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TOASTMASTER® How To THE MAGAZINE FOR COMMUNICATORS & LEADERS | APRIL 2021 TOASTMASTER® How to anAccept Award Conquer Your Fear Ready to of Public Speaking Go Hybrid? Be a part of today’s Speechcraft! The new digital experience awaits—along with Pathways and DTM credit. Find out more about this membership-building tool at www.toastmasters.org/Speechcraft; buy the Digital Bundle today to get started! TOASTMASTER® VIEWPOINT Publisher 2020–2021 OFFICERS Daniel Rex International President Magazine Supervisor Richard E. Peck, DTM & Editor International President-Elect Laura Amann Margaret Page, DTM Senior Editor, Executive First Vice President & Editorial Content Matt Kinsey, DTM Paul Sterman Second Vice President Senior Editor Morag Mathieson, DTM Stephanie Darling Immediate Past President Assistant Editor Deepak Menon, DTM Laura Mishkind Chief Executive Officer Content Strategy Daniel Rex Suzanne Frey Digital Content Editor Shannon Dewey Graphic Design Susan Campbell Are You in 2020–2021 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Naomi Takeuchi, DTM Roy Ganga, DTM Region 1 Region 8 the Groove? Karen Lucas, DTM Stefano McGhee, DTM Region 2 Region 9 s we enter the fourth quarter of the 2020–2021 Toastmasters year, are you on TK O’Geary, DTM Elizabeth Nostedt, DTM Region 3 Region 10 Atrack to achieve the goals you set when the program year began? As you may be Harold Osmundson, DTM Aletta Rochat, DTM aware, I am a professionally licensed race car driver, drag racing to be specific. Drag Region 4 Region 11 Mohamad Qayoom, DTM Lesley Storkey, DTM racing is a straight­line race from the starting line to the finish line. As racers we use Region 5 Region 12 the term “in the groove” to indicate when we are in the best part of the track, have Melissa McGavick, DTM Sudha Balajee, DTM Region 6 Region 13 the best traction, and are on path to reaching the finish line. It is not uncommon to Sal Asad, DTM Dorothy Isa Du, DTM lose traction, get out of the groove, and need to adjust to get back on track. Region 7 Region 14 As we race toward the end of the Toastmasters year I ask, “Are you in the groove?” If you are, keep up the great work. If not, there is plenty of time left to TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL® adjust, regain traction, and cross the finish line strong. 9127 S. Jamaica St. #400, Englewood, CO, USA 80112 +1 720-439-5050 www.toastmasters.org It is never too late to regain traction and get back in CONTACTING WORLD HEADQUARTERS For information on joining the groove! or building a club, visit: www.toastmasters.org Article submission: [email protected] Letters to the Editor: [email protected] How? To make the proper adjustments, first assess where you are and compare To manage preferences, it with where you want to go—a gap analysis. For example, maybe your goal was go to: www.toastmasters.org/ to complete a path in Pathways, and to date you have completed three levels. The Subscriptions gap is the remaining two levels. After identifying the gap, you begin planning out Toastmasters International Mission: the remainder of the projects and realize that your home club won’t meet often We empower individuals to become more enough for you to achieve your goal by June 30! You may feel you’re losing traction effective communicators and leaders. and getting out of the groove. Don’t worry, there are adjustments you can make to regain traction. Try reaching out to other clubs and ask if you can give a speech at one of their meetings—with clubs meeting online there is bound to be one looking for a speaker at an upcoming meeting. The world is open before you, and it is never WHERE LEADERS ARE MADE too late to regain traction and get back in the groove! www.toastmasters.org This quote from Garth Stein in The Art of Racing in the Rain is applicable as well: “In racing, they say that your car goes where your eyes go. The driver who The Toastmaster magazine (ISSN 00408263) is published monthly by Toastmasters International, Inc., 9127 S. Jamaica St. #400, Englewood, cannot tear his eyes away from the wall as he spins out of control will meet that Colorado, United States 80112. Published to promote the ideas and goals of Toastmasters Inter ­ wall; the driver who looks down the track as he feels his tires break free will regain national, a nonprofit educational organization of clubs throughout the control of his vehicle.” world dedicated to teaching skills in public speaking and leadership. The official publication of Toastmasters International carries autho­ Take your eyes off the obstacles—they are the wall. Look down the track and rized notices and articles regarding the activities and interests of the organization, but responsibility is not assumed for the opinions of the focus on your goal. Make the adjustments to regain traction and charge