The purpose of this project is for the speaker to practice using vocal variety or body language to enhance a speech. Madam Toastmaster, fellow Toastmasters, and honored guests, This past week, someone I knew, someone vibrant, loved, and woven into the fabric of my hometown community, passed away unexpectedly. No warning.No slow decline.No time to …
The purpose of this project is for the speaker to practice using vocal variety or body language to enhance a speech. (Begin softly, standing still, almost like the audience is entering your home for a moment) Them: “Mommy! Mommy! Are you up? Wake up!” Me: “I’m up! I’m up! I promise!” (Not really…) Them: “Can …
Opening: “Why me?” Have you ever asked yourself that question? It doesn’t have to be dramatic. It doesn’t mean wallowing in self-pity.It’s raw and it’s a very human question. And we’ve all been there – me too – staring at the aftermath of something I didn’t see coming.Wondering what I missed. How it unraveled. Why …
Tonight I met a man named Sam. In what I thought was going to be an ordinary hour and a half class turned out to be the most extraordinary part of my day–an experience I will carry with me always. Sam and I were peer editing partners for papers we wrote. The prompt for the paper …
An essay I had to write for a college class but I felt it should be shared. So much of how we experience life is MENTAL! Bobby Jones once said, “Golf is a game that is played on a five-inch course—the distance between your ears.” For sixteen years I have played the game of golf. …