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Announcing LectureMaker Video Studio

LectureMaker has already made a name for itself blending art,  online video, business communication, and technology, using its multi-camera hi-def portable broadcast service for streaming and on demand video capture of business events. Now LectureMaker has opened a new video studio located in Sunnyvale CA for its members.

Sunnyvale has never had a place for its business community to learn, develop, produce, and publish lectures with so many features akin to the film and movie making industry“, said Ron Fredericks - LectureMaker’s business videographer and founder.

LectureMaker is the Bay Area’s video enhanced communications “dojo” for people involved in engineering, science, marketing, sales, business, and executive management. Its a place to create, edit, publish, and promote, your next vision to a global audience through video.

  • Experiment with new online presentation techniques,
  • Lower your travel costs while contributing to the the emerging green economy,
  • Create, edit, publish, and promote, your next vision to a global audience through video.

Contact LectureMaker

Contact LectureMaker to learn how to use LectureMaker’s studio to create your next business or educational video  - Introductory classes and in-studio demos will be announced soon.

Would you like LectureMaker to create a video for your company or product? Request a quote for your next video project.

Top LectureMaker™ Studio Videos


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Produced by Ron Fredericks, Toastmasters Area Governor

by Ron Fredericks, Public Speaker

Produced by Ron Fredericks,
Filmmaker

     

Top LectureMaker™ Event Videos

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by Ron Fredericks, LectureMaker

by Marko Gargenta, marakana
Presented by Peter Lam, Mobile SIG Co-chair, Software Developers Forum

 
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Hosted by the Bay Area R User Group

by Nick Hayes, Influencer50

 
     

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September 17, 2009

Toastmasters Speech Contest District 4 Area C5

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About this Contest Planning Blog Post

Ron Fredericks writes: I was asked to be the event chair for this District 4,  Division C, Area 5 contest. This blog post will act as a living document so our clubs can work together as we plan the event for October 2, 2009. Look to this post for meeting minutes, plan, participants, and time line. 

Area C5 clubs participating in this event
email   Area C5 Governor Vish Pattanashetty
2943
Orbiters Toastmasters
4648
Talking Heads Toastmasters
6115
Blue Cube Toastmasters
587637
Toasters R Us
1029428
Securely Speaking
PieterKark-2009_10_02
Evaluation Toastmaster
EvalWinners-2009_10_02
Evaluation Contest
JohnLong-2009_10_02
Homorous Speech Toastmaster
HumorWinners-2009_10_02
Humorous Speech Contest
Overview
“We are holding the C5 Area Humorous and Evaluation Contest at Synopsis in building 2. The address is 455 N Mary Ave, Sunnyvale, CA. The Date of the contest is Friday October 2nd. It will start at 7.00pm. Please fill the form below to register for the Area contest. Please come at 6.30pm to enjoy the refreshments. The fee is $7 if you register by Sept 29 and $9 at the door.” — C5 Area Governor, Vishwanand Pattanashetty
 
Registration form
 
Contest flyer
 
Contestant Forms
Each contestant should bring a copy of these two forms to the registration table.
Contestant Bio
Certificate of Eligibility
 
Functionary Forms
Each of the contest functionaries can use one or more of these scripts
Conducting a Speech Contest
Contest Script
 
Chief Judge Briefing Checklist
 Tally Sheet
 Timer’s Report
 
Evaluation Contest Rules
Evaluation Contestant Briefing
Evaluation Judges Ballot
Evaluation Judges Guidelines
Evaluation Tiebreaker Ballot and Guidelines
 
Humorous Contest Rules
Humorous Contestant Briefing
Humorous Judges Ballot
Humorous Judges Guidelines
Humorous Tiebreaker Ballot and Guidelines

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September 10, 2009

Protected: Blue Cube Humorous Speech Contest – closed

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September 7, 2009

Humorous Speech – What Makes It funny?

Filed under: Blue Cube,Lecture Secrets,Videos — Tags: , , , , , — ronf @ 2:39 pm

Ron Fredericks writes: Well it’s that time of year again at Toastmasters International – the annual Humorous Speech Contest for clubs and their local areas.

Read the rules for detail on the format of this type of meeting: rules (as PDF document)

Two key points from the Toastmasters rules for humorous speech contest:

  • Speech should be from 5 to 7 minutes long
  • A humorous speech is not usually a funny speech with jokes, it’s more likely to be a serious speech told in a humorous manner.

But for those of us that find telling jokes or contemplate what is funny – this next section may help.

Helpful tips for adding humor to your next speech

Timing is one of the most important aspects. Here is one article on how to master the art of humor with effective timing along with some examples from famous comedians: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_timing
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