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| − | + | Welcome to the Toastmasters Wiki. |
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| − | COLLABORATE NOW! Add to the wikicity! |
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| + | If you are seeking information about any aspect of Toastmasters, you have come to the right place. Here, members from all over the world share their enthusiasm for their participation in [http://toastmasters.org Toastmasters]. |
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| − | This is an on-line community called a Wikicity created for the use of all Toastmasters and Toastmasters clubs. Anybody (yes, that means You!) can contribute to this Wikicity. Would you like to add to this page? Try it! Click on the "edit" button at the top of this window! |
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| + | == How to Navigate this site == |
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| − | == NEWS == |
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| + | You may use the search field to search the content of this wiki for the topic you have in mind. The search field is located at the top of each page; it is labeled “Search this wikia”. Or you may wish to browse the wiki by clicking on one of the Categories at the bottom of this page. For instance, the category called “Speaking” will lead you to all aspects of speech making, while that called “Leading” does the same for leadership training. |
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| − | * NEWS from the International Speech Competition |
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| − | * [[Douglas Kruger]] writes for us |
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| − | (If you have other news, simply click on "edit" and start typing!) |
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| + | The information on this wiki is free to use as you see fit. So, have fun with it, and enjoy your Toastmasters experience! |
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| − | * IN South Africa, the government has set up SAQA which allows companies to claim money spent on training back from tax. The catch? The training has to be SAQA compliant. District 74 is working on assessment criteria for the Toastmasters material -- in particular with Speechcraft, to get everything compliant. Click here or on the [[SAQA]] link under High Peformance Leadership. |
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| + | == How to contribute to this site == |
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| − | * Southern Africa has done it again. Their speaker is through to the final of the international speech competition to be held on Saturday 27 August 2005. |
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| + | Because this site is a wiki, we welcome contributions from everyone. We encourage you to create a login and edit the pages. We welcome contributions that make this wiki more useful to all Toastmasters and all who wish to develop their communication skills and leadership skills. |
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| − | Good Luck, Douglas Kruger! |
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| + | Please bear in mind that Toastmasters International, Inc. jealously protects their intellectual property and will force any of their copyrighted material to be removed from the wiki. So, please post only material that you or your club has created on your own. |
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| + | Also, please keep in mind that commercial offerings (advertisements) are out of place here, as are posts that do not relate to Toastmasters activities, speech craft, or leadership. |
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| − | == LINK YOUR CLUB SITE TO THE WIKICITY == |
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| − | As you can see, this wikicity is a wonderful addition to a club or disctrict site. |
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| − | It hosts information of universal value so that you don't have to clutter up your own club site with it. |
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| − | If your members what to know how to propose a [[toast]], just send them here, to the wikicity. |
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| − | That leaves your club and district site free to host member-specific, club-specific and district-specific information. |
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| + | And thank you for your generous contributions. |
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| − | == For New Members == |
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| − | * What's the [[Etiquette of a Meeting]] |
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| − | * What to expect -- [[The Ideal Program]] |
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| − | * Who's who -- what the club's [[Office Bearers]] do (and why they have funny names) |
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| − | == For speakers: == |
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| − | * How to [[choose a topic]] for your speech |
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| − | * How to [[structure your speech]] for your audience |
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| − | * How [[body language]] can help you achieve your objectives |
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| − | * How to use [[language and your voice]] for maximum effect |
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| − | * Specific [[Tips Per Assignment]] |
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| − | == For [[Mentors]] / [[Protegé]]s == |
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| − | * How the mentor / protegé relationship works. |
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| + | Ankit Sharma.jpg |
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| − | * What if you don't like your mentor / protegé |
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| − | == Running the meeting -- resources by role (Toastmaster etc) == |
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| − | * What is the [[ideal program]] for a Toastmasters club |
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| − | * [[Table Topics]] Master |
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| − | * How to propose a [[toast]] |
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| + | [[Category:Educational_Program]] |
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| − | * [[How to speed up a slow meeting]] |
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| + | [[Category:Clubs]] |
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| − | * [[Toastmaster]] |
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| + | [[Category:Conferences]] |
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| − | * [[Timekeeper]] |
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| + | [[Category:Contests]] |
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| − | * [[Evaluator]]s |
