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Toastmasters Table Topic Ideas for Impromptu Speaking – Mixed Words
Write words on small pieces of paper and put them all in a bag. Have each Table Topics speaker pick up 3 pieces of paper and make up a story that contains all 3 words in it. If your chapter meeting has a “Word of the Dayâ€, you can also require that the speaker use [...]
Continue reading...Toastmasters Table Topic Ideas for Impromptu Speaking – A True Amazing Story
25. March 2008
As a twist on how things are normally carried out, have each Table Topics speaker come up and tell an amazing story about themselves. The twist, however, is that when it comes to voting, the other members then vote for each speaker by deciding if they told the truth or not with a show of [...]
Continue reading...Toastmasters Table Topic Ideas for Impromptu Speaking – Current Affairs
18. March 2008
This Table Topics idea is great because as Toastmasters, we have to be able to speak on any topic, and be especially familiar with current affairs. So select a current affair from the news and have each Table Topics speaker discuss the topic.
Continue reading...Toastmasters Table Topic Ideas for Impromptu Speaking – Sales Training
20. February 2008
A great Table Topics idea is to have your Toastmasters practice their selling skills! Have your Toastmasters give a sales pitch about a particular product. The sales pitch can be in the form of a TV commercial or as if they were actual sales staff at a sales booth. For the products, you can either [...]
Continue reading...Toastmasters Table Topic Ideas for Impromptu Speaking – The Best Job
4. February 2008
Write down several professions on pieces of paper, then have your Table Topics speakers come up and explain why the job on the paper in front of them is the best job in the world (or the worst!)
Continue reading...Toastmasters Table Topic Ideas for Impromptu Speaking – Toasting
23. January 2008
Toastmasters should be highly competent with impromptu speaking and giving on-the-spot toasts, so practice that! As the Table Topics Master, determine an appropriate setting for each speaker, then have them make an appropriate toast for the occasion. Some examples can be during a school function about a teacher, at a company Dinner & Dance about [...]
Continue reading...Toastmasters Table Topic Ideas for Impromptu Speaking – Art Critics
19. January 2008
If you have children, a good Table Topics idea is to collect several unique-looking pictures that your children have drawn, and ask your Table Topics speakers to discuss the significance and meaning of those pictures.
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26. May 2008
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