Do you know what the easiest way to spoil someone’s mood is? Just waste their time. Keep them waiting at a restaurant or show them a third rated movie or make them listen to a needlessly long, beaten around the bush talk. If you are not careful, the third example can be you and you would be ...
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A timer’s script on keeping it short
Time is a fairly broad topic. I can talk about it from ten different angles and hog two hours while doing so. But none of you would like it, would you? The point is that while we can speak on any subject for hours on end, but the time our audience ...
A timer script with a reasoning
If you asked me to introduce myself, I can do so in two minutes, an hour or even a day. The point is on the same subject people can either squeeze their words or expand them to fit any amount ...
A timer script for a delayed meeting
We started this meeting 15 minutes late. And while the General Evaluator is sure to comment upon the same later, I am here to warn you about another catastrophe in the making. Every speaker has a pre defined time ...
A timer script on disappointment
Haven’t we all experienced intense anger when someone disrespects our time? An extreme sense of frustration, irritation perhaps bordering on the level of exasperation. Now imagine a public speaker or a leader doing the same - he has the potential to piss ...
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 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 ...
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