Please see the video from the seminar "Project Management" hold by Bret Backer in April 2012:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sL-bLk1ML0&feature=youtu.be

On the 28-th of May EBA TM Club is welcoming our fellows and guests to come to the outstanding event - Interactive Seminar on the topic "Human Biases".

The ideas will be presented by Jimmy Hill,  Psychology Professor.

"This interactive presentation will focus on human biases, cognitive
mental health and distorted types of thinking.
I will do my best to share a few ideas.
Yes Kahneman (Nobel Prize Winner, 2002) and Tversky I have studied well and I think a few of their ideas I will present.
As well as Herbert Simon (Nobel Prize Winner, 1978) etc....and many of my own  thoughts

Thanks

Jimmy "

See you at 7.00 p.m., Edinburgh Business School in Eastern Europe

The meeting on the 14-th of May brought a pronouncement which urged me to make a synopsis after the speaker:


"... What World Champions of Public Speaking: Craig Valentine, Ed Tate and Lance Miller taught me?" Andrei Spivak, one of the winners of 2012 All Ukrainian Speech Contest, anounced the title.


To say that presentation was really learning and enchanting means to express nothing .... 
Why, are only such details worth: at a certain day, at a certain moment (4 a.m. Kiev time zone) every toastmasters' club member has possibility to call to the World Best speaker and to ask him (or her) several questions !!!!


When preparing for All Ukrainian Speech Contest Andrei Spivak used this opportunity !!!!
It is easy to guess what was his question: 
- 'Are there some secrets of speech creation to make it captivating and  successful?'
- 'There are at least three', - was the answer.
1. The story underlying the speech should be a part of personal experience. 
2. It is much better if it will be told through dialogs, not on behalf of third person.
3. Delivered story is to bear some universal message, close and understandible to everybody in the audience.  


In possesion of such advises we could come three steps closer to the achieving the goal of becoming skilled public speakers, don't we?


Thank you Andrei, it was Great!

Dear Friends!


You are invited to take part in next EBA TM Club meeting.


This meeting will be remarkable in that Andrei Spivak - eminent speaker, experienced participant of Toastmasters conquests will present a master-class on the topic: 


“Master of Presentations: Confidence and Language. What World Champions of Public Speaking: Craig Valentine (1999), Ed Tate (2000) and Lance Miller (2005) taught me."


You are welcome to come and derive the best knowledge,

practice and advises Andrei will gladly share with the

audience.

See you on Monday, May 14-th!

The Next EBA Toastmasters Club meeting 

will take place on the 7-th of May.

You are welcome to join us!

The mission of Toastmasters Club is to provide positive, supportive and friendly environment in which every individual club member has opportunity to improve oral communication and leadership skills, which in turn foster self-confidential enhancing and personal growth.

Dear Peter! 
(Peter Murphy, pls see the message on the blog dated 09.04.2012)

Here I'm asking the permission to thank you:

Firstly, that you don't celebrate 1-st May Holiday and continue to send me useful advises about communication skills improvement.

Secondly, that you managed to send me remarkable message with 5 wise hints these days:

Below I'm putting the synopsis of it:

(I confess, to my regret,  sometimes in the past my behavior coinsided with the described ...)

Oh, if I could have read your prompts earlier... probably my present and my future might be different .... ...

Sorry, my Dear, "LET YOUR PAST TO GO ... ", as was said in the prominent speech, delivered by Victoria Skliar during the last meeting!!!!

Thus, advises from Peter:

  

Make Good Conversation Every Time When you avoid these 5 Common Mistakes
you need to be aware of them: 
1. Blah, Blah, Blah.
The Blabbermouth is the number one enemy of the good conversation. The other party soon tunes out. Never letting the other person get a word in, the word hog just continues talking. It's an occupational hazard of