How to Sharpen Your Senses

28 11 2006

I think I smell… SPEECH! Here!

ATM-S Judd
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We use all five of our senses - sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch - to perceive and experience the world around us. Yet, as we age, these senses diminish at varying rates and to different degrees among individuals.

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19 Things You Didn’t Know About Death

28 11 2006

This link is from an insurance company of all places. I know you’ll have fun with tabletopics like these!
ATM-S Judd
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9. If someone plans to jump off Mount Everest to commit suicide, you
’ll need a lot of patience. It takes the average person 2.5 minutes to hit bottom. And we don’t want to know who timed it.

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Top 10 Tips for Salary Negotiations

28 11 2006

Let me know if this works for you - ATM-S Judd
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Negotiating a better salary package has put more than a few stomachs in knots over the years. Remember, we all go through it sooner or later. Try to keep these 10 basic tips in mind when it’s your turn to ask for a sweeter deal.

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Phil Thompson OWNS Tabletopics

22 11 2006

Our Senior Toastmasters reflects on one of his favorite cars, the AMC Gremlin, winning 1st place in this evenings Tabletopics! Good Going Phil!



The Laws of Life

14 11 2006

The table topics just keep coming.  I know someone will be able to use these in their upcoming meeting.  Lots of fun.  If you use them, leave a comment here and tell us how it went!  Thanks, Judd.

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Law of Mechanical Repair
After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch or you’ll have to pee.

Law of the Workshop
Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.

Law of Probability
The probability o f being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of your act.

Law of the Telephone
If you dial a wrong number, you never get a busy signal.

Law of the Alibi
If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tire, the very next morning you will have a flat tire.

Variation Law
If you change lines (or traffic lanes), the one you were in will start to move faster than the one you are in now (works every time).

Law of the Bath
When the body is fully immersed in water, the telephone rings.

Law of Close Encounters
The probability of meeting someone you know increases dramatically when you are with someone you don’t want to be seen with.

Law of the Result
When you try to prove to someone that a machine won’t work, it will.

Law of Biomechanics
The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach.

Law of the Theater
At any event, the people whose seats are furthest from the aisle arrive last.

Law of Coffee
As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.

Murphy’s Law of Lockers
If there are only two people in a locker room, they will have adjacent lockers.

Law of Rugs/Carpets
The chances of an open-faced jelly sandwich landing face down on a floor covering are directly correlated to the newness and cost of the carpet/rug.

Law of Location
No matter where you go, there you are.

Law of Logical Argument
Anything is possible if you don’t know what you are talking about.

Brown’s Law
If the shoe fits, it’s ugly.

Oliver’s Law
A closed mouth gathers no feet.

Wilson’s Law
As soon as you find a product that you really like, they will stop making it.



Great ideas for your next Table Topics Master

14 11 2006

Hey Jumbalya fans :-) here are a few tabletopics that you may find fun to use for your next meeting.  Just tell ‘em you found ‘em right here at toastcast.org or titusvilletoastmasters.org

I know… you probably saw this as one of those emails that people circulate around the office, and that’s where I got it, but heck, this one is right up our club’s alley.  So, I didn’t write it, i’m just reporting. Feel free to comment.

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Here are a few things to think about that you probably have never thought about;

  1. Can you cry under water?
  2. How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated  instead of just murdered?
  3. Why do you have to “put your two cents in”.. . but it’s  only a “penny for your thoughts”? Where’s that extra penny going  to?
  4. Once you’re in heaven, do you get stuck wearing the clothes you were buried in  for eternity?
  5. Why does a round pizza come in a square box?
  6. Do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the same  tune?
  7. Why  did you just try singing the two songs above?
  8. Why is it that people say they “slept like a baby” when babies wake up like  every two hours?
  9. If a deaf person has to go to court, is it still called a  hearing?
  10. Why are you IN a movie, but you’re ON TV?
  11. Why do they call it an asteroid when it’s outside the hemisphere, but call it  a hemorrhoid when it’s in your butt?
  12. Why do doctors leave the room while you change? They’re going to see you naked  anyway.
  13. Why is “bra” singular and “panties” plural
  14. Why do toasters always have a setting that burns the toast to a horrible  crisp, which no decent human being would eat?
  15. If the professor on Gilligan’s Island can make a radio out of a coconut, why can’t he fix a hole in a boat?
  16. Why does Goofy stand erect while Pluto remains on all fours? They’re both  dogs!
  17. If Wiley E. Coyote had enough money to buy all that ACME crap, why didn’t he  just buy dinner?
  18. If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from vegetables,  what is baby oil made from?
  19. Do  you ever wonder why you gave me your e-mail address in the first  place?


Toastcast #21 - Jumbalya

13 11 2006

We have comments from the Toastcast Mailbag, a little Jumbalya, and we welcome back a fellow Toastmaster from her recovery, CTM Linda Humphrey. Lots of fun.

These posts and more will be available at http://www.toastcast.org/

Want to send email, send it to juddls AT gmail.com Subject: Toastmasters

http://www.titusvilletoastmasters.org/podcasts/Toastcast-21.mp3



How to be a Great Speaker…

11 11 2006

Here is an interesting blog entry.  Might be good for people thinking they need to get involved in Toastmasters.

 How to be a Great Speaker…

Did you know that when surveyed about their greatest fear, people more often say public speaking than death? That’s right, apparently people would rather die than have to address a group of people.

Hm, must be bad.

I used to be one of those people. For me the mere thought of standing in front of a crowd made me feel like tossing my lunch.http://www.blargy.com/2006/09/public-speaking/how-to-be-a-great-public-speaker-by-a-former-nervous-wreck/



Avoid These 10 Interview Bloopers

2 11 2006

Live and learn, and help your fellow Toastmasters practice some great interviewing skills!
-Judd

We’ve all heard stories of job candidates who looked great on paper but who were absolute disasters in person. With fewer and fewer interview opportunities available in this competitive market, it’s essential to make the best possible first impression. You can learn from the mistakes of others and avoid the top 10 worst interview blunders.

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