Marcia Wood

VP, DTC Speaks Toastmasters. Member of Speech Masters, Evening Stars, and I’m Just Sayin’.

[Marcia Wood @tufty_ears]

@TMTweetChat #TMTweetChat #Toastmasters Q1
Turning an ordinary topic into an engaging message. That's a tough question. One time I took a bunch of elastic hair loops and tied them into a chain as I spoke about my mom, dad, brother, son, daughter and granddaughters.

[Marcia Wood @tufty_ears]

@TMTweetChat #TMTweetChat #Toastmasters Q4
I learned from WCPS Craig Valentine to develop the Foundational Phrase of the speech first. WCPS Ed Tate calls it "the phrase that pays."

[Marcia Wood @tufty_ears]

@suellenoverton @TMTweetChat #TMTweetChat Icebreaker
I could speak off the cuff about the Legends of Baby Doe and HAW Tabor, General William Jackson Palmer and the narrow gauge railroad, and Emily Griffith and her Opportunity School.

[Marcia Wood @tufty_ears]

Toastmasters Online and Well-Connected https://t.co/ydDZeKWmig via @YouTube

[Marcia Wood @tufty_ears]

@TMTweetChat A6. I say to a new mentor that you should keep the personal information very brief. Remember it’s not about you, it’s about your mentee.

[Marcia Wood @tufty_ears]

@TMTweetChat Q-4 If I participate in a table topics contest, I ask my friends ahead of time to send me a list of questions they remember as thought-provoking. Then I think up answers and practice adding vocal variety and body movements. #TMTweetChat

[Marcia Wood @tufty_ears]

@TMTweetChat Q-5 Be as comfortable as possible and know your audience. That’s what I would recommend to a new Toastmaster. #TMTweetChat

[Marcia Wood @tufty_ears]

@twittarrpirate @D26Toastmasters #TMTweetChat thank you for the kind words. Just like someone who climbs mountains, I served for three years as a #toastmasters district 26 trio member “because it was there!”

[Marcia Wood @tufty_ears]

@TMTweetChat This was A3.

[Marcia Wood @tufty_ears]

@TMTweetChat I imagine that others expect a servant leader to take charge to identify the goal to be accomplished. Following directions is not the best action by others but by motivating others to propose ways to accomplish the goal the servant leader is empowering them. #TMTweetChat

[Marcia Wood @tufty_ears]

@TMTweetChat This should be an answer to question 4, not 2.

[Marcia Wood @tufty_ears]

@TMTweetChat A2. #tmtweetchat Servant Leaders are described in the HPL manual as “enabling or empowering others to accomplish something worthy. Servant leaders are willing to place empowerment above personal power.” Therefore i believe servant leaders can be ambitious if a goal is altruistic

[Marcia Wood @tufty_ears]

@TMTweetChat A1. A very appropriate question for the week before Martin Luther King Jr Day. He was a good example of a servant leader. This quote is from the HPL manual. He inspired many by “unifying people in a movement that led to sweeping social reforms...”

[Marcia Wood @tufty_ears]

@TMTweetChat When I am exhausted and all the energy is sucked out of me, that’s when I reach for tuna salad or a fish sandwich. #tmtweetchat

[Marcia Wood @tufty_ears]

@TMTweetChat I will see you next week during the live #TMTweetChat. I had a conflict yesterday. Great comments and answers to lively and engaging questions!

[Marcia Wood @tufty_ears]

@TMTweetChat
Q5. My one piece of advice to a new speaker is to believe in yourself. You have more skill and talent already than you think you have!

[Suellen Overton @suellenoverton]

I learned from Christine Clapp today in a podcast that we should spend 40% of prep time on development of the speech and 60% on practice. #tmtweetchat

[Marcia Wood @tufty_ears]

Don't let what you want to say get in the way of what you want to accomplish. #AveryToday #ryanavery #JamesGoodnow #toastmasters #worldchamp

[Marcia Wood @tufty_ears]

At the book signing arty do Ryan Avery's https://t.co/oCidKBsyNC #ryanavery #toastmasters #worldchamp

[Marcia Wood @tufty_ears]

#d26toastmasters #toastmasters IPDD Deborah Frauenfelder awards plaque to Foothills Director Mark Entrekin!