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| + | [[Category:Leading]] |
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| − | * [[Jokemaster]] |
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| + | [[Category:Marketing]] |
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| − | * [[General Evaluator]] |
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| + | [[Category:Regions]] |
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| − | == A Better "Better" series -- improvements to Toastmasters resources == |
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| − | * Improvements to [[Speechcraft]] |
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| − | * Improvements to [[Better Speaker Series]] |
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| − | * Improvements to [[Better Club Series]] |
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| − | == Resources per club committee function == |
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| − | Click on the links below to get resources by committee function. |
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| − | * [[Sergeant]]-at-Arms |
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| − | * [[Secretary]] |
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| − | * [[Treasurer]] |
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| − | * VP Public Relations [[VPPR]] |
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| − | * VP Membership [[VPM]] |
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| − | * VP Education [[VPE]] |
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| − | * [[President]] |
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| − | * Immediate Past President [[IPP]] |
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| − | == Resources for Area / Division / District management == |
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| − | * [[How to help an under-performing club]] |
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| − | * [[What to do with all those bored CTMs]] |
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| − | * [[How to remove a President / VPE who is underperforming]] |
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| − | * [[How to motivate clubs to achieve their goals]] |
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| − | == High Performance Leadership == |
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| − | * Here are some High Performance Leadership Projects that Toastmasters around the world have taken on: |
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| − | * Karen Levy-Strauss of District 74 is doing her HPL on SAQA. The South African Government's [[SAQA]] framework means companies can claim 50% back from tax of what they spend on Speechcraft -- provided the training is [[SAQA]] accredited. |
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| − | == Running Speechcrafts, conferences and Youth Leadership programmes== |
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| − | * [[How to run a successful Toastmasters conference]] |
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| − | * [[How to run a successful speech competition]] |
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| − | * [[How to sell a Speechcraft]] |
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| − | * [[How to run a Speechcraft]] |
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| − | * [[How to run a Youth Leadership programme]] |
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| − | == If you're starting a new club == |
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| − | District 74 PDG Tim Knights and Anella Grimbeek have prepared an excellent document to help you start a new club. |
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| − | Get it here: [[Proactive Club Formation]] |
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| − | == The mission of this WikiCity is: == |
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| − | * To share up-to-date resources (such as Speechcraft manuals, [[Table Topics]], Evaluation Guides and so on) quickly between clubs. |
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| − | * To be a forum for individual clubs to promote themselves to each other and to the public at large. |
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| − | * To provide a place for people to swap information about resources (timing lights), guest speakers, advanced evaluators and whatever else we need |
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| − | == Useful external links == |
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| − | Toastmasters International official site: http://www.toastmasters.org<br> |
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| − | Toastmasters southern Africa (District 74): http://www.toastmasters74.org<br> |
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| − | The best little blog on the web: http://ah-um-er.blogspot.com/<br> |
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| − | Free toastmaster website hosting: http://www.freetoasthost.org<br> |
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| − | This Wikicity started as just a District-74 resource. But the original WikiCity creator, [[User:Erich Viedge]], thought it would be better to have a global WikiCity covering all 200,000 Toastmasters, not just those in southern Africa. |
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Latest revision as of 22:42, 7 July 2015
Welcome to the Toastmasters Wiki.
If you are seeking information about any aspect of Toastmasters, you have come to the right place. Here, members from all over the world share their enthusiasm for their participation in Toastmasters.
[]
You may use the search field to search the content of this wiki for the topic you have in mind. The search field is located at the top of each page; it is labeled “Search this wikia”. Or you may wish to browse the wiki by clicking on one of the Categories at the bottom of this page. For instance, the category called “Speaking” will lead you to all aspects of speech making, while that called “Leading” does the same for leadership training.
The information on this wiki is free to use as you see fit. So, have fun with it, and enjoy your Toastmasters experience!
How to contribute to this site[]
Because this site is a wiki, we welcome contributions from everyone. We encourage you to create a login and edit the pages. We welcome contributions that make this wiki more useful to all Toastmasters and all who wish to develop their communication skills and leadership skills.
Please bear in mind that Toastmasters International, Inc. jealously protects their intellectual property and will force any of their copyrighted material to be removed from the wiki. So, please post only material that you or your club has created on your own.
Also, please keep in mind that commercial offerings (advertisements) are out of place here, as are posts that do not relate to Toastmasters activities, speech craft, or leadership.
And thank you for your generous contributions.
