For the first time in 5 years, I am posting my entry in the Toastmasters International Speech Competition online. I entered it in 2024, and I made it to the District level where I came third. True Champions is an examination of motivation. What motivates you to do what you do? It’s possible that you’re doing it all for the …
The argument as to whether Die Hard is a Christmas movie comes up often. However, it shouldn’t. It shouldn’t for two reasons:
Passed away peacefully after a long battle with lung disease at the age of 80 years and 6 hours. We were supposed to spend his 80th birthday eating Hakka food and thanking God for one more year. Instead, we spent it in Scarborough Grace Hospital thanking God for one LAST year and thanking dad for everything. Survived by his wife (Lilly) …
It’s my year-end video Christmas letter where I look back on the year we had. 2022 saw fewer videos from me, but that doesn’t mean I was being lazy. It means I was busy doing other things. Permit me to explain in this video.
Sometimes when we create a speech, we forget who the audience actually is. Watch the video below to see what I mean by that. However, to get the context of what I’m talking about, you out to check out my Enhanced Evaluation with Meenakshi Sundaram.
I got to do an Enhanced Evaluation with Meenakshi Sundaram. Meenakshi was a District 20 (Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq and Egypt) finalist in the 2022 Toastmasters International Speech Competition. This is his entry. We also talked about Arabic breakfast which I am convinced I need to try. Before you watch our interaction, check out Meenakshi’s speech. It is the main focus …
I sat down with Certified Thanatologist, Gail Rubin to discuss a speech that she prepared for the Toastmasters International Speech Competition. First off, here is Gail’s original speech. And here is my Enhanced Evaluation.
If you are hoping to become a better speaker, but the traditional methods of improving your speaking skills have not worked out well, I have an idea that I’m sure you want to hear about. And just for fun, here is the reel I made to promote it. Old-school pro wrestling fans will appreciate the homage.
2022 marks an important centennial. In 1922 Rudyard Kipling (he of The Jungle Book fame) was commissioned to create a ceremony for students graduating from engineering programs at Canadian universities to direct them “toward a consciousness of their profession and its social significance, and indicating to more experienced engineers their responsibilities in welcoming and supporting the newer engineers when they …
Sometimes, you might be tempted to phone it in. You have a speaking opportunity, but you aren’t taking it very seriously. You’re tempted to just go through the motions, so you get get off the stage and get back to life. This video explains why you ought not to do that. You ought to bring your A-game every chance you …