thomas
A review of WCPS 2024 Luisa Montalvo's winning speech On a stage that receives some of the best dressed men and women, a senior Toastmaster wheels herself in. Using her…
Read more
thomas
Taking a deep breath, she begins, in a tense tone, even as her shoulder and limbs flare out: “It was the summer of 2021…”. Gone is the cordiality in her…
Read more
thomas
This is a short account of a Youth Leadership Programme (YLP) I coordinated at a rural school I have been associated with. Despite 100% results, the children of the school…
Read more
thomas
Make no mistake, a winning contest speech is chopped and changed a hundred times. No word, no syllable, no pause, nor even a mini pause, is there, without thought, deliberation…
Read more
thomas
Short answer: Aaron is clever. First thing, he deftly walks around the Toastmasters tenet of presenting all contestants as equals, masking past records and present standing. Aaron pierces through that…
Read more
thomas
( Toastmasters International August 2019) Some speakers leave us spellbound. Besides their compelling messages, these presenters captivate us with their stage presence, their articulate body language or commanding voice. Dazzled…
Read more