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TERRIFIC Tips & Tricks to ACE your Table
Topics® and Prepared Speeches
“Mistakes are fingerprints on
the road to success”
Gav. Jamaal Bishri
Prepared Speeches:
• Know the room you are giving the speech in
– Arrive early at the venue and familiarise yourself
with the room
• Know your audience–Chat with a few members
of the audience as they arrive. It’s easier to speak to
a group of friends than to a group of strangers
• Know your material– Practise your speech until
it is perfect-that way nothing can go wrong
• Relax– Your whole speech depends on this.
Take a few deep breaths before you are called to the
lectern
• Visualise yourself giving your speech– Do this
at home when practising and once you are in the
meeting room
• Turn nervousness into positive energy– Harness
your nervousness and transform it into vitality
and enthusiasm.
• Gain confidence by experience– Many
speakers find their anxiety decrease after each
speech they give.
Table Topics:
• Read magazines, newspapers, and listen to
newscasts
• Organise your ideas. Pause before speaking
and determine your viewpoint
• Remain calm. The audience will think you
are confident if you appear confident.
Go with a positive attitude and learn from
your mistakes!
Benefit of Being a Toastmaster
Gav. Hafeed Hussain
When I joined Toastmasters I didn’t know
how much I would grow and how much fun I would
have. It is a amazing experience and I want to tell
you just what’s so great about it.
Toastmasters is an educational organization that
trains you on communication, public speaking,
and leadership skills by way of Learn by doing.
It gives confidence and encouragement to us.
Being a Toastmaster is investing in myself and
my best possible future. Toastmasters encourage
you to challenge yourself in a different venue that
helps you learn and grow.
SERENDIB BREEZE
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