[humanser] Finding materials for Toast masters? Re: Giving motivational talks as a way of earning money?

Thu Aug 15 23:18:43 UTC 2013

Girardo,

The national office of Toastmasters, Inc. is in California, so it is the 
same place from which the club members receive their information.  You will 
have to find out if they now have material on CD, or how it is done as now 
people don't use cassettes much.

I was encouraged and treated okay, though I had a harder time in the 
advanced level book.  You begin with a book of ten lessons and each on a 
topic, such as demonstration speech, persuasion speech, etc.  Every time you 
speak, the members vote on you and the other speeches (maybe 4 per meeting) 
and there is a speech winner for the meeting, and someone in the group 
follows the evaluation in the manual, writing it and giving it verbally. 
Also the club may have everyone write comments on small strips of paper that 
you can take and review later.  There is always a best speaker and best 
evaluator in the meeting.  Anyway, in the second level of it I had some 
trouble as nonverbal body language was emphasized, and, though my friend 
showed me some motions, they looked stiff to others, and people in my club 
talked about that.  However, we are all different, and clubs are all 
different.  You can go visit the local group and not join till you get a 
picture of what that group is like, and they should be pleased to have you 
join.

My email is:  sandraburgess at msn.com

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From: "Gerardo Corripio" <gera1027 at gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 6:55 PM
To: "Human Services Mailing List" <humanser at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [humanser] Finding materials for Toast masters? Re: Giving 
motivational talks as a way of earning money?

>  OK I think I'm getting the idea of what ToastMaster is, a way to learn 
> how to speak and the like? OK suppose Ijoin here in Tampico, where Ilive. 
> They won't have any idea how to obtain the materials like tapes and such. 
> Would you guys give me your emails so Iwon't clutter the list with these 
> questions such as how to find the materials and the like?
>
> 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
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> 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
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> 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.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Enviado desde mi lap
>>>>> Gerardo J Corripio Flores Psicólogo, Terapéuta Reiki Saludos desde
>>>>> Tampico, Tamaulipas México
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>>>>>
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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!
>
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