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Jean
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 Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 9:15 pm Post subject: Speechcrafting |
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Hello everyone
Has anyone participated in a Speechcraft? If so, could you share tips
and tricks as I am doing an 8-week Speechcraft beginning in September
and certainly wouldn't mind your take on the program. Other than the
handbook, what other supplemental items did you use for the
participants? How did you change/improve it to enhance the experience
for the participants?
I am getting a lot of support from clubs outside of my area to provide
volunteers. Inside my area, no one has actually done a Speechcraft and
many of them don't understand the value.
This is the way I am starting a new club... a captive audience,
committed to consistently coming once a week... can join a club where
they can practice their new skills and gain new ones as well.
Look forward to hearing from all of you!
Warmest regards
Jean |
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Jean
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| Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 4:13 pm Post subject: Re: Speechcrafting |
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Surely someone out there has coordinated or participated in a
Speechcraft and can give me some ideas??? I'm starting this
Speechcraft on Sept 7 and could definitely use some fresh ideas...
Warmest regards
Jean
Jean wrote:
| Quote: | Hello everyone
Has anyone participated in a Speechcraft? If so, could you share tips
and tricks as I am doing an 8-week Speechcraft beginning in September
and certainly wouldn't mind your take on the program. Other than the
handbook, what other supplemental items did you use for the
participants? How did you change/improve it to enhance the experience
for the participants?
I am getting a lot of support from clubs outside of my area to provide
volunteers. Inside my area, no one has actually done a Speechcraft and
many of them don't understand the value.
This is the way I am starting a new club... a captive audience,
committed to consistently coming once a week... can join a club where
they can practice their new skills and gain new ones as well.
Look forward to hearing from all of you!
Warmest regards
Jean |
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betsy_in_va
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| Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 7:23 pm Post subject: Re: Speechcrafting |
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Wish I could help, but nobody's done one around here (that I know of)
for at least 5-10 years. We do a lot of the Youth Leadership Projects,
which are sort of the same. I can tell you about those, if it helps. |
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Jean
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| Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 11:58 pm Post subject: Re: Speechcrafting |
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Hi Betsy
Is Speechcraft obsolete? It's difficult to find folk who have actually
participated or coordinated one.
Re: Youth Leadership... yes, I'd be delighted to hear your take on the
program and to receive your tips and hints. There is a school here
that would be a good candidate for the program but I need to get the
new club up and running first.
I look forward to hearing about Youth Leadership and your experiences.
Warmest regards
Jean
betsy_in_va wrote:
| Quote: | Wish I could help, but nobody's done one around here (that I know of)
for at least 5-10 years. We do a lot of the Youth Leadership Projects,
which are sort of the same. I can tell you about those, if it helps. |
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Rod Taylor
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| Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 12:34 am Post subject: Re: Speechcrafting |
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"Jean" <jean_hf@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1154528139.460214.23300@75g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
| Quote: | Hello everyone
Has anyone participated in a Speechcraft? If so, could you share tips
and tricks as I am doing an 8-week Speechcraft beginning in September
and certainly wouldn't mind your take on the program. Other than the
handbook, what other supplemental items did you use for the
participants? How did you change/improve it to enhance the experience
for the participants?
I am getting a lot of support from clubs outside of my area to provide
volunteers. Inside my area, no one has actually done a Speechcraft
and
many of them don't understand the value.
This is the way I am starting a new club... a captive audience,
committed to consistently coming once a week... can join a club where
they can practice their new skills and gain new ones as well.
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Speechcraft is alive and well in this part of the world, although I
don't approve of some of its manifestations. These days I rarely take
an active part in Speechcraft as it is, at a lower level, covering
similar ground to programmes that I present professionally.
In my opinion, one of the best approaches is to analyse the group
beforehand and establish their needs before you start. Then choose your
team and focus the programme on the group's needs.
Speechcraft is a great programme and can be a very powerful recruiting
tool. One of the generic disadvantages of Speechcraft is that it is
usually run by a bunch of enthusiastic volunteers whose skills are not
always at the level that might be expected or required. Finding good
people to help, demonstrate, and evaluate over the duration of the
programme requires quite a lot of time and effort. I believe that being
VERY selective in choosing your team will result in a programme that
delivers solid results.
I have found that, in addition to the manual, handouts are very useful
to the participants. I have a collection prepared by one of our members
who is most often involved in Speechcraft.. If you wish, I'll ask her
if I may e-mail them to you.
I also have an article written by the same person on her experiences
with Youth Leadership. I'm publishing it in the next edition of our
Club newsletter.
