Speeches

This is a sample of speeches that were given at the Daylighters Toastmasters Club. These speeches are presented in various forms ranging from outlines to speech text.

The subject of the speech depends on the goals of the speaker. The speech topic may be controversial depending on the choice of the speaker. This is because it is valuable to learn how to present controversial subjects.

Humorous

"Adult Proof" by Rick Clements — An outline for a speech about baby proofing a house.

"Men Are From Sears; Women Are From Nordstrom" by Rick Clements — The full text of a speech about men’s and woman’s buying habits.

"White Water" by Rick Clements — The full text of a speech about canoeing.

"The Year of the Mouse" by Rick Clements — An outline about a trip across the country.
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Dramatic

"The Argo" by Rick Clements — An outline for a speech about the ship wreck of the Argo.

"Rescue at Sea" — The full text of a speech about ghost story at sea. Rick has told this speech, but it’s a speech that has been passed along until the origin was lost.

Informative

"Create Change or Let it Happen to You" by Rick Clements — This paper is a Success/Leadership module style script for a workshop on creating change. It contains figures for the overheads. However, you need to create the overheads for the presentation. This is a 45 minute to an hour presentation.

"Don't Get Dinged for Using Notes" by Rick Clements — The notes from a speech about using visual aids. When the speech was presented, samples of each type of visual aid was demonstrated.

"The Power of Words" by Rick Clements — A speech about choosing the correct words to most effectively communicate with your audience.

"Designing and Creating a Club Web Page" by Rick Clements — This is an HTML version of Power Point slides with extra notes added. This was a 45 minute presentation given at the District 7 Toastmasters Leadership Institute.

Persuasive

"Love Thy Neighbor" by Rick Clements — An outline for a speech about how we should treat others.

"A Message to Area Governors" by Rick Clements — An outline of a speech to Area Governors to motivate them to work to bring their clubs into at least double digit membership.

"If Not You, Then Who" by Rick Clements — A speech that uses humor to encourage members to run for club office.

"Strategic Planning" by Rick Clements — A vision statement for part of the High Performance Leadership Module.

Information for people looking to join the Daylighters or an other Toastmasters club. View page with index.

Ideas for Toastmasters. A collection of meeting ideas, ideas for officers and speech ideas.

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