Are you nervous or excited? The feelings are the same - it is the attitude toward feeling nervous that you need to change. This was the message during a workshop by Sheila on controlling your nerves. Don't be nervous, be excited Visitors from around the District and the globe was a feature of last night's...
We learnt more about online presentation skills last night at Linlithgow Speakers. We started the evening with Jim was wearing a brightly lit fez and we had a visitor all the way from Colorado. We had an inspiring Ice Breaker from Ausat, including a standing ovation which is traditional. The highlight for me was the...
Zoom meetings just get better and better! That is our second zoom meeting under our belts and we continue to get used to the technology. Although it is certainly no substitute for being face to face. Colin gave us some great imagery when he described his walking route, well trodden during his “1 excercise a…
Online public speaking came to Linlithgow Speakers last night as we held our first online meeting. I am glad to report it worked very well. Plus, no-one was exposed to any nasty germs! We started with a quick tour of the zoom software and general protocol. Sheila took over as Toastmaster and kept us on...
Nobody latibulated at Linlithgow Speakers last night! In fact, we had an informative and enjoyable evening, complete with boxes of tissues in case anyone felt the need to cough or sneeze. The theme was contests with a judging workshop - now if you are asked to be a judge, there is no need to...
Challenge Yourself was the theme of last night's meeting. We had 2 speeches about the broad range of opportunities that Toastmasters provides to challenge yourself and push yourself forward. Both Avril and Helen spoke about their personal journeys and what they had learned along the way. Both speeches were inspirational and motivational as well as...
Another upbeat meeting last night at Linlithgow, with 2 new guests and another from Glasgow Toastmasters (Gerry). All were made welcome by Sheila who asked us “What warms you up?”. We learned a great speech technique from Gerry – he started half way through his story so we were intrigued as to why he was…
Toastmaster Pathways is now well under way but is still not fully understood. Avril gave us a speech about what a Path looks like and then invited Questions and Answers. She was also undertaking a Level 4 project in which she had to lead a Q&A session. So what is in a Path? You came…
We had some humorous speeches ahead of the Toastmaster contest cycle last night at Linlithgow Speakers. It was lovely to hear Sheila tell us about her experiences of trying, and failing, to laugh at anything. Her speech was full of humour, even though she says she cannot do humour. Then Avril gave some anecdotes about…
We had our last Toastmaster Meeting of the Toastmaster year last night. Well done, Linlithgow Speakers, we made Presidents Distinguished Club, the highest accolade a club can achieve through the Distinguished Club Programme. What fabulous speeches last night! Euan talked about the 3 R's - Reduce, Recycle, Re-use, and gave us a fascinating history of...
