Melva Gifford

Notes from a Toastmaster’s speech.

Going for her Leadership Bronze; She has her Communicator Silver.

– She paid a little bit of money to the mastery of three keys to learn all about body language.
– She is the board, so we can go ahead and maintain eye contact.
– Release energy
– Often we are speaking we are nervous. Stretching out your arms will let you not be tight
– Keep people’s attention
– She used a rubber band and appears to be preparing to shoot somebody and asks if she has our attention
– Facial Expressions
– Help us emphasize emotion and be an addition to our body motions.
– Match our body to our tone.
– She goes into a stiff stance to illustrate the match of voice to gestures
– Three skits and she is going to judge them.
– She gives three snowballs (wadded up paper) to Devon and Mary.
– She has them stand side by side.
– She tells them to throw a snowball at her if her body language illustrates what she is saying.
– She says things that contradict what her body language is.
– She says things that match what her body language is and they throw snowballs at her.
– Gestures
– Can reinforce body languages
– Avoid mannerisms – that distract from a speech.
– People jingling coins in a pocket during a speech
– 3 types of gestures
– Contemporary
– Description – I caught a humungous fish. It was awesome. She shows her fingers spread
– Emotional – Three people that like movies
– Raiders of the Lost Arch
– Star Wars
– Gone with the Wind
– She asks Paige to redo the scene/dialog of Raiders “asps very dangerous. Why does it have to be Asps.”
– Han Solo said “I thought they smelled bad outside.”
– She gave them treats from a tray for doing well.

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Here are some notes I took from a church talk. Content influenced by from the strength of youth pamphlet.

– How you communicate should reflect who you are as a son or daughter of God.
– Good language uplifts and complements others.
– Words should be filled with faith hope and charity.be willing to change the subject if others use bad language.
– Speak kindly of others.
– Avoid gossip ad speaking in anger
– When thankful to say harsh things remain them unsaid.
– Remember what we text, email or post on social media.
– One person avoided the bad content of a book because they say if he gets old-timers, I don‘t want to spill out all the bad things I’ve read I the past that I can’t control.
– Words can be harsh or can harmonize.
– Words can’t be taken away.
– World reflect what type of person we are and depict what kind of person we are.
– James 3: 2- in many things we offend.
– Holland: the voice that utters profound testimony and be the same voice that can inflict pain.
– Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. (Paraphrase)
– The strike of the tongue breaketh the bones.
– The spirit of God is optimistic. The pessimistic sprits cut people down. We should honor God’s recommendations to be of good cheer.
– Toddy bruitien: no room for pessimism. We should be incredible optimists.
– D&c 108: strengtheh your brothers
– Harold b lee: man may fail in this country. Seas may heave but this nation is favored land.
– Jan 10 2014; letter from the First Presidency. Treat all people with kindness and civility even when we disagree.
– Proverbs 15:1 a soft answer taketh away wrath.
– Words that can be firm in information can be soft in spirit.
– Be forgiving one of another
– Matt 15: that coming out of the mouth defileth a man
– Matt 12: every idle world man shall speak shall give an account thereof in the day of judgment.
– Our words will condemn and works will condemn us and our thoughts.
– Hymn 232: let us all speak kind words.
– Hymn 233; nay speak no evil. Kindly words will never leave a stain behind.
– President Monson: : kindness is the essence of a celestial life. Jesus our savior was the epidemy of compassion and kindness.

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Comments from Ben Shapiro:

Good: rivalry
Bad: rivery

I need to remember rival. Then add ry.

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Here are some notes from some toastmaster’s training.

First impressions.
Sargent of arms should greet. If not the members could alternate officers to greet visitors.
Have name tags.
Have a professional layout. Maybe change the layout for variety.

Successful club series> speeches to help improve the club.
Membership orientation after a member signed up. Are they giving a plan to follow
Most clubs do a vote to accept new members.
Repeat the toast master’s mission statement.
When you’re a new member and have them repeat the toast master’s promise. Then club vote them in.
Assignment of a mentor. You can do books and pathways at the same time.
June 2020 to finish books.
Keep track of who is doing what or what level they are at.
Learning needs to be assessed. What are member goals?
Some use google docs to sign up speeches. Some have sign-up sheets.
Members assigned to all different activities.
Some club has certain people doing all the work.

Fellowship, variety, and communication.
Enjoyable and educational meetings. Some group uses easy speak. Be consistent
Regularly scheduled social events.
Members participate in other higher club events.
Have additional social event summer picknick holiday party. Have new members stand up and discuss their feelings of meeting
Have mentors
Have good publicity that takes a picture of a group

Program planning and meeting organization.
People to showing up: always have a pocket speech to fill the spot.
Some members don’t participate mentor could reach out to get them on agenda 4 weeks in the future so they can prepare.
Table topics have it humorous and fun gets wheels greased
Remember sandwich techniques on review. Good encouragement to and with recommendations for improvement.
Membership strength. Having problems keeping track. Or stagnate growth.
Good energy. The structure was solid.
The club is friendly, people feel welcome.
Don’t pressure for paying memberships fees the first time of a visitor.
Have an open house. Bring a guest speaker.

Achievement recognitions.
Standards are to be made aware of the applicant immediately. Progress charts checked and maintained.
Newsletter and Facebook page recognitions can be presented.
Assigning a role to help people enter their progress. Maybe do it each meeting night after the meeting.

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Here are some notes from a church meeting. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker.

– Heavenly father only uses the best materials to build his temple.
– The temple represents covenants with God.
– Each is a beacon of light in the world arou8nd us.
– We are invited to emulate our lives and bodies like temples.
– We are to fulfill specific duties in life. And fulfill our spiritual purposes.
– Our bodies should be well represented to stand as witnesses of Christ.
– How do we present our self? We have to maintain our building
– Maintenance is more than preventing premature death.
– Eat healthily. Exercise. Rest.
– The word of wisdom is the owner’s manual of our bodies.
– For others to feel the spirit of Christ then we need to be welcoming.
– Come to church in our Sunday best we reflect his holy places.
– When we feel good we illustrate the light of Christ.
– Be careful of what we permit to enter into our bodies and our minds.
– Have we become numb and tolerant of the evils of the day?
– In certain events, if the spirit leaves so should we.
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Sweet can be something sugary and so you want more than one helping so there are two Es.
Sweat occurs when you are Exercising or physically Active. So it has the EA in the word.

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