Time is money. Time and tide wait for no one. A stitch in time saves nine. Our ancestors created these and a hundred more proverbs on time. They knew how vital time is and embedded ...
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A timer’s script on time management
Humans mismanage time. Then they lament about the mismanaged time. And then they mismanage some more. No wonder people have devised courses on managing time; others have written ...
A timer script on regulating words
Why is a timer important in Toastmasters meeting? Well chiefly, it’s to regulate speakers. A timer restricts the chatterboxes from speaking too much while prompting the shy ones from ...
A Timer script on complex times
We are living in complex times where a delay in time can be worrisome. OTPs expire in 30 seconds, amazing deals last only few minutes and a Google outage for one hour can upset the entire ...
A Timer script with a dialog and advice
When I joined Toastmasters, the first task my mentor assigned me was writing my ice breaker. And he had a single valuable advice – “Emily you have 6 minutes to deliver this speech. So at an average of 135 words a minute, you have to write a speech that’s 810 ...
A timer script on value of time
It is said that time is the most valuable thing a man can spend. This is especially true in public speaking. When we speak, an entire audience spends their valuable time listening to our words. It is therefore our ...
A Timer script with good advice
Fellow Toastmasters, do you want to become great public speakers? If yes than know this – one of the greatest skill a good public speaker can possess is to utilize the minimum stage time you have in conveying your message as effectively as possible. Beating around the bush may have fetched you extra scores in school but ...
Timer script based on a professional experience
The other day I was excited about a conference where an industry veteran was supposed to deliver a key note address. However, soon after assuming the stage, his prolonged deliberation on minor topics convinced me that he would overshoot his allotted time. And he did. To my surprise, the next speaker, a young guy with ...
Timer script from a start up enthusiast
Imagine you are participating in a pitching contest for start ups. You are twelfth on the list, so investors have already heard a lot of ideas before you and are tired. In the few minutes allotted, you have to deliver value, keep them engaged and create impact. Not just in a pitching contest, any event ...
A hypothetical script for role of Timer
Imagine a dysfunctional Toastmasters model in which no time limit was specified for any speaker. How long would a prepared speaker speak and what would an impromptu speech entail? What if evaluators spoke longer than a prepared speaker? That’s pretty scary, right? Thankfully, Ralph Smedley ...
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