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Workshop: How to Conduct Productive Meetings

admin — Thu, 26 May 2011 07:21:31 +0000

LectureMaker and Blue Cube Toastmasters Club are sponsoring a 1 hour workshop on how to conduct productive meetings Tuesday night June 7′th from 5:30pm to 7pm.

Why attend? Become a better speaker, be more proficient with your time, and be recognized as a leader within your organization.

Seating is limited, and registration is required for all attendees except Blue Cube Toastmasters members:

$6.11 per guest, advance registration through EventBrite
$10.00 per guest, at the door
Guests get $5.00 off if they join Blue Cube Toastmasters Club within one week

Video Introduction

Link to video

References used within the video:

Time is wasted in business meetings

Toastmasters success/leadership kits available to improve teams

What You Get

Toastmasters Workshop Materials

You will learn how to prepare for a meeting, create a concise agenda, lead or participate in the three most common meeting types (give information, get information, and problem solving), how to conclude a meeting, how to build consensus during a meeting, as well as your own workbook and certificate of completion.

Are you FRUSTRATED by:

Meetings that don’t end on time

Action items that never get done

Lack of order or purpose

Inability to make decisions

Then this seminar is for you!

You will LEARN HOW to:

Create an agenda in 10 minutes

Maintain order and respect

Generate ideas

Resolve conflicts

End your meetings on time

Follow up effectively

And much more….

Agenda

5:30 pm Registration, Food, Networking
6:00 pm Workshop begins
7:00 pm Meeting ends

Notes

Meeting Planning Worksheet

Purpose:

Time:

Participants:

Location:

Special arrangements:

Agenda:

Assignments:

Meeting Opening Checklist

Establish a friendly atmosphere
Start on time
Bring everyone up to date
Open with an attention-getter
Introduce the situation or problem
State the purpose of the meeting
Welcome the group
Establish a method for discussion

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Mental Flexibility Workshop

admin — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:48:27 +0000

Ron Fredericks writes: as the C5 Area Governor for 2010-11, I am pleased to announce that the Toasters R Us Toastmasters club will be holding a workshop this coming Wednesday, May 4′th, 2011.

Workshop on Mental Flexibility

Key Speaker: Dr. Pieter Kark, ACS, ALG, Coach, Area C3 Governor 2008-9
Location: Synopsys, Inc., 455 North Mary Ave., Building #2, Room: Lovelace — Sunnyvale, CA
When: Wednesday, May 4′th, 2011 – from 5:30pm to 8:30pm
Cost: $5.00
Seating: 20 max
Extras: Light supper and soft drinks will be served

Registration

RSVP by contacting Stephen Buckhout

stephen.buckhout@synopsys.com
(650) 584-4754

What You Will Learn

Free yourself from unrecognized, subconscious, rigid attitudes
Interpret information in flexible, open-mined ways
Let go of snap judgments and labels that impede flexibility
Develop semantic (verbal) flexibility
Increase ability to think strategically, to have “conceptual fluency” and to think on your feet
Build proficiency with practice during the workshop

Flyer

(click image below to enlarge)

Workshop Flyer

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Redemption – A Short Story – By Megan Leney

admin — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 18:47:41 +0000

To create short flexible videos like this one, go to LectureMaker’s design and purchase page

Ron Fredericks writes: “Redemption” is a short story by Megan Leney about Commander Michael Abrashoff’s tour of duty on the USS Benfold (DDG-65). Megan is the president of Securely Speaking Toastmasters club located inside Symantec’s Mountain View headquarters.

The video was directed by Ron Fredericks and produced by Alex Gershowitz in LectureMaker’s Sunnyvale Video Studio: http://www.lecturemaker.com/

I enjoyed watching the video because of Megan’s ability to highlight several key Annapolis leadership skills:

Abrashoff followed first: he worked for William Perry, United States Secretary of Defense, before assuming command of his own ship;
Abrashoff applied the three D’s of empowerment in building his crew’s competence and confidence (Decide, Delegate, and Disappear): so his crew and ship could pass inspection without having to be onboard himself;
Abrashoff was able to build unity by prizing diversity: He called offending members of his crew and officer staff to task for not respecting racial diversity on one notable occasion which resulted in a lasting loyalty to him and his ship.

I invite the viewer to watch the full video presented by Megan to discover the true meaning of redemption. For those wanting to adopt leadership skills taught by the U.S. Naval Academy, I suggest reading W. Brad Johnson and Gregory P. Harper’s book “Becoming A Leader the Annapolis Way”:

Contact Mike Abrashoff

D. Michael Abrashoff
D. Michael Abrashoff Reviews
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Technorati Tags: leadership, LectureMaker, Megan Leney, Michael Abrashoff, Naval Academy, Navy, Ron Fredericks, Securely Speaking Toastmasters Club, Toastmasters, USS Benfold

How to Create a Great Public Relations Podcast

admin — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 09:17:21 +0000

“How to Create A Great Public Relations Podcast”
		Ron Fredericks, co-founder of LectureMaker LLC, demonstrated how to make a PR podcast with the help of its non-profit Toastmasters speech club, called Blue Cube, that meets in LectureMaker’s conference room every Tuesday evening from 5:30pm to 6:30pm.

Technorati Tags: Blue Cube, Podcasting, PR, Public Relations, Ron Fredericks, Toastmasters

Toastmasters Area C5 Speech Contest Fall 2010

admin — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 02:31:00 +0000

Ron Fredericks writes: Area C5 Toastmasters Humorous Speech and Evaluation Contest will be held at the Hacker Dojo in Mountain View on the evening of September 28, 2010. I hope to see you there!

Area C5 Humorous Speech and Evaluation Contest

Date: September 28, 2010

Time: 6:00 to 9:30 pm

Price: $5 with online registration by 5pm Monday Sept. 27 ($7 at the door), includes light meal

Location: Hacker Dojo in Mountain View (see flyer and registration links for more details)

Photo Gallery

Registration link: Contest Registration Link

Flyer link: Contest Flyer

The Hacker Dojo
The event will be held at the Hacker Dojo in Mountain View. This is a great place to visit if you are interested in using your public speaking skills. There are many opportunities for public speakers at this non-profit facility:
The Hacker Dojo

Trophies for the Winners
This is what the contestants are going after!

Spicy Leaves Indian Cuisine
The event will include food provided by Spicy Leaves

4546 El Camino Real, Suite 5a
Los Altos, CA
(650) 948-9463
www.spicyleaves.com

Are you a Toastmaster?

Mention that you are a Toastmaster and bring this coupon to ask for a 20% discount on your next dinner at Spicy Leaves…

Event info also posted on district 4 web site:
http://www.d4tm.org/Events/contestSchedule.php

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