“Evaluations: The Voice of Leadership by Stuart Tan”
Here is another public speaking workshop brought to you by Toastmasters International District 80.
Evaluations: The Voice of Leadership by Stuart Tan
Saturday, 22nd March 2008
2pm – 5pm
Queenstown CC Auditorium
Investment: Sin$5 only
Click here for details.
Yetti
Club President 2007-2008
Kowloon-Singapore Toastmasters Club
“Two Questions about Overcome Fear of Public Speaking”
I have received an email from a reader recently.
He has two questions about overcome fear of public speaking.
Please see the questions and my reply to him as follows.
Q1. Could you advise normally it would take how long to overcome the fear of public speaking?
It depends on individuals!
If a person has a great desire to overcome fear of public speaking, he or she can gradually control this fear if time is spent on reading the manual and doing the speech projects. If one only watch others doing their speeches and does not actively participate, it will not be easy to improve his or her confidence. The key to improving a person’s presentation skills is to do speech projects regularly.
“Practice makes prefect!”
Q2. Will there be personal coaching for shy people?
A mentor will be assigned to guide each new member for the first few speeches.
“Mentors serve as role models, coaches and confidantes, offering knowledge, insight, perspective and wisdom to less experienced members…”
Guests are very welcome to attend our next month’s normal chapter meeting.
Join Toastmasters and find a club that you like to practise your speeches in a friendly environments. You are welcome to visit our Kampong Ubi Toastmasters Club if you are living in Singapore.
“Youtube Videos – Overcome Fear of Public Speaking”
Here are two good youtube videos taking about how to overcome Fear of Public Speaking. Enjoy!
Yetti
Club President 2007-2008
Kowloon-Singapore Toastmasters Club
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Michelle Yozzo Drake – Overcoming Fear of Public Speaking
“Fear of public speaking ranks higher than fear of DEATH! Michelle Yozzo Drake reveals her secrets for overcoming the fear of public speaking to deliver powerful presentations”
How to Overcome Fear of Public Speaking: Be a Confident Speaker
“”There are many speaker myths out there that need to be dispelled in order to overcome the fear of public speaking,” says Larina Kase and Harrison Monarth, authors of “The Confident Speaker.”
One is, if you’re anxious you will not perform well. In reality we actually need anxiety to perform well; we just need the right level of anxiety. People start getting a little nervous, they feel their heart beating quickly and they think oh no, I’m anxious, I’m not going to do a good job when we found in research that in fact when people are a bit anxious they do a fine job.
You can be proactive and learn supportive, empowering strategies that will help you to go from scared speechless to confident speaker…”
The following is an article contributed by Richard Sng, DTM.
If you are living in Singapore, you are welcome to visit our Kowloon-Singapore Toastmasters Club (KSTMC).
Guests are welcome to visit us!
It’s free of charge and there is no obligation that you have to join our club.
Just come, relax and see what toastmasters are all about!
Yetti
Club President 2007-2008
Kowloon-Singapore Toastmasters Club
“Helping You To Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking and Speak With Confidence!”
Website: http://public-speaking-singapore.com
Blog: https://blog.public-speaking-singapore.com
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Speaking Well – Projecting Our Vocal & Verbal Image
The Visual Image
We take great care, if not, great pains, to dress well, to look presentable and well-groomed.
We are conscious about our dressing and our grooming; our clothes, hair care, skincare ………….
We walk, we dine and we socialise with grace and charm.
We engage an image consultant, spending hundreds, if not, thousands of dollars to project a visual image.
We work hard to keep up with the latest trends in fashion and grooming.
We look like a million dollars !
We can blow the image we have worked so hard to create, with the Giorgio Armani suit
or the Calvin Klein dress, the moment we open our mouth to speak.
That is, when we mispronounce or otherwise misuse words.
Our value and credibility drop tremendously.
Just as bad, while our wardrobe and looks may be in fashion, our vocabulary,
the way and manner we speak may simply be out of date.
The Vocal & Verbal Image
We have an image problem; our vocal and verbal image.
Wouldn’t you want, not only to look great, but also to sound pleasant and to sound right ?
Do we take pride in our spoken language ?
Do we sound lifeless, listless, lethargic and lazy ?
Posers for YOU to Ponder
Do you speak sloppily and slovenly ?
Do you get understood or misunderstood ?
Is there clarity and coherence when you speak ?
How well do you vocalise and verbalise yourself ?
Have you ever given any thought to your vocal and verbal image ?
Are you embarrassed by the way, the manner and style you speak ?
Do you get misunderstood through poor pronunciation and enunciation ?
“ We can be MISUNDERSTOOD through MISCOMMUNICATION
and MISCOMMUNICATION can cause MISUNDERSTANDING. ” : Richard Sng
Speaking Clearly
Do you think speaking clearly is important ?
It is not just about audibility, but also the IDEA? of pronunciation,
that is, intonation, diction, enunciation and articulation.
It is also about the importance of clarity and coherence.
Do we show the quality of expressing our ideas and thoughts in a clear way ?
Is what we say easily heard, pure and distinct, easily understood and free from doubt or difficulty ?
Speaking Correctly
Do you think speaking correctly is equally important ?
It is not just about grammatically correct English,
but also the choice of words, word usage and sentence construction.
Is it free from clichés, redundancies and ambiguity ?
Speaking Creatively
Do you think speaking creatively is just as important ?
Preferably, especially if you wish to impress and impress upon the audience
of your poise, polish and professionalism in the usage of the language.
The Web of Speaking
We may be speaking socially or casually, having a conversation.
We may be delivering a speech, making a presentation of just speaking before a group.
When we speak clearly, correctly and creatively, we are sure to speak confidently.
( Three small ‘c’s < seas > make a great ‘C’ < sea > . )
“The ability to communicate clearly, correctly and confidently is critical and crucial. ” : Richard Sng
We are judged, not by just what we say, but also by the way we say it, and the way we speak.
Nobody is too old to change the way he/she speaks.
It is all a question of mindset, our attitude and our outlook.
“ When we talk we give ourselves away.
We reveal our true character in a picture which is more true and
realistic than anything an artist can do for us. “ : Dr Ralph C. Smedley
Article contributed by Richard Sng :
Richard is a Language Coach and a Vocal & Verbal Image Consultant/Trainer.
(m) 976 22 951 sngrichard@yahoo.com