toward the authors of other articles. The Toastmaster magazine does not endorse or finish line and achieving your goals. guarantee the products it advertises. Copyright 2021 Toastmasters International, Inc. All rights reserved. Repro duction in whole or in part without written permission is pro­ hibited. Not responsible for unsolicited material. Toastmasters International, the Toastmaster and the Toastmaster Inter national Emblem are trademarks of Toastmasters International Richard E. Peck, DTM registered in the United States, Canada and many other countries. Marca registrada en Mexico. International President TOASTMASTER | APRIL 2021 3 CONTENTS APRIL 2021 VOL. 87, NO. 4 Articles Features CLUB EXPERIENCE: 16 From Guest to Member 13 How many times do your guests visit before you make it official? By Gitel Hesselberg PRESENTATION SKILLS: Titles That Talk 14 Short, clear, and compelling speech titles make a strong statement. By Lesley Stephenson, DTM CLUB EXPERIENCE: Hybrid Harmony 20 How to make club meetings work when members are online and in person. 22 28 By David F. Carr, DTM CLUB EXPERIENCE: Maximize Your Meeting 26 Role Lineup From Quiz Masters to Mystery Greeters, some clubs are adding non-traditional roles. By Kate McClare, DTM SOCIAL SPEECHES: SUCCESS STORIES: How to Accept an Award Member Achievements 16 28 Stories of success in speech contests, careers, The best acceptance speeches are speaking events, and earning designations. gracious and full of heart. By Emily Sachs SOCIAL SPEECHES: Speechmaking From the Stars —and— Hollywood’s annual night of Oscar awards Columns gets everyone talking. VIEWPOINT: By Paul Sterman 3 Are You in the Groove? By Richard E. Peck, DTM PRESENTATION SKILLS: International President MY TURN: Scared of Public Speaking? Serving Others 22 11 in Wake of Tragedy You’re not alone. Learn why giving speeches can be terrifying—and how to tame the fear. By David Jones, DTM By Kristen Hamling, Ph.D. TOOLBOX: TMS Syndrome 12 By Bill Brown, DTM FUNNY YOU SHOULD SAY THAT: Departments A Word on Awards MEMBERS’ FORUM QUICK TAKES 5 7 30 By John Cadley 6 ONLINE MAGAZINE 10 TRAVELING TOASTMASTER 4 WHERE LEADERS ARE MADE MEMBERS’ FORUM The Official Toastmasters International Members Group on Facebook is always filled with conversations started by and for members. Below are a few posts and comments that may help clubs across the world or spark some inspiration. Advice for the Youth Leadership Program Looking for Laughs April Braswell of Orange, California, asked members for advice on facilitating the Jennifer Regnier, a member of Ottawa Youth Leadership Program (YLP). Coaches Corner in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, asked: “I’d love to hear some of your tips, best practices, and experiences with YLP. With whom did you partner? How did you “What are some get the word out into the community? Challenges during Toastmasters jokes?” quarantine if you managed that, like I am currently.” Here are a few that made us laugh! We did a YLP in our corporate club for children of our employees. This was our first Who’s the one at each Toastmasters time, so we wanted to make it easier on ourselves. meeting who is all ears for your spoken Jean Rossett language? His name is Ian, Grammar Ian. Franksville, Wisconsin Frank Kaiser Aargau, Switzerland For the first two or three meetings at most, you and other Toastmasters take a leading A proud Toastmaster was giving his first role; from then on you retire to the back of professional speech at a convention. He the room and let them get on with it, oc- asked the facilities manager how big was casionally interfering when appropriate. the auditorium. The facilities manager Bob Finch, DTM Colchester, U.K. replied, “It sleeps 300.” Kiminari Azuma, DTM We partnered with one of the local Rotary Terao Kita, Japan clubs three years ago. The Rotary club sponsored the course as part of their youth How many Toastmasters does it take to program. We ran courses at two schools initially and this year it was three schools in change a lightbulb? Just one, but it takes January/February just before the lockdown. them 5 minutes, then 6 minutes, then 7 Ian Bratt, DTM minutes. Springs, Gauteng, South Africa David Willanski Adelaide, South Australia, Australia When I put one on for an inner-city outreach center, every other meeting I would invite a leader from the community to have a talk. A fellow Toastmaster spoke one A cop pulled over a man for running a red week, and her talk was probably the most impactful. She was at a mall about five light. When asked why he ran the red light, years later when a young woman approached her. The woman said, “You spoke to he said he was a Toastmaster and thought our group and I’ll never forget what you said.” How cool is that? that when you see the red light, you have Paul F.
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