This slide deck is created for Women L.E.A.D. Toastmasters workshop on May 7th 2021. Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vZqVKWmrCw
Meeting Notes:
https://womenleadtm.com/meetings/workshop-why-toastmasters/
24. - Speeches –
Schedule, Track,
Reward
- Contest – Yes,
Practice, Reward
- Sleep – Power Nap
Time
• Member – be an
effective follower first
• Management –
Communication Style
• Leadership – Lead in
Any Situation
People
• Manage Personal
expectation
• Manage Others’
Expectation
Expectation
Management
26. • The desire for you to
direct your own life
Autonomy
• The pull to make
progress and get
better at something
that matters
Mastery
• The yearning to do
what you want to do
in the service of
something greater
than yourself.
Purpose
Motivation
https://womenleadtm.com/2021/03/17/what-motivates-you/
27. 5 Whys – root cause
Lack of motivation?
Ask 5 whys!
Why do I want to do this?
28. • Don’t by the 4
Archetypes
• Lifelong Journey
Mastery
• Time
• People
• Expectation
Management
• Autonomy
• Mastery
• Purpose
Motivation
In Summary – 3M
ESL
Spoken okay; written - bad
why TM? Yes
That was one of the first best speaker award I got from cupertino morning toastmasters. I started with a lot of 20+ hmms ahs, and off talent in Table Topic, and forgot my speeches half way through, and froze when the red light shows up to tell me that I ran out of time.
Six years in TM later, I'm on film being interviewed as a partner, customer, on stage with silico valley CXO to talk about WIT, articulating value props on live TV. Every thing I learned in TM added trenmously value
TMOD. IT taught me how to
This WIT event, everyone was so loud in there, and I had to get in front and manage the room - that was nerveranking
first time interviewing startups competition winner. Thanks to evaluator roles at TM, I empasize with speakers, listen to what they said and recurgitate what they say into something actionable. I even got recognition from our CEO that I did a great job
Being on a panel was the hardest thing - but table topics helped me so much, I learned to answer in a concise, structured way, and in a humours maner too! This was in front of 500 people. I decided to bring up a sensitive topic on IVF benefits because of a research topic I did for TM. One of the members actually came up to me in tears thanking me for bringing visibility to that.
Prepared speeches - show up confidently; speak on demand; every time with key message; action orieted.
WHen I did the talks in Canada - 4 talks in a week. Every talk was different, because I knew the audience is different. One cared more about government related projects, the other more on oil and gas, and next one more on media and entertainment
Speeches – schedule it, track it
Contest – say yes, work it!
Sleep -
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tJ9Vcd-cGdNEwgwfAwZ2rz2KdWlgQcUrwVA-4882B0I/edit#gid=0
https://womenleadtm.com/2021/04/18/my-international-speech-contest-journey/
Speeches: https://womenleadtm.com/2021/04/08/reflect-on-my-path/
Schedule it. Track it. Reward yourself
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tJ9Vcd-cGdNEwgwfAwZ2rz2KdWlgQcUrwVA-4882B0I/edit#gid=0
reward - sunshine folder; glass of wine; hang out with friends; massage
Contest – say yes, work it!
https://womenleadtm.com/2021/04/18/my-international-speech-contest-journey/
Contest – say yes, work it!
https://womenleadtm.com/2021/04/18/my-international-speech-contest-journey/
VP stood on stage and froze; heard that happy hour went VERY late - it's a story you don't want to repeat
Give Yourself Time – You don’t need to finish 10 speeches in a year. 5 is okay
Adopt to changing expectation -- if your speech didn’t go so well, all good. Write down what you can fix and go to the next speech
Don’t judge yourself harshly – think of yourself as an explorer in life, try new things. If it doesn’t work, all good! Try something else.
Manage others expectation
Communicate clearly - No one knows how to make you happy if they don’t know what makes you happy. If you have a mentor, ask clearly what you’d like to get out of it. If you have a few people that are going to be on the panel for you to moderate, list clearly the commitment to participate
Predict Others’ Expectations - Everyone comes to a situation with biases and preconceptions. Ask clarifying questions – do you want me to be the kind of mentor weekly, monthly?
Prepare for Problems – do you have a checklist for virtual game plan? > see next slide
The one I keep forgetting is : Tell the family the office is a "no fly zone."
Breathe. Smile. Relax. Focus on connection, not perfection.
... the good, the bad ... it's all a privilege.
This is the time to perfect my thinking and word choices before it’s too late. There – that’s my true why. After going through this exercise a few times, you can quickly get to the answer deep down. Then you’d stop kidding yourself and put in the hard work.
https://womenleadtm.com/2021/01/02/top-5-books-of-the-40-that-ive-read-in-2020/
... the good, the bad ... Living is all a privilege.
Why? Improve public speaking
Why? Articulate
Why? People can understand me
Why? I can drive change
Why? Driving change is _____ to you. Power? Value? Significance?