| ADVANCED
COMMUNICATION MANUALS
Toastmasters
International currently offers 15 additional Advanced Communication
manuals that club members can use to improve their speaking skills after
they have completed the Basic Competent Communication Manual. Each of
the advanced manuals assumes that the speaker already knows the basics
of speech - organization, voice, gestures, etc. and offers the experience
of becoming more proficient.
These Advanced Communication
manuals are designed around the following four principles:
1. The projects increase
in difficulty within each manual, beginning with an overview of the
subject and then becoming more specialized as you progress through the
five speeches.
2. Each project within
a manual incorporates what you have learned from the preceding ones,
and assumes you will use these techniques whether or not they are specifically
referred to.
3. The projects supply
more information than you need to complete each particular assignment.
This will give you idea-starters for future talks.
4. It is the speech
preparation and delivery that teaches you, not just the reading of the
project in the manual.
The
Advanced Communication Program offers these Advanced Manuals:
The
Entertaining Speaker
Projects address preparing and delivering an entertaining speech and
incorporating humor into different aspects of speaking.
Speaking
To Inform
This manual contains information about organizing an informational speech
and much more!
Public
Relations
Covers preparing a speech that will sway your audience to what ever
it is you're promoting.
Facilitating
Discussion
Group discussions are common, and this manual provides instruction in
facilitating the most common types of discussions.
Specialty
Speeches
This manual contains information about giving the most common ones,
and it covers impromptu talks, preparing inspirational speeches, selling
a product, reading out loud and introducing a speaker.
Speeches
By Management
This manual offers instruction in giving speeches as a member of management.
The
Professional Speaker
This manual offers guidance in preparing various types of speeches in
a professional atmosphere.
Technical
Presentations
Learn how to prepare technical briefings, design and present a proposal,
talk about a technical subject to a nontechnical audience, present a
technical paper and enhance a technical talk with the internet.
Persuasive
Speaking
Projects cover selling a product, making "cold calls", preparing
a winning proposal, convincing an audience to at least consider your
side of a controversial issue or subject and persuading listeners to
help bring a vision and mission to reality.
Communicating
On Television
Learn how to present an editorial, appear as a guest on an interview
program, be the host of an interview program, conduct a press conference
and use television to train.
Storytelling
This manual offers instruction in telling folk tales, personal stories,
stories with morals, emotional stories and stories about historical
events or people.
Interpretive
Reading
Projects include reading stories, poetry, monodramas, plays and famous
speeches.
Interpersonal
Communication
Topics in this manual include conversing with ease, negotiating, handling
criticism, coaching someone to improve performance and expressing dissatisfaction
effectively.
Special
Occasion Speeches
This manual provides instruction in giving toasts, speaking in praise/giving
a eulogy, "roasting"; someone and presenting and accepting
awards.
Humorously
Speaking
Learn how to incorporate humor into every aspect of your speech.
ADVANCED
LEADERSHIP MANUALS
The
advanced leadership manuals consist of the following:
High
Performance Leadership
This five-project program offers instruction and practice in vital leadership
skills.
Guidance
Committee Handbook
Additional Guidance Committee Handbook for High Performance Leadership
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