Comments on: Online clubs are coming http://toastmasterswa.net/onlineclubs-1/ Become the Speaker and Leader You Want To Be Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:06:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Linc Goodwin ph 90370138 http://toastmasterswa.net/onlineclubs-1/#comment-222 Linc Goodwin ph 90370138 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:36:46 +0000 http://toastmasterswa.net/?p=309#comment-222 Yes! Let's use the technology available. I and my family live north of Kal. at sunny Leinster. Once I finally sort out the many bugs I'm finding with my online world, count me in..but it probably doesn't help me with the thankyou speech I have to give this Saturday night. We've organized a charity Ball to support local ladies recovering from Breast cancer and are on track to raise close to $50 000. As part of the committee, I've been chosen to give a welcome and thankyou speech. I also wanted to touch on how such a unique and supporting place our town can be.We are mostly thrown together because we seek more from life and more for our family...I think I'll use this! Back to the point.I think I have the basics for writing speech but needed help with refinement and the delivery. Not sure if you can help keeping in mind our Ball is Saturday, if not I'll be very interested with any online club you look to set up. Regards Linc Goodwin 90370138 Yes!
Let’s use the technology available.
I and my family live north of Kal. at sunny Leinster.
Once I finally sort out the many bugs I’m finding with my online world, count me in..but it probably doesn’t help me with the thankyou speech I have to give this Saturday night. We’ve organized a charity Ball to support local ladies recovering from Breast cancer and are on track to raise close to $50 000.
As part of the committee, I’ve been chosen to give a welcome and thankyou speech. I also wanted to touch on how such a unique and supporting place our town can be.We are mostly thrown together because we seek more from life and more for our family…I think I’ll use this!
Back to the point.I think I have the basics for writing speech but needed help with refinement and the delivery.
Not sure if you can help keeping in mind our Ball is Saturday, if not I’ll be very interested with any online club you look to set up.
Regards
Linc Goodwin 90370138

]]> By: Gerry Prewett http://toastmasterswa.net/onlineclubs-1/#comment-217 Gerry Prewett Sun, 27 Jul 2008 08:40:50 +0000 http://toastmasterswa.net/?p=309#comment-217 Fantastic idea! Toastmasters is about communication and the internet provides many forms of communication. Podcasting is the verbal form. I regularly 'listen' to the UK news on The Guardian and The Daily telegraph Podcasts. Websites can succeed or fail on the basis of the written content. Presentation is, naturally key. As Marshall McLuhan wrote back in the 60's the Medium is the Message. In this case the medium is an electronic forum, MessageBoards or e-mail discussion groups can succeed or fail by the strength of the Administrator of the list or forum. The potential for such a group is massive and please count me in! Fantastic idea!

Toastmasters is about communication and the internet provides many forms of communication.

Podcasting is the verbal form. I regularly ‘listen’ to the UK news on The Guardian and The Daily telegraph Podcasts.

Websites can succeed or fail on the basis of the written content. Presentation is, naturally key. As Marshall McLuhan wrote back in the 60’s the Medium is the Message. In this case the medium is an electronic forum,

MessageBoards or e-mail discussion groups can succeed or fail by the strength of the Administrator of the list or forum.

The potential for such a group is massive and please count me in!

]]> By: Liz Sheridan http://toastmasterswa.net/onlineclubs-1/#comment-215 Liz Sheridan Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:59:36 +0000 http://toastmasterswa.net/?p=309#comment-215 Hi all, just checking the wa site for COT & speechcraft training dates, and low and behold, an Online Toastmasters club - What a brilliant idea! ... Yes, my first thought was that you must be present and amongst it all, but I remember once years ago having to record a message to a tape, and how challenging I found that! .. so it will bring its own set of skills to play, as Billy G says, and certainly mindsets will have to change for some. But the rewards .. infinate for those physically and geographically challenged, and those tied up at home with children and or elderly relatives, and what about nursing homes n hospitals? .. it could also be an easier option to start with for those who feel so socially inept that they just cant physically come along? It could indeed be "their chance to get a life" as Jeff said ... Wonderful Wonderful .. social networking at its very best! .. bring it on! .. It can only be good.! Congratulations David and to all those involved... Liz Sheridan, Mandjar Speakers PS Any chance we could have a gander at some of the results from that team of uni students doing the research .. is that possible? ... Hi all,
just checking the wa site for COT & speechcraft training dates, and low and behold, an Online Toastmasters club - What a brilliant idea! …
Yes, my first thought was that you must be present and amongst it all, but I remember once years ago having to record a message to a tape, and how challenging I found that! .. so it will bring its own set of skills to play, as Billy G says, and certainly mindsets will have to change for some. But the rewards .. infinate for those physically and geographically challenged, and those tied up at home with children and or elderly relatives, and what about nursing homes n hospitals? .. it could also be an easier option to start with for those who feel so socially inept that they just cant physically come along? It could indeed be “their chance to get a life” as Jeff said …
Wonderful Wonderful .. social networking at its very best! .. bring it on! .. It can only be good.! Congratulations David and to all those involved… Liz Sheridan, Mandjar Speakers
PS Any chance we could have a gander at some of the results from that team of uni students doing the research .. is that possible? …

]]> By: Bill Griffiths (Billy G) http://toastmasterswa.net/onlineclubs-1/#comment-210 Bill Griffiths (Billy G) Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:36:37 +0000 http://toastmasterswa.net/?p=309#comment-210 Congratulations to all concerned! David, may you receive not only the compliments but also the recognition you richly deserve for your effort in making this a reality! As a refugee from Jarassic Park myself, I can only watch and learn how to maximise the opportunities this new and vital (to Western Australia) concept will deliver. The tyranny of distance has been nulified for those who would improve their ability to speak via Netmasters Toastmasters Club. All power to all. Sincerely, Billy G Congratulations to all concerned! David, may you receive not only the compliments but also the recognition you richly deserve for your effort in making this a reality! As a refugee from Jarassic Park myself, I can only watch and learn how to maximise the opportunities this new and vital (to Western Australia) concept will deliver. The tyranny of distance has been nulified for those who would improve their ability to speak via Netmasters Toastmasters Club.

All power to all.
Sincerely,
Billy G

]]> By: Jeff Oliver http://toastmasterswa.net/onlineclubs-1/#comment-209 Jeff Oliver Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:12:58 +0000 http://toastmasterswa.net/?p=309#comment-209 Good for you. Why not. As you say, mindsets are a challenge, theirs and yours :-) What will success look like? My hunch is that such a club, and there may one day be many forms, can contribute to the evolution of on-line skills, not just the skill of broadcasting, but of communicating, which ain't the same animal, on-line. Think intimacy, support, training, conversation. This may appeal to the money-makers among us, on-line multi-levelers etc., but consider how contributing an occasional hour COMMUNICATING with one of the millions of people (the $100 computer people) scrabbling with limited human resources to learn how to communicate in English, could be the most effective contribution that we might make in our lives! For them it could be a rare chance to 'get a life'. But for the skill to be useful it would best be non-pontifical (unlike this comment :-). Can the club discover how to develop effective on-line, face-to-face communication? How will you measure progress and success? ;-) Good for you. Why not.

As you say, mindsets are a challenge, theirs and yours :-)

What will success look like?

My hunch is that such a club, and there may one day be many forms, can contribute to the evolution of on-line skills, not just the skill of broadcasting, but of communicating, which ain’t the same animal, on-line. Think intimacy, support, training, conversation.

This may appeal to the money-makers among us, on-line multi-levelers etc., but consider how contributing an occasional hour COMMUNICATING with one of the millions of people (the $100 computer people) scrabbling with limited human resources to learn how to communicate in English, could be the most effective contribution that we might make in our lives!

For them it could be a rare chance to ‘get a life’.

But for the skill to be useful it would best be non-pontifical (unlike this comment :-).

Can the club discover how to develop effective on-line, face-to-face communication?

How will you measure progress and success? ;-)

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