Hope that helps.
Rod Taylor (rodt iafrica - don't forget the @ and the dotcom)
Transformers Toastmasters Club
District 74, Southern Africa |
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Jean
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| Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:05 pm Post subject: Re: Speechcrafting |
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Hi Rod
Yes please... if you would, ask the member if you can email the
attachments my way. I'd also be interested in the article on Youth
Leadership.
I am trying to amass what data and helpful tools I can where I can
before this club actually gets started. I won't have the luxury of
time then that I do now and appreciate any help I can get.
Thanks for your willingness to provide assistance.
Warmest regards
Jean
Rod Taylor wrote:
| Quote: | "Jean" <jean_hf@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1154528139.460214.23300@75g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
Hello everyone
Has anyone participated in a Speechcraft? If so, could you share tips
and tricks as I am doing an 8-week Speechcraft beginning in September
and certainly wouldn't mind your take on the program. Other than the
handbook, what other supplemental items did you use for the
participants? How did you change/improve it to enhance the experience
for the participants?
I am getting a lot of support from clubs outside of my area to provide
volunteers. Inside my area, no one has actually done a Speechcraft
and
many of them don't understand the value.
This is the way I am starting a new club... a captive audience,
committed to consistently coming once a week... can join a club where
they can practice their new skills and gain new ones as well.
Speechcraft is alive and well in this part of the world, although I
don't approve of some of its manifestations. These days I rarely take
an active part in Speechcraft as it is, at a lower level, covering
similar ground to programmes that I present professionally.
In my opinion, one of the best approaches is to analyse the group
beforehand and establish their needs before you start. Then choose your
team and focus the programme on the group's needs.
Speechcraft is a great programme and can be a very powerful recruiting
tool. One of the generic disadvantages of Speechcraft is that it is
usually run by a bunch of enthusiastic volunteers whose skills are not
always at the level that might be expected or required. Finding good
people to help, demonstrate, and evaluate over the duration of the
programme requires quite a lot of time and effort. I believe that being
VERY selective in choosing your team will result in a programme that
delivers solid results.
I have found that, in addition to the manual, handouts are very useful
to the participants. I have a collection prepared by one of our members
who is most often involved in Speechcraft.. If you wish, I'll ask her
if I may e-mail them to you.
I also have an article written by the same person on her experiences
with Youth Leadership. I'm publishing it in the next edition of our
Club newsletter.
Hope that helps.
Rod Taylor (rodt iafrica - don't forget the @ and the dotcom)
Transformers Toastmasters Club
District 74, Southern Africa |
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John Fleming, DTM
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| Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 6:28 am Post subject: Re: Speechcrafting |
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On 9 Aug 2006 02:13:16 -0700, while chained to a desk in the
scriptorium, "Jean" <jean_hf@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
| Quote: | $Surely someone out there has coordinated or participated in a
$Speechcraft and can give me some ideas??? I'm starting this
$Speechcraft on Sept 7 and could definitely use some fresh ideas...
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These days, I am involved in a version of the Speechcraft program geared
to pharmacy students. We've squeezed it down to five sessions--a one
day Saturday session where we do most of the educationals and four
weekday evening sessions.
A number of years ago, I co-coordinated a combined Speechcraft/Youth
Leadership program which ran for six weeks, IIRC.
If you can, try and get other Toastmasters to do the educationals. It
gives them speaking opportunities in front of non-Toastmasters and
reduces your workload. It's also OK to get Speechcrafters to help out
with roles like timer.
| Quote: | $Warmest regards
$Jean
$
$Jean wrote:
$> Hello everyone
$
$> Has anyone participated in a Speechcraft? If so, could you share tips
$> and tricks as I am doing an 8-week Speechcraft beginning in September
$> and certainly wouldn't mind your take on the program. Other than the
$> handbook, what other supplemental items did you use for the
$> participants? How did you change/improve it to enhance the experience
$> for the participants?
$
$> I am getting a lot of support from clubs outside of my area to provide
$> volunteers. Inside my area, no one has actually done a Speechcraft and
$> many of them don't understand the value.
$
$> This is the way I am starting a new club... a captive audience,
$> committed to consistently coming once a week... can join a club where
$> they can practice their new skills and gain new ones as well.
$
$> Look forward to hearing from all of you!
$> Warmest regards
$> Jean
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John Fleming, DTM
Edmonton, Canada
Attitude Boosters Toastmasters (7022-42) - Member
Chamber Toastmasters (5594 - 42) - Immediate Past President
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cannot make one. He would have to ask an
engineer to do it for him.
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