[humanser] I'm in shock Re: Giving motivational talks as a way of earning money?

Thu Aug 15 22:52:25 UTC 2013

  Wow guys imagine my shock when I decided just for the heck of it, to 
go online and search? and in my neighborhood there's a club of Toast 
masters! What do you do there, what or how have your experiences been as 
a blind member? I'd appreciate any info; I don't want to have 
experiences like in the past when I joined groups and they with time, 
found it unmanageable for the members to work with me and indirectly was 
told I wasn't welcome.

El 15/08/2013 05:47 p.m., justin williams escribió:
> Toast masters is great.  I'm rejoining a clubonce again.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sandy
> Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 6:46 PM
> To: firoz; Human Services Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [humanser] Giving motivational talks as a way of earning money?
>
> Firoz,
>
> Originally I was a new employee in an insurance company with a Toastmaster's
> chapter.  One of the members, who I knew prior to working with him, invited
> me to a meeting.  During the table topics part of the meeting, I was asked
> to speak, and I won the trophy.  Table Topics consist of short speeches
> given out during the meeting, so one must just talk without any preparation.
>
> If memory is right, it was a two minute talk.  Another member in that club
> quickly obtained tapes of the beginner's manual and wanted me to check it
> out.  Needless to say, I did end up joining and did enjoy it.  When I left
> the company, I went to a local group with no company connection, though we
> met for some time in an ice cream plant and had ice cream at each meeting
> break.
>
>
> Sandy
>
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> From: "firoz"<firojjee at gmail.com>
> Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 6:13 PM
> To: "Sandy"<sandraburgess at msn.com>; "Human Services Mailing List"
> <humanser at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [humanser] Giving motivational talks as a way of earning money?
>
>>   I too gave many speeches as a toast master here in north carloina and won
>> at area as well as division level   most of the my topics were
>> motivational but I never got money for it accept my company paid for
>> state level competition  fare for travelling and hotel as well as
>> lodging money also
>>
>> firoz
>>
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>> From: "Sandy"<sandraburgess at msn.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 3:01 PM
>> To: "'Human Services Mailing List'"<humanser at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [humanser] Giving motivational talks as a way of earning
>> money?
>>
>>> Girardo,
>>>
>>> I used to give many presentations as part of my job where I ran a
>>> program that matched volunteers with people who were losing their
>>> sight and were elderly.  In my presentations, I spoke of different
>>> topics depending on the reason for my talk:  recruiting volunteers,
>>> teaching visiting nurses/doctors the best way to deal with a blind
>>> person, information strictly given to senior citizens (my local NFB
>>> chapter obtained a kit to use for such presentations).  The kit
>>> contained materials like talking watches, address books in large
>>> print, some Braille material.  This was valuable as many feel their
>>> lives are done when faced with loss of vision. Personally I rarely
>>> received any money for my efforts and, when I did get paid, it was
> whatever the group wanted to give.
>>> It was helpful to me to also be a member of Toastmasters
>>> International, where one follows a manual giving specific types of
>>> talks.  I won some annual competitions at the local level, and never
>>> when I went to the higher level competitions.  When I was a member,
>>> the organization provided manuals and the magazine on cassettes,
>>> which I imagine are now on CD's. Just something you may also consider to
> polish your skills.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Sandy
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> From: "Marion Gwizdala"<marion.gwizdala at verizon.net>
>>> Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 12:49 PM
>>> To: "'Human Services Mailing List'"<humanser at nfbnet.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [humanser] Giving motivational talks as a way of earning
>>> money?
>>>
>>>> Girardo,
>>>> For a few years, I was doing continuing education programs based
>>>> upon the NFB publication, "When Your Best Efforts Fail" to opticians
>>>> through one of their membership organizations. I received $450 for a
>>>> three-hour presentation plus travel expenses, hotel accommodations,
>>>> and a per diem of about $30.
>>>>
>>>> I have also done similar types of presentations in which I combine
>>>> my music and my message together and did so on a love offering basis.
>>>> The
>>>> most successful one I did was as a way to raise money to attend
>>>> national convention in which I received about $1200 for a 90-minute
>>>> program. This was a little unusual, because I received several gifts
>>>> for $100.
>>>>
>>>> Some of the factors that are taken into consideration when paying
>>>> speaker's fees are the known quality of the presentation through
>>>> references and recordings, the expertise and profile of the person,
>>>> such as someone who has written a book or research paper, and the
>>>> novelty of the information being presented. When I market myself, I
>>>> cite articles I have written and those written about me, my profile
>>>> as the president of the national Asociation of Guide Dog Users, and
>>>> the uniqueness of my presentation of music and a message.
>>>>
>>>> I hope this information is helpful to you. Public speaking can be
>>>> very rewarding; however, the greater rward is more personal than
>>>> financial.
>>>>
>>>> Fraternally yours,
>>>> Marion Gwizdala
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>>> Gerardo Corripio
>>>> Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 11:40 AM
>>>> To: Human Services Mailing List
>>>> Subject: [humanser] Giving motivational talks as a way of earning money?
>>>>
>>>>   Hi guys
>>>> Any of you use motivational talks as a way of earning some money?
>>>> How do you go about promoting yourself? How much do you charge, and
>>>> do you charge talk by talk basis, or in blocks? Thanks for any info.
>>>>
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>>>> Gerardo J Corripio Flores Psicólogo, Terapéuta Reiki Saludos desde
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Enviado desde mi lap
Gerardo J Corripio Flores Psicólogo, Terapéuta Reiki
Saludos desde Tampico, Tamaulipas México
acseso+subscribe-ios at googlegroups.com Foro/lista donde tomando en cuenta las capacidades de cada miembro, aprenderémos entretodos el uso, y sacarémos el máximo de nuestros Iphones! Los espero!