How to Do A Speechcraft
A Speechcraft Program is a typical
Toastmasters Meeting. Yet, they are ALL
beginners that you help Coach through their first few speeches.
First Decide Where, When, What and
How
Where are
you having the meetings, what time and for whom? Who will help you? Who will do the advertising for this? Will it be in the club or outside the club?
Second - Ask For Help from fellow
Toastmasters and get your club’s commitment to the project and order the
Books from Toastmasters International
How much or should you charge? Yes, you should. You get what you pay for. However, if you do this within the club for
club members you should not charge. You CAN NOT use this to make a profit for
yourself. All profit will go back to your club or District. It is recommended
that you charge for the price of joining Toastmasters. See now they can join your club for FREE.
A Typical Speechcraft Meeting:
Meeting 1
- Intro - About Toastmasters - A Toastmaster
- Presentation on importance of communication - 5
min -A Toastmaster
- Presentation on topic selection -A Toastmaster
- Presentation on speech structure -A
Toastmaster
- Attendees study
first four sections of the manual
- Table topics as time permits
Meeting 2
- Presentation about Toastmasters evaluations- A
Toastmaster
- How to introduce a speaker -A
Toastmaster
- Attendees introduce
each other for their ice breakers
- Evaluations by Toastmasters
- Workshop on Audience analysis, speaking styles, and speech
aids - A Toastmaster
Meeting 3
- Presentation about the need for audience analysis-
A Toastmaster
- Presentation about the role of
language - A Toastmaster
- Attendees introduce
each other for presentation 2
- Evaluations by Toastmasters
Meeting 4
- Table topics
- Presentation about the role of
gestures - A Toastmaster
- Attendees introduce
each other for presentation 4 - organization
- Evaluations by Toastmasters
- General evaluation - A Toastmaster
Meeting 5
- Table topics
- Attendees introduce
each other for presentation 5 - construction
- Self-Evaluations by the group
- General evaluation - A Toastmaster
Meeting 6
- Table topics
- Presentation about using visuals - A Toastmaster
- Group discussion about
leadership
- Attendees introduce
each other for presentation 6 - gestures
- General evaluation - A Toastmaster
Meeting 7
- Table topics
- Review of evaluation process - A Toastmaster
- Attendees introduce
each other for presentation 7 - using visual aids
- Evaluations
- General evaluation - A Toastmaster
Meeting 8
- Table topics
- TM Dignitary guest speaker
- Attendees introduce
each other for graduation speech
- Evaluations
- General evaluation - A Toastmaster
- Presentation of certificates