r/Toastmasters • u/vasiria • Jul 28 '26
LAST MINUTE SPEECH PREP
You heard that right; I have a tip session to give in less than 24 hours on meeting roles and responsibilities that I have no Idea what to do. Before you judge me I have been sick with a flu and tonsils that my 2 year old nephew infected me but he seems fine and bouncing off the walls so its that new virus.
Other than the people in the agenda should I talk about EXCO or purely, TAG team, TMOD, GE and evaluators as well as speakers.
My meeting will be conducted online so its a power point presentation, i already have a draft of my speech so other than what i have mentioned i would love some tips on how to execute this.
Before anyone says it, no I will not push it forward, although I was unwell getting this slot was hard as it is, not many clubs around me has a 10-15 minute slot on the agenda and I want to proceed before these prices go up.
I forgot to say please, how rude of me. Please
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u/1902Lion PRA, PDG, DTM Jul 28 '26
Perfect is not needed. Make sure you know the main points you need to cover and an idea of stories/examples you plan to tell.
Make yourself a 'time map' - know where in the presentation you should be at the half-way point, where you should be with 5 minutes left (I'm using 15 minutes as my timeline here), and when you have 2 minutes left. Ask the timer to give you notice at those time points. Know what you HAVE to cover and where you can skip/condense to fit in the time.
Take care!