Spinnaker Toastmasters Club
Spinnaker Toastmasters Club
There are a huge variety of resources available to you as a speaker, club member and club officer. Here are the main resources you will use in Toastmasters.
Look out for our articles on public speaking tips and club news in the Whitby Newsbrief, delivered to all homes in Whitby. Written by the Club's Vice President Public Relations, the articles provide tips and hints on preparing for and delivering speeches in public, including how to introduce a speaker, and use technology such as datashow and overhead projectors.
The Competent Communicator Manual, and the 15 Advanced Communicator Manuals, have a wide variety of speaking tips and hints to help you in your public speaking. These range from how to use your voice, body language and gestures, organising your speech, using words and visual aids effectively and how to persuade, inspire, and inform your audience.
Evaluation guides are included with each speaking assignment for your evaluator. These are completed during and immediately after you deliver a speech, and form the basis of the oral evaluation given by your evaluator at the club meeting. The evaluations also become a rich resource of ideas and suggestions about what you could do better or differently when you give your next speech, or a similar type of speech in the future.
Refer to the Competent Communicator Manual, and Advanced Communicator Manuals for more information.
The Toastmaster Magazine is published in the United States and posted monthly to every Toastmaster. It contains a range of interesting articles about communication, personal and professional development, and leadership skills. Current Toastmaster news and events of interest are also included.
Toastmasters International also publishes a wide range of pamphlets, books and manuals to assist you in your communication and leadership challenges, and these are available from the New Zealand District Supplies Officer.
For a list of Toastmaster resources for sale, view the Toastmasters Catalogue on the New Zealand website. Download and print Supplies Order Form (1 page pdf) complete with instructions.
There are a large number of books about developing effective speaking skills. Search Amazon, the world's largest online bookstore, for books on public speaking, or browse your local bookstore.
For resources on Table Topics, Evaluations, Coaching, Presentations, Contests, Introductions and Chairing Meetings, visit the Toastmasters New Zealand Speaking Resources section.
Search Google using keywords, such as public speaking, toastmasters, evaluations, table topics, wedding speeches, chairing a meeting, etc.
Visit 2003 World Champion of Public Speaking Jim Key's website to view his world championship speech text "Never Too Late" . This document has been annotated with the choreography (staging notes) for the speech so that you can see the planned movements and gestures used during the speech. Jim Key has made this document available to all Toastmasters for the purposes of study and analysis, and to see how it's done at the World Championship level.
Each year, all Club Officers are given a Toastmasters Leadership Manual specific to their role. These manuals explain:
Toastmasters New Zealand has a library of DVDs, videotapes and cassette tapes of past international speech contests, books and training resources for free use by club members. Check the District Library, or email the District Librarian with your request.