Toastmasters was founded in 1924 and now has some 16,000 clubs in 42 countries. Last week’s guest speakers were Scott Donaldson and John Quinn from the Queenstown club. Scott, currently Club President, spoke of his personal experience that led him to join Toastmasters. He outlined the structure of their meetings including speeches (both prepared and impromptu) and evaluations provided by fellow Toastmasters in, of note, a helpful and supportive environment. John’s profession is that of a ‘Presentologist’ whose business ‘Audience Alive’ focuses on interactive presentations including Powerpoint presentation design and audience engagement. He outlined the 4 key components to speeches – i.e. PREP (Point, Reason, Example, Point) then provided topics for ‘Powerpoint Karaoke’ - impromptu speeches taken up by Rotarians in the audience. We hope to establish a closer working relationship with Queenstown Toastmasters with interested Rotarians benefiting from the Toastmaster’s experience. Below Scott opening the presentation and far below Riki Hunter tackling an impromptu topic - 'teamwork'. |