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