Educational Presentations

This page is a repository for presentations following TELI, Spring Convention, Fall Confererence, or great presentations that members would like to submit and share with others. Perhaps your club held an Open House and had a special presentation you would like to share. For website publication consideration, please contact the Webeditor via the Contact form to find out how to submit yours.

 

Fall Conference 2011

 

Presenter(s) Article/Material
Deanna Ford The Sleeping Giant in Your Date Book
Gwen Pickering TAG Free Living Information
Ravi Rai Presenting Over the Internet
Faye Heffele Mentoring Program Presentation
  Mentoring Flyer
  Mentor Program Signup Form

Spring Convention 2011

Presenter(s) Article/Material
Diane Windingland Publish it Yourself!

TELI February 2011

Presenter(s) Article/Material
Dave Basham, Mike Orr, Michele Lentz, & Brian Baar Strive to Revive and Thrive
Larry Marik & Jill Nauman Member Satisfaction
Andy Besser Embracing Change
Chris Solberg Networking: Opening Doors to Your Future
BJ Olsen, Brian Rice, &
Ed Sodergren
On Beyond the Basics of Public Speaking
Mike Green Roadmap for Success: “The 10 Secret Steps”

 


TELI July 2010
For this TELI, Carol Duling, 2010-11 TELI Chair gathered written summaries and each one available is listed here. Any materials submitted by the presenters have been included as well. Thank you Carol!

What’s Fun Got to Do With It? — Lisa Burnside, CC

Make a Full Life — Joe Sharp, Ph.D.

Networking is Not Just for Job Seekers — Bettie Seitzer, ATMB CL

Introduction to Situational Leadership II — Tim Meyer & Ryan McGraw

Once Upon a Time: The Power of Storytelling at Work — Mary Peters

To Lead, You Need Members — Panel from Paul Bunyan Toastmasters, led by Rich Andresen, ATMG
From Guests to Members (Panel supplement)
Why Join Toastmasters? (Panel supplement)

Diversity Leadership — Dr. Leo Parvis

Methods of Motivating People — Frank Mayers, DTM

 


Spring Convention 2010
Presenter: Diane Windingland
Title: Dealing With People Who Drive You Crazy!
Summary: Do some people irritate, annoy or downright disrupt your life? Then it is time to LEAP into conflict resolution! In this fast-paced and interactive session, you will learn a 4-step approach to conflict resolution, including active listening and assertive communication techniques.
Presentation Handout

Presenter: Fred Domnick
Title: Using this Power of 3 to Easily Structure Your Speech
Summary: In this Presentation, Fred will talk about the power of three and how you can use it to structure a speech to make it fun and easy to give and for your audience to remember.
Presentation Summary

 


TELI February 2010
Presenter: Lisa Jenks
Title: Sell Your Club: How to Create and Use Public Relations to Grow Your Club
Summary: Lisa Jenks, District 6 PRO presented club officer training in the area of Public Relations. The presentation was followed by a short add-on by past District 6 PRO Jackie Doehling, with helpful online resources and tools for your club. Lisa’s presentation includes a few slides from Jackie’s presentation. For more information on the online resources and tools, see Jackie’s handout below.
Presentation
Note: To view presentation notes, click on the dialog box icon in the upper left corner of the slides where applicable.
Presentation Handout

Presenter: Jackie Doehling
Title: Online Resources and Tools for Your Club
Summary: Supporting the PR presentation by Lisa Jenks, this handout contains 10 types of online resources you may find useful for your club. Not everyone will want or need to use all of these, but there are some helpful suggestions you may want to check out. Think of them as not only a way to promote your club, but also as a way to expand your own skills. After all, we didn’t all join Toastmasters just for the meetings, as much fun as they are!
Presentation Handout

 


Fall Conference 2009

Presenter: Lisa Burnside
Title: Take the Pitfalls Out of Presenting With PowerPoint
Summary: Do you want pizzazz without the pitfalls that usually come with presentations using PowerPoint? Look like you know what you are doing, whether you do or not.
Presentation handout

 


TELI July 2009

Presenter: Lisa Burnside
Title: Get Out of the Stands and On to the Field!
Summary: Presenting in front of a group is one of the most terrifying experiences a human being can encounter. But inevitably as a leader, you will have to speak to a group at some time in your career. This session is designed to help you present more effectively and reduce anxiety.

Presentation handout

Presenters: Jackie Doehling and Jerud Colbert
Title: Dare to Discover D6TM.org!
Summary: Over the past year, d6tm.org has undergone many changes in design and functionality. It continues to be an ever-evolving project and we want it to be a resource that helps you and your Clubs, Areas, and Divisions be successful. In this session we will spend some time touring through the various areas of the website, show you where to find helpful tools and resources, and discuss how to submit things like Open Houses, Speechcraft and Calendar events.

Link to the PPT presentation (uses Google docs) Note: To view the speaker notes, go to Actions –> Show Speaker Notes

 


Spring Convention 2009

Presenters: Pat Croal, Ravi Rai & Keo Chang
Title: From Cookies to Genes and BEYOND – Sales Skills to Benefit Even the Most Timid Toastmaster
Summary: Ok, ok….who likes to sell anything? After this seminar you will be inspired to work on the skills you have had in development for years! These presenters have loads of experience in sales skills that you can apply to building membership in your club. The icing on the cake will be using the same skills to sell anything to anyone.

Presentation handout

 


TELI – February 2009

Presenter: Betty Liedtke
Title: Find Your Buried Treasure- The Treasure Map is Toastmasters
Summary: Learn to use your toastmasters skills to: Recognize and utilize your talents and skills; Find and nurture the best in yourself and others; Strengthen your networking relationships; Improve your self-worth and self-esteem; Enhance teamwork, creativity and problem solving.

Treasure Map
Resource List

Presenter: Bob Padzieski
Title: Your Toastmasters Elevator Speech
Summary: An elevator speech is a quick pitch given to a decision maker in the time span of an elevator ride (or walk across a parking lot). Create your elevator speech for selling the value of Toastmasters in less than 60 seconds for those many brief opportunities you often encounter.

PPT Presentation
Elevator “ding” sound effect

 


Spring Convention 2008

Presenter: Sue Tinklenberg
Title: Spice Up Your Meeting With Icebreaker Games
Summary: This session will give participants ideas of Icebreaker Games that can be used in your Club meetings to welcome a new member or to fill an open time slot in a constructive and fun way. The hard part is deciding which game will work for your group. Through this session, we’ll find out which games are most successful. This session will focus on games that are easy to set up and play.

Presentation handout