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COT & New Year’s Party on 7th Jan

December 25, 2011 in Educational, Events by VPPR Team

What would be good to have during this gray and cold winter time? Getting together in a bar, ideas and experience exchange about Toastmasters, networking, different performances, gift exchange, New Year’s cake and a lot of fun… all this you can have altogether on Saturday, 7th January 2012!

On Saturday 7th January 2012, we will first hold our Club Officer Training (COT) in the morning, and then continue with our joint New Year’s Party of Nanjing Alcatel Lucent Smart Speakers, HROP and No. 1 Toastmasters Clubs.
Our Club Officer Meeting is not only for our officers, but is open for all Toastmasters members. And our joint New Year’s Party is even open for families and friends!

Location:
The Fuze Lounge
No. 400 South Zhongshan Road, Cinnalane No. 17 (Metro Line 1, Sanshanjie Station Exit 2)
中山南路升州路熙南里街区17号 (地铁1号线， 三山街站，2号出口)

Time:
- Club Officer Training 9:45 – 12:45
. Joint New Year’s Party 13:30 – 16:30

Cost:
- No cost for Club Officer Training
- 30 RMB entrance fee for Joint New Year’s Party (2 soft drinks are included)
- All party participants shall furthermore prepare a gift of up to 20 RMB for our gift exchange

Highlights:
- Focus on experience exchange between the Toastmasters Clubs in area Q3 (all Nanjing clubs, Hefei, Zhenjiang)
- Performances from our members and friends
- Exciting games with gifts waiting for the participants
- Gift exchange
- Last but not least, a big cake of course!

For any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact Annie (dingyueru@126.com, 13951083541) or Helen (back in China from holidays starting 4th Jan. helen.reumann@gmail.com, 18795857542).

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New Member Orientation 15th June 2011

June 9, 2011 in Educational by VPPR Team

Do you always struggle for a topic when preparing your speech?

Do you want to know the secret skills to deliver a fantastic table topic speech?

Do you want to know whether the evaluation you gave and received is good / effective or not?

There is no need to longer struggle with these challenges. Come to our New Member Orientation Event on June 15th, 2011 from 7 to 9 pm. Thanks to Nanjing Youth Olympic Toastmasters club, who provides the venue as follows:

Huayi Education, Floor 8, No.2 Honjiaqiao, Metro line 2 Shanghai Road, Exit 3
白下区侯家桥12号8楼, 地铁2号线上海路站3号出口下，向莫愁路步行400米

What will you get from this New Member Orientation Event?

  • Jerel Bonner, founder of Nanjing Toastmasters Community and Competent Communicator, will share with you his secrets of delivering a table topic speech at any time on any topic!
  • Helen Reumann, Vice President Public Relations of Nanjing No1 Toastmasters Club and Competent Leader, will share with you on “How to select topic for speech?” !
  • Katie Zhang, Vice President Education of Nanjing No1 Toastmasters Club, Competent Communicator and Competent Leader, will share with you her experience of giving and receiving evaluations in Toastmasters world!

    • Don’t miss this rare and excellent opportunity and come join us on 15th June!

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    10 Tips for Public Speaking

    January 17, 2010 in Educational, General by ntmadmin

    10  Tips for Public Speaking

    Feeling some nervousness before giving a speech is natural and even beneficial, but too much nervousness can be detrimental.

    Here are some proven tips on how to control your butterflies and give better presentations:

    1. Know your material. Pick a topic you are interested in. Know more about it than you include in your speech. Use humor, personal stories and conversational language – that way you won’t easily forget what to say.

    2. Practice. Practice. Practice! Rehearse out loud with all equipment you plan on using. Revise as necessary. Work to control filler words; Practice, pause and breathe. Practice with a timer and allow time for the unexpected.

    3. Know the audience. Greet some of the audience members as they arrive. It’s easier to speak to a group of friends than to strangers.

    4. Know the room. Arrive early, walk around the speaking area and practice using the microphone and any visual aids.

    5. Relax. Begin by addressing the audience. It buys you time and calms your nerves. Pause, smile and count to three before saying anything. (“One one-thousand, two one-thousand, three one-thousand. Pause. Begin.) Transform nervous energy into enthusiasm.

    6. Visualize yourself giving your speech. Imagine yourself speaking, your voice loud, clear and confident. Visualize the audience clapping – it will boost your confidence.

    7. Realize that people want you to succeed. Audiences want you to be interesting, stimulating, informative and entertaining. They’re rooting for you.

    8. Don’t apologize for any nervousness or problem – the audience probably never noticed it.

    9. Concentrate on the message – not the medium. Focus your attention away from your own anxieties and concentrate on your message and your audience.

    10. Gain experience. Mainly, your speech should represent you — as an authority and as a person. Experience builds confidence, which is the key to effective speaking. A Toastmasters club can provide the experience you need in a safe and friendly environment.

    From:  http://www.toastmasters.org/tips.asp

    Want to become a better speaker!? Visit a Toastmasters meeting!

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    Meeting Tuesday Dec. 8th 2009

    December 5, 2009 in Educational, Events by ntmadmin

    Tuesday december 8th it is time again for our weekly meeting, from 1915 to 2045 at the Kongzi Academy (click here for a map).  You can download the agenda here.  If you are not  a member yet but are interested, feel free to come and have a look!

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    The First Time as TME(Toastmaster of Evening)

    October 28, 2009 in Educational, Events, General by Wen Bin

    Yesterday, I was “Toastmaster for the Evening” for the first time. The toastmaster is responsible for organising the evening’s main speakers and other participants, and for introducing each participant to the audience. It’s a chance to be the host for the whole two hour event.

    It was a learning experience.Here comes the summary:

    What I did OK:

    –Successfully kept the whole process smoothly running.
    –Tried the new way to introduce speakers before the speech,from their expertise,background,name etc.
    –Tried to make some funny comments,though few laugh.

    What I can do better:
    –As a TME, you got to control the whole situation like: start the meeting on time,stop the speaker in case his/her time really running out etc. Follow the Toastmaster rule,this is the excellent point Rex made yesterday.
    –Role Announcement.I DID introduce the time keeper/ah counter but  forget to mention evaluator.
    –Transition comments between the speaks is made in  kind of  rush.How to make it more seamlessly and naturally ?

    You fail fast,you grow fast !!
    Cheers,
    Terrance

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