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John Fleming
Thought I'd stick my nose into the group while thinking
about the next speech.
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John Fleming
Edmonton, Canada
A Dreamer is One Who Can Only Find Her
Way by Moonlight.
-- Oscar Wilde
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John Fleming <nos...@sprynet.com> wrote:
>
>Thought I'd stick my nose into the group while thinking
>about the next speech.
>
BOOM!
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Rod Taylor
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>
> Thought I'd stick my nose into the group while thinking
> about the next speech.
My next speech is scheduled for Monday night. It's project 8 from the
Competent Communication manual and it will complete another CC.
I've planned a cookery demonstration. Naturally, because of the time
constraints (only 7 minutes) the ingredients will all be measured and
prepared beforehand. The 'kitchen' (gas ring) will be set up before I start.
The recipe will be a handout and the audience will be able to taste the
result. Time will not allow cooking the pasta that usually accompanies the
meal, but a 4-slice toaster should provide toast as a sunstitute. The
timing, both total and the orchestration of the speech to get everything
synchronised and ready at the same time is critical, but this is an area I'm
having fun with at the moment. Think it'll work?
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Transformers Toastmasters Club
District 74, Southern Africa
Joy
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That sounds like a great idea! A friend of mine once gave a demonstration
of making onion rings as a speech project. He didn't actually cook them on
the spot, but he had some to hand out. Of course, they were cold, and
weren't as good as they would have been if they were fresh. If you can
manage to actually cook as part of the speech, it should really be a hit!
I'm sort of in speech limbo. I concentrated so hard on my two contest
speeches that I didn't even think about anything else for several weeks.
Then, when my International speech was knocked out one week, and the Tall
Tale the following week, my mind has been a blank when it comes to speeches.
I'm struggling between trying to come up with a new approach for my 17th
Icebreaker speech or making a speech about why I've been so befuddled and
can't get to any Toastmasters meetings this month. (I'm taking a cat for
radiation treatments every day, and I get home around the time a meeting
would start, or even later. I'm also totally exhausted and have a groggy
cat to deal with when I do get home.)
Joy
Colin William
> My next speech is scheduled for Monday night. It's project 8 from the
> Competent Communication manual and it will complete another CC.
> I've planned a cookery demonstration. Naturally, because of the time
> constraints (only 7 minutes) the ingredients will all be measured and
> prepared beforehand. The 'kitchen' (gas ring) will be set up before I start.
> The recipe will be a handout and the audience will be able to taste the
> result. Time will not allow cooking the pasta that usually accompanies the
> meal, but a 4-slice toaster should provide toast as a sunstitute. The
> timing, both total and the orchestration of the speech to get everything
> synchronised and ready at the same time is critical, but this is an area I'm
> having fun with at the moment. Think it'll work?
I think you can pull it off. It'll be like all those TV chefs. "We don't
have time to prepare this right now, but I happen to have some that I
prepared earlier..."
Colin
Rod Taylor
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Sort of... The cooking will be done live and served hot from the pot. The
fresh ingredients will be pre-measured and cut, so they go into the pot at
the appropriate times. Nothing will be pre-cooked, hence using toast instead
of pasta.
John Fleming
in the scriptorium "Rod Taylor" <seemysi...@nospam.ever>
wrote:
> $"John Fleming" <nos...@sprynet.com> wrote in message
> $news:gcetv35u94luag1oi...@4ax.com...
> $>
> $> Thought I'd stick my nose into the group while thinking
> $> about the next speech.
> $
> $My next speech is scheduled for Monday night. It's project 8 from the
> $Competent Communication manual and it will complete another CC.
> $I've planned a cookery demonstration. Naturally, because of the time
> $constraints (only 7 minutes) the ingredients will all be measured and
> $prepared beforehand. The 'kitchen' (gas ring) will be set up before I start.
> $The recipe will be a handout and the audience will be able to taste the
> $result. Time will not allow cooking the pasta that usually accompanies the
> $meal, but a 4-slice toaster should provide toast as a sunstitute. The
> $timing, both total and the orchestration of the speech to get everything
> $synchronised and ready at the same time is critical, but this is an area I'm
> $having fun with at the moment. Think it'll work?
It definitely sounds interesting.
Of course, if the water is boiling beforehand, angel hair
pasta (capellini or capelli di angelo) cooks in about three
minutes.
John Fleming
in the scriptorium "Joy" <toa...@real-me.net> wrote:
> $I'm sort of in speech limbo. I concentrated so hard on my two contest
> $speeches that I didn't even think about anything else for several weeks.
> $Then, when my International speech was knocked out one week, and the Tall
> $Tale the following week, my mind has been a blank when it comes to speeches.
That happens from time to time.
You'll be back in stride in good time.
Joy
> On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:41:26 -0700, while chained to a desk
> in the scriptorium "Joy" <toa...@real-me.net> wrote:
>
>> $I'm sort of in speech limbo. I concentrated so hard on my two contest
>> $speeches that I didn't even think about anything else for several weeks.
>> $Then, when my International speech was knocked out one week, and the
>> Tall
>> $Tale the following week, my mind has been a blank when it comes to
>> speeches.
>
> That happens from time to time.
>
> You'll be back in stride in good time.
>
> --
>
> John Fleming
> Edmonton, Canada
Yes, I'm sure you're right.
Joy
Rick
> Thought I'd stick my nose into the group while thinking
> about the next speech.
For the last couple speeches, I was struggling with topics. Everything
was sounding like a speech I had done before.
For my next speech, I'm going to do a speech on our club's mentor
program. Even some of our longer members have joined since we have
discussed it. Members are asking, "so what do I need to do as a
mentor?" and "what do I do as a mentee?"
Rick Clements, DTM
VPM Daylighters
John Fleming
the scriptorium Rick <Rick.Cl...@verizon.net> wrote:
> $John Fleming wrote:
> $> Thought I'd stick my nose into the group while thinking
> $> about the next speech.
> $
> $For the last couple speeches, I was struggling with topics. Everything
> $was sounding like a speech I had done before.
> $
> $For my next speech, I'm going to do a speech on our club's mentor
> $program. Even some of our longer members have joined since we have
> $discussed it. Members are asking, "so what do I need to do as a
> $mentor?" and "what do I do as a mentee?"
There is value to doing that kind of a speech.
Right now, however, I'm trying to lean away from speeches on
the subject of Toastmasters. I've come across too many DTMs
who seem to be able to takl about Toastmasters and not much
else.