Every one of us runs into a situation where you have to MAKE YOUR OWN CHOICE. And the choices one makes depend on how you view life and the HABITS you adopt, and from there one everything is touched as … (Read More)
Speech: And Then There Was Lightning, by Susan Stewart
And Then There Was Lightning….
I remember going to get my first pony with my dad. I was 4 years old and we took a big farm dump truck full of hay to North Springfield to a place where my … (Read More)
Article: Paris Hilton Enters Speech Contest
Extra, Extra – Read All About It…Paris Hilton Enters Speech Contest!
In an to effort to repair her tarnished reputation and speak on her own behalf, heiress Paris Hilton has joined a local Toastmasters club!
She was seen recently as … (Read More)
Success: The Meetings Are Soooo FUN!
After long periods of intense study as a teacher and a Minister, and then having finished raising my two children, I wanted to get back in touch with some of my creative goals as an artist. I had been told … (Read More)
Speech: Icebreaker “To The Stars!” By Deb Shapiro
Icebreaker Speech entitled “To The Stars!”
Mr./Madam Toastmaster, Fellow Toastmasters, and Guests:
A frozen ice planet…sentient…who, when her communications were being ignored by Intergalactic oppressors, decided to flex her muscles by wreaking a little havoc on the planet’s … (Read More)
Speech: Need an Adjustment? By Jeff Harman
Here I am in a speech contest. When I first heard about it, I thought to myself, “No way. Are you kidding me? I’m not good enough to enter a contest. Get up on stage and make a fool of … (Read More)
Speech: Net Neutrality – The Little Guy Counts, by Jim Ellingson
The Little Guy counts. Your opinions and mine make a difference.
I will tell you some personal anecdotes and will eventually get to the point.
My favorite state in which to take vacations is Colorado. We have been there about … (Read More)
News: PROGRESS REPORT – RS Social Media Members
This report delineates the RENAISSANCE SPEAKERS SOCIAL MEDIA MEMBERS, as well as their progress through some of the key points of the Social Media Workshop Series, which is outlined in the Renaissance Speakers Social Media Expansion Program. The workshops … (Read More)
Speech: My Dog Pal, by Val Rodionov
(Intro: One day Val’s uncle brought Val a puppy. The uncle was a former hunter in Tayga (Tayga is the biggest forest in Russia located in the far East of Russia), and the uncle knew what kind of dog to … (Read More)
Success: Social Media Workshop
Yesterday, I presented the first in a series of Renaissance Speakers Social Media Workshops to help our club expand to new, never-before-attained heights. The series of workshops primarily focus on how individual members can publish their speeches, public speaking articles, … (Read More)