Comments on: Speech Preparation #10: Prepare to Win a Toastmasters Speech Contest

By: Nicole S.

Nicole S. — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:38:16 +0000

This is a very useful article. I knew nothing about speech preparation and having read this article I feel like I’m ready to begin working my way up on that stage. Thank you for writing such a helpful and free piece of information!!!

By: julie70

julie70 — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 08:58:57 +0000

Those advices are very good even when you do not go for a contest, for the next speech of TM’s I’ll try to add a special moment. And read again the different advices you give us.

I am still not rehearsing enough, relying too much on spontaneity. So often, I ran out of time…

By: Dave Ross

Dave Ross — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:59:11 +0000

Very nice. There are about a dozen other things to remember. But this is an excellent brief summary.

–Dave Ross 1991 WCPS

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By: Andrew Dlugan

Andrew Dlugan — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:31:20 +0000

Wasting your time and the audience's time. The division contest Darren refers to is chronicled on his blog.

By: Darren Fleming

Darren Fleming — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:58:17 +0000

Great points.
I like the point about trying to win. It does not work.

At the start of March I competed in the Division International. I had a technically perfect speech (so I thought), but there was no heart in it. I had written it to win; it was not a speech that I wanted to give because I felt it was a powerful message. My friend Ron Watts (from my club) had a heart felt message, but an average delivery. But he walked away with the Gold.

You have to have a message that you want to give and then give it. Otherwise you are wasting your time!