Workshop: Uta Bunde – Let’s Get Emotional

Emotions were the key element of the 2012 district 59 table topics winner, John Holway. Still, John’s speech on having his first baby is one of the most memorable speeches I’ve ever heard. His speech inspired me to select emotions as the topic of my workshop proposal.

After a brief introduction on emotions, we will directly step into practising improv techniques to express emotions. We will work in groups of two or three. Example of an exercise: one reads out loud a text. The partner gives him different emotions to adopt while continuing to read. While our brain is occupied with reading, our subconscious reacts immediately on the emotions. They are incorporated more easily, quicker, more flexible, more intensely. The usual assessment and blocking of our conscious is “temporarily out of order”. This is one of the most effective learning method I have ever experienced.

My presentation will cover exercises one can perform at home as well as exercises for 1:1 settings (i.e. mentoring, coaching) and groups (training). All exercises will be adapted to the group size of a district conference.

Uta Bunde profile

Business coach and professional trainer. Trainings and workshops on (women in) leadership, communication, negotiation, conflict management.

Member of Professional Trainers Group of Toastmasters D59 

Workshop: Jim J Doyle – Exceptional Stage Presence and Personal Confidence: how to get comfortable being you, be fully present and master the art of speaking with Impact

Jim J Doyle – How to get comfortable being you, be fully present and master the art of speaking with Impact

“It’s not what you say, it’s the way that you say it.”

Personal presence is the key quality which enables great speakers and leaders to influence their audiences. Most of us have to work hard to increase our personal presence by growing our confidence.

In this workshop, Jim J Doyle will provide you with simple techniques to help you maximise your personal presence and impact.

Jim will demonstrate key techniques to:

• Be fully present
• Connect to your audience
• Speak with Impact.

These key skills are the route to building your winning strategies for success.

With these skills we can be comfortable being ourselves during presentations and achieve our key goals by enabling us to:

• Develop our speaking skills from a solid foundation of confidence.
• Emotionally move our audience with effortless simplicity.
• Become a better speaker and leader.
• Enjoy all our presentations.

Jim J Doyle profile

Jim has become an expert in the field of human dynamics and communication techniques through his journey from nervousness to confidence and Distinguished Toastmaster. His clients regularly achieve a level of excellence in confidence and personal presence much greater than their expectations.

In his role of engineer and research manager, Jim felt very challenged when presenting to large audiences. The feeling remained even after a 2-day “conventional” presentation course which failed to address the real issues behind a lack of confidence and presence. In his search for solutions, Jim has acquired a range of skills which help clients maximise their confidence, personal presence and communications skills.

From this place they can then develop their conventional presentation skills to a whole new level of mastery and excellence.

Website: www.speakingconfidence.co.uk    Blog: www.speakingconfidence.co.uk/blog

Email: jim@speakingconfidence.co.uk 

Workshop: Monique Blokzyl – TM 2 PRO – From Toastmasters to Professional

Monique Blokzyl – TM 2 PRO. From Toastmasters to Professional

Are you seriously considering becoming a professional speaker but simply do not know how to get started? This workshop offers you more clarity if becoming a professional speaker is the right path for you. You will hear from some of the top speakers around the world, which we interviewed, on what steps they took to get started.

But learning from others is not enough. You need to craft your own path to success. This workshop will get you started, providing you the opportunity to get from dreaming into action. We offer you a glimpse into first results from our High Performance Leadership project called ‘TM 2 PRO – From Toastmasters to Professional’. The project core team, including Dirk Löffelbein, Paul Naveau, Katharina Osika and Monique Blokzyl, provides insights into some of the key steps to get your speaker business started. At the end of the workshop you will walk away with your first action plan to move forward. You will also get the opportunity to connect with other aspiring professional speakers, so that you can support each other going forward.

Monique Blokzyl profile

Monique Blokzyl is the founder of the Business Launch Portal, which supports startup entrepreneurs worldwide to rocket their ideas into enterprise. Monique is also an international speaker, trainer, coach and published author. Her weekly Business Launch Radio show regularly attracts thousands of listeners in more than 30 countries. Before becoming an entrepreneur, Monique worked for almost 15 years in different international leadership positions in Marketing and Change Management.

Monique caught the Toastmasters bug more than 8 years ago. Since then she has been a very active support of the Toastmasters community. Monique realized that there are many Toastmasters that dream of becoming professional speakers. That is why she dedicated her HPL project to aspiring Pros. Monique gathered a passionate team, consolidating all the information you need to get your own speaker business started. It has become her mission to help people realize their dream as a professional speaker or as an entrepreneur. Starting a (speaker) business is hard work and… fun!

Workshop: Klaus Roth – The body speaks – but in which language?

Klaus Roth – The body speaks – but in which language?

The importance of gesturing and the sound of your voice are mostly underrated. We tend to be word-focused. This workshop will enforce your perception as to how people interact non-verbally. This seminar will increase your awareness as to how human beings interact without using words.

Everyone uses body language. Everyone is perfect in it because we start as a baby. But we are not aware of it. This workshop will sharpen your perception of what is happening among people.

I will bring to consciousness that words are sometimes of little importance in relation to the message delivered by your body. I will point out the different channels we use for interaction: Gestures, facial expressions, stance, posture, position in group, muscle tonicity..And I will speak about the influences from different cultural backgrounds.

This workshop will be in English and Gromolo.

Gromolo is a universal language. You will learn it during the workshop.

Benefit for the participants:

Awareness is the first step to change the way how your body is speaking. Body language is ruled by the unconsciousness. So it is out of the control of our thoughts. The potential of its influence is small. But a change is possible. I will show how slight changes generate great impact.

Klaus Roth profile

After finishing studies in economics I started my first company: Wholesale and retail sale of office furniture. After a couple of years I was longing for new challenges. I sold my company and started an education at the acting school “Theatre Laboratorium” in Berlin. This acting school was conducted by Teresa Nawrot – a former assistent of Jerzy Grotowski.

In 1990 I founded the “DaS Theater” (www.dastheaterkoeln.de). We create theatre plays with professional actors for a juvenile audience. The theatre won awards for “Best Performance of the Year” in Northrhine-Westphalia in 1997 and 2006.

Toastmasters became part of my life in 2003. I took officer roles several times. My focus is now to found my third TM club. I presented different workshops on communication-related topics in Germany and Poland.

I am now with Bonn International Toastmasters.

I have been rewarded with the “Outstanding Toastmaster” award in Nov 2012 for organizing the D59 Fall Conference in Bonn.

My hobbies are gardening, horseback riding, scuba diving and – obviously – Toastmasters.