Public Speaking | Toastmasters | Week 2


Unfortunately, I forgot to record the audio for the speech, and so only have the visual on it. My goal is to upload each address I give and upload it to my blog and or Facebook and get feedback on how I did not only from my fellow toastmasters but also from friends and family.

My table topic speech today was on frog legs, and I may have made up some of the facts about them, but if it's an exciting story, who's to tell whats made up or real? As far as I know, there aren't any rules on making things up as you go, so I'm going to take advantage of that!

I talked about how frog legs are considered a delicacy in China, but that was more from the scarcity of them. When they had the opportunity to have frog legs, they enjoyed every moment of it even though they aren't the best tasting food out there by a long shot. I said that a little known fact was that toad legs were even more enjoyable and should be considered above frog legs.

From my self-evaluation, I think I did pretty decent on the hand gestures and excitement, but the actual content was all over the place and could have organized my thoughts better. 

This group is a different one from last week's as it meets more frequently (every week, vs. every other week). The members were excellent and clear, and I was able to take notes of what I thought they did well (to work on my speeches) and comments others made. They didn't have quite the same format as the previous one, and so didn't review each table topic speech afterward.