Last Tuesday,great meeting,after I made the speech, I felt very good.My friend/singing teacher Holly Burke and her friend Bill (They are musician) came, I was a little nervous, but feel the support, Just like singing a good song.Hit the high note, feel great!! I am going to capture the emotion to make more speech in the future.

Great very friendly and supportive atmosphere!

Terrific as usual. Lots of great guests. A new member and 3 keeners!

Sorry, everyone, I have to miss this week. I hope to see you all next week. Happy speechifying, all!

My regrets I won't be able to make it this week.

Evergreen Toastmasters 973 --- Day 108, Daily Tip 108: Practice your speech up to 30 times before presenting it at Toastmasters. Also craft an introduction that entices your audience to pary attention to your speech. :-) #EvergreenToastmasters http://www.meetup.com/evergreentoastmasters/

Public Speaking remains the #1 phobia.
Glossophobia - Public Speaking
Necrophobia - Fear of Death
Arachnophobia - Fear of Spiders
Achluphobia - Fear of Darkness
Acrophobia - Fear of Heights

Toastmasters is the #1 cure for Glossophobia!

Mumbling a name is not an introduction but it is what the majority of us do. It is such a relief not be petrified by the simple act of speaking, and Toastmasters is the key!

Evergreen Toastmasters 973 --- Day 109, Daily Tip 109: Introductions and Greetings. We practice these professional parts of speeches as a standard part of any speech. :-) #EvergreenToastmasters http://www.meetup.com/evergreentoastmasters/

Evergreen Toastmasters 973 --- Day 107, Daily Tip 107: Practice and familiarity --- that is how you win the game of Toastmasters --- that is how you win the game of life!! :-) #EvergreenToastmasters http://www.meetup.com/evergreentoastmasters/

Evergreen Toastmasters 973 --- Day 106, Daily Tip 106: COMPETITION. More than anything else, speech competitions give you an opportunity to grow faster and smarter. :-) #EvergreenToastmasters http://www.meetup.com/evergreentoastmasters/

I Read Daniel Goleman's book "emotional Intelligence" in 1995. and in "Oprah Winfrey show" they put some 6 year kid in a room alone with hidden camera, and put one marshmallow in front of them, told then if they don't eat the marshmallow when the adult come back in a few minutes the kid will be reward 2 marshmallow. Watching the kids trying so hard not to eat the marshmallow are so fun.
and the reason is that if that kid can delay the instant gratification resist the temptation not to eat the one marshmallow in order to reward 2 marshmallow.
they follow the kids for some years to find out the ones who can wait in order to get the 2 marshmallow later.they are doing very well through school, less trouble and and do better in life.
they prove that the ability to discipline is a must in learning and in life.

Evergreen Toastmasters 973 --- Day 105, Daily Tip 105: EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE. Social Skills are the culmination of the previous four traits (Self-Awareness, Self-Regulation, Motivation, Empathy) and include the ability to build rapport with others, foster cooperation and inspire participation. (Pat Johnson DTM). :-) #EvergreenToastmasters http://www.meetup.com/evergreentoastmasters/

Evergreen Toastmasters 973 --- Day 104, Daily Tip 104: EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE. EMPATHY takes into account the feelings of others when you make decisions. This is different than "taking-on" other people's troubles. (Pat Johnson DTM). :-) #EvergreenToastmasters http://www.meetup.com/evergreentoastmasters/

Evergreen Toastmasters 973 --- Day 103, Daily Tip 103: EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE. Motivation relates to possessing a passion for achievement for its own sake, not because someone requires it of you. This is principal ingredient for developing effective leadership. (Pat Johnson DTM). :-) #EvergreenToastmasters http://www.meetup.com/evergreentoastmasters/