Real estate blog entries tagged with toastmasters

Blog entries tagged with "toastmasters":

toastmasters: A Spectacular Speech! - 06/12/08 02:09 PM

My wife and I had the honor of watching our son Chris give his second speech at Toastmasters today! I missed his first one because I was required to be at another seminar.
Our son was spectacular! He was animated, passionate, clear, concise and authentic. He can teach my wife and me how … (19 comments)

toastmasters: Ten Tips that makes a Speech a Winner! - 06/05/08 11:32 AM

We were honored to attend the International Contest for the Toastmasters Conference, Region 15 in Boise, ID last weekend. Although we were not able to go to the entire Conference we were told that if you could at least get into one of the sessions, this final contest was the best … (3 comments)

toastmasters: We're Toastmasters! - 05/15/08 08:23 PM

That's right!
We recently joined the Toastmasters organization. Why, you ask?
Survey after survey shows that presentation skills are crucial to success in the workplace. Many people pay high fees for seminars to gain the skill and confidence necessary to face an audience. Toastmasters provides an option that is less expensive … (3 comments)

toastmasters: ToastMasters is coming to Round Rock! - 04/10/08 05:08 PM

This is an open invitation to come out and join us for a new charter of ToastMasters in Williamson County! This is open to REALTORS and non REALTORS! We are having "mock" meetings in April and the group should be up and running full force in May.
I would love your feedback if … (0 comments)

toastmasters: Hangtown Toastmasters Win Again! - 04/06/08 03:54 PM

Mark Hegarty wins "Toastmasters area 74 international speech contest" Following his award winning speech Wednesday night, the president of Hangtown Toastmasters remarked "We are proud to have Mr. Hegarty in our club. He is carrying on the long tradition of success we have enjoyed" In addition to owning "Hegarty Law Offices" (http://www.hegartylaw.com/) … (1 comments)

toastmasters: Silicon Valley Community Calendar - 04/02/08 01:43 PM

Here is an update to some of the events and on-going programs you might want to put on your calendar for April. These are selections from Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Mountain View, Santa Clara and other communities in Silicon Valley.
April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Kiwanis Club of Silicon Valley, 7:20am April 2: … (0 comments)

toastmasters: Vallejo, CA - Mare Island Toastmasters® Invites You to Join Them. - 12/07/07 06:09 PM

Vallejo, CA Mare Island - Toastmasters®
Meetings Are Held
   Thursdays 7:30 P.M.
Sereno Village Apartments Community Center - 750 Sereno Avenue - Vallejo,CA 94589

This is a great opportunity to emerge yourself into a group
  that all about you being all you can be.
                                                   Join Us Today You will be Proud You Did!
                                                Find a … (4 comments)

toastmasters: Today's Soapbox for Toastmaster's: Changing Your Mind (and maybe someone else's) - 12/05/07 03:45 PM

I have a speech to do this evening, and after a great deal of thought, chose the subject of "Changing Your Mind", because that is the essence of most of what I've been studying and learning lately.
Some years ago, I received one of those magnetic refrigerator poetry kits--something I love and … (18 comments)

toastmasters: The 'Secret' To My Success - 10/03/07 10:08 PM

We had quite the rousing meeting at my Toastmasters Club tonight--a full house, which is a wonderful thing to see, including a number of 'visitors' from SPC (St. Petersburg College--gosh, it used to be SPJC back when I went there!) Speech classes. I was so impressed with the level of participation … (7 comments)

toastmasters: What do your clients see when they look at you? - 09/07/07 04:09 PM

TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL,
I am the president of a club in Meridian, Idaho and I can not express enough how this club has changed my life. I did not realize before toastmasters how many mistakes I made everyday with my verbal and non-verbal communication.
It was not even a thought of mine that my … (5 comments)

toastmasters: Brookmasters Toastmasters, and Breaking the Ice - 08/30/07 10:48 PM

As you may or may not already know, I recently joined Brookmasters Toastmasters, in an effort to overcome an old, persistantly nagging, embarassing, finger-twisting, blushing, um-ahing aversion to public speaking. We'll leave my annoying writing habits out of this discussion, thank you very much...
So, my first speech...went well, for the most part. … (4 comments)

toastmasters: A Feng Shui Story - 06/13/07 01:13 AM

A FENG SHUI STORY.... Quite a few years back while living in the Oakland, CA area, I was a kitchen designer. I was called by my former employer to help with a consultation with a current client of his. The client was the wife of a prominent surgeon who happened to … (0 comments)

toastmasters: Toastmasters - 06/12/07 06:43 PM

TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL.... About a year ago, an agent in our office was talking up Toastmasters. I'd heard of it before and knew that it was a public speaking group. I didn't know that it's an intrernational organization and that it's been around for decades...like since the 1920s. There are literally … (4 comments)

toastmasters: Hilliard Toastmasters: New Member Open House - 05/07/07 08:43 PM

The Hilliard Toastmasters is conducting a New Member Open House on Monday, May 21 at 7:00 PM.
Since last spring I've been a member of the Hilliard Toastmasters Club. Toastmasters offers a proven way to improve your communication skills. By participating in a fun and supportive Toastmasters group, you'll become a better … (0 comments)

toastmasters: "This is a Resolution Checkpoint. Can I see some ID?" - 02/05/07 07:12 PM

It is now a month into 2007. How are you doing with your professional resolutions? Have you been tracking your progress, making up for a slow start, or possibly just realizing it is actually 2007? Well, it is not too late. As a reformed procrastinator, I have a few tips to … (0 comments)

toastmasters: The Magic of Toastmasters - 02/03/07 10:09 AM

Congratulations to the Meridian Mid Day Toastmasters as they celebrated their 8 year anniversary yesterday, February 1, 2007. Ben Zizz, Vice President of membership made an excellent speech about the relevance of effective communication.
There are many organizations I’ve I have been apart of, but Toastmasters has had the greatest … (16 comments)

toastmasters: Burleson Toastmasters Club - A Hidden Treasure - 01/15/07 06:52 AM

Having been a Toastmaster for over 15 years I enjoy public speaking and I also enjoy visiting Toastmasters Clubs. One of the Best Kept Secrets in Johnson County is the Burleson Toastmasters Club. I visited it a few months ago. It is a morning club and the meeting starts at 7:00. … (0 comments)

toastmasters: Join Toastmasters! - 11/14/06 11:07 AM

I was just cruising other agents blogs, and came across one posted by Michael DeMello about a month ago, addressing the subject of Fear of Public Speaking. There were about 10 comments in response that offerred suggestions for overcoming the fear, most of which included having a shot of whiskey prior … (3 comments)