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Lawrence Gross, Jess Presutti & Alexis Sanders

Public Speaking 101

Presented: February 18th, 2015


What is Toastmasters?

Communication• Daily client contact including

status calls, ad hoc requests and everything in between

• Formal presentations including quarterly business reviews and sales pitches

Leadership• Whether you are an AGD or a

Specialist the best teams have solid leaders and contributors from the bottom-up

Toastmasters Envisioned Future• To be the first-choice provider of dynamic, high-value, experiential communication and

leadership skills development• The world leader in communication and leadership development


Are You Ready?

• Preparation Best Practices? You are the judge– Organize your thoughts

• To script, or not to script, that is the question• Stay calm, cool and collected with an introduction, body and conclusion• Close efficiently

• Successfully interacting with a crowd– Engage your audience and provide something they can do

• Moving effectively– “Don’t give a speech. Create an experience.”


Razzle Dazzle Them!

• Thinking on your feet– Can you confidently say “I Don’t Know?”

• Incorporate humor – When appropriate!

• Listen to the audience– Effective speaking due to active listening

• Remove verbal graffiti– Um/Err, Like, So, Double Speak, etc.


Creating a picture with your words.

“In a sense we've come to our nation's capital to cash a check.”“When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir.”“America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked "insufficient funds."“But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt.”


Everybody makes mistakes.


Physiological


Flawless Timing


Cadence


Cadence: I Have a Dream


TL; DPA (Too Long, Didn’t Pay Attention)

• Takeaways– Step out of your comfort zone!

– Practice! Practice! Practice!

– Have fun!

– Each conversation is a new way to test your speaking skills!

– Step out of your comfort zone!

– Visit Pittsburgh IMPAQT Toastmasters!

– Be confident!


Lawrence Gross, Associate Search [email protected]

Jessica Presutti, Search [email protected]

Alexis Sanders, Associate Search [email protected]

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