This page has resources to help with writing speeches and delivering evaluations.

Resources to help with your speeches

Speech resources

The following resources will help you to create great speeches.

• Toastmasters Speech Series: Your Guide to the First 10 Speeches
  Andrew Dlugan provides a step by step guide on how to structure your first ten Competent Communicator Manual speeches.
• Try the Triangle (Toastmaster magazine, October 2015)
  This article outlines a different way to structure a persuasive speech.

Table Topics tips

• A great practice technique for avoiding the use of filler words. Describe an object in front of you for 30 seconds using short sentences.

Evaluation resources

The following resources will help you deliver effective evaluations:

• Evaluate to motivate

Meeting resources

Use the following resources to help with running meetings:

Forms and templates

• Blank meeting agenda (DOC, 107 KB)
• Giving effective evaluations and feedback (PPT, 88 KB)
• Listening Post checklist (PDF, 22 KB)
  (Template prepared by Otumoetai Toastmasters, March 2008)
• Speech planning sheet (PPT, 131 KB)
• Table Topics evaluation form (PDF, 32 KB)
  (Template prepared by Otumoetai Toastmasters, March 2008)

Meeting roles

• Information about meeting roles

Speech mentors

• Information about speech mentors