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Links To Other Good Toastmasters sites
Toastmasters International main site
Entrance to Members area of Toastmasters International site
District 71 UK Toastmasters main site
Club Officer roles
District 71 help on roles and responsibilities of Club Officers
Club Officer Training January/February 2010
Planning for your new club committee (Christopher Hall)
Important information for organising Spring Contests 2010
Handouts from Goal Setting/Fighting Procrastination Workshop (Lynne Cantor/Craig Reid)
Handout from Coaching your Club Committee (Caroline Swain/Dorothea Stuart)
Contests
Download the 2010 Contest rules for International Speech, Evaluation, Humorous Speech, Table Topics
Download Contest Chair notes for the Spring Contest
Download some notes on the role of Chief Judge
Download Contest Briefings A-Z. A guide for contestmasters and judges
These are the certificates that Freddie used when President of Holborn Speakers. Change the club and contest as needed. Found they came out really well if printed in colour on 160gsm card instead of normal paper.
Download First Place certificate
Download Second Place certificate
Download Third Place certificate
Download International Certificate of Participation
International Speech Contest
Download set of forms for International Speech contest. Inc Judges ballots, Tie-break judge ballot, Eligibility Certificate, Time Record Sheet and Counter's Tally Sheet. DOWNLOAD BEFORE YOU PRINT TO ENSURE YOU GET THE FULL FORMS. Remember to give the judges BOTH sides of their forms!
Your Club President should have a booklet with all the current year's forms and info on how to run the International Speech Contest.
Evaluation Contest
Down load set of Evaluation Contest forms Judges ballot, tie-break ballot, Counter Tally Sheet, Timekeepers form and Eligibility Cert. I found it best to download to my pc before printing. REMEMBER judges ballots need are two sided!
Eligibility Cert, Time Record Sheet and Counter's Tally Sheet are the same as for the International Speech Contest above.
Humorous Speech
Download Humorous Speech Judging form
Dowmload Humorous Speech Tiesbreaker Judging form
Table Topics
Download Table Topics Judging form
Download Table Topics Tiebreaker Judging form
Tips On How To Do Roles In Club Meetings
District 71 help on how to do roles at club meetings
Running Efficient Meetings
Download Toastmasters Membership Application form
Download Timekeepers Record for Table Topics
Download Timekeepers Record for Speeches
Download Timekeepers Record for Evaluations
Manuals
Download Overview of Advanced Manuals
District 71 help on all the different manuals in the Toastmaster program - includes individual project descriptions
Excalibur Speakers overview of the Advanced Manual - includes member feedback
Online Toastmaster Magazine
View past issues of the monthly magazine online
Good Speaking Sites Around The web
Alltop – top site of links to many of the worlds major writers on Speaking and Presenting
Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds - an expert in the use of PowerPoint, has done lots of presentation work for Apple
Create your Communications Experience by Bert Decker - a world renowned speech coach who has who has worked with famous sports stars, politicians and businesspeople
Six Minutes - a great Public Speaking and Presentation blogs by a Canadian champion Toastie. Plenty of Toastmaster tips.
You will find other sites on the blogroll on the right side of the home page of thelondonspeaker.com
Good Books on Communication and Leadership
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Amazon.co.uk: Speak easy: Dazzle your audience with stunning speeches: Dazzle Your Audience with Stunning Speeches (52 Brilliant Ideas): Books: Barry Gibbons
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Amazon.co.uk: How Not to Write: An Office Primer for the Grammatically Perplexed: Books: Terence Denman
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Amazon.co.uk: How to Win Friends and Influence People: Books: Dale Carnegie
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Amazon.co.uk: Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery (Voices That Matter): Books: Garr Reynolds
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Amazon.co.uk: Creating Messages That Motivate: Books: Bert Decker
