In Toastmasters, a lot of things depend on the time element – how long will the meeting last, who get’s how much of it to speak, who is qualified for voting and ...
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A well thought timer script
In Toastmasters, we give different types of speeches for different reasons. A prepared speech is designed to prepare you for elaborate addresses while ...
A Timer’s script based on Shakespeare’s quote
Shakespeare has said “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” You could replace the phrase “All the world” with ...
An unusual Timer’s script on striking the right balance
Time is incredibly valuable, more so when you have it from a room of people. It’s therefore foolish to take only 5 minutes from them when you can take 7. At the same time, take 8 and you risk being selfish and ...
A Timer script on rules
Every game has some rules. And so does Toastmasters. While it may sound cool to say rules are made to be broken, trust me we are all humans and not barbarians only ...
A hilarious timer script on missing family time
In our last meeting, we over shot our time by 30 MINUTES. I lost family time with my kids, had to have my dinner alone and missed dinner table gossip about ...
A Timer’s script on not overshooting time
There are 25 of us here right now and if this meeting over shoots by just 10 minutes, we would have collectively over spent a little more than 4 hours. That is more than enough to host two separate productive Toastmasters meeting or just be with our families. So let’s all take extra ...
A Timer script on being crisp
Obama may speak for an hour and people would listen to him. Oprah Winfrey may speak for a day and people would still listen to her. But common people such as ...
A Timer script with flattery
You may be watching a Steven Spielberg movie, but if it ran beyond a certain time, you would not only lose interest but only tune out. If it’s true for Steven Spielberg, it’s definitely true for you. Keeping track of your time as a speaker ...
A Timer’s script on building a reputation
When you do an activity repeatedly, you develop a reputation around it, sometimes positive sometimes negative. For example, as a public speaker, people may say “She is an amazing storyteller” or “His speeches are always humorous” or “He is always behind time.” Negative ...
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