In the midst of a rather sedentary district council meeting I flicked through the conference folder and hidden at the back was one sheet of paper that captured my attention. It was the boldness and the madness of it all that grabbed me. The plan is to...

Instead of just having a list of questions for table topics and asking them one after the other, add a bit of sparkle to the evening by making the session more like a gameshow: Pick A Number Write each question onto a separate card and give each...

First Impressions Your appearance is very important. We all look at people and make snap judgements based on how they look and at a contest what you wear and how look can have a direct effect on how the audience will react to your...

Instead of just asking questions in Table topics, give the speakers something different to talk about, give them a picture or an image and ask them a question based on the picture. One very successful table topics session we had recently involved...

In Toastmasters when you get up and speak, it’s not just about getting up and speaking, it’s about learning and improving and so members are encouraged to always give a speech based on a project from one of the manuals because that would ensure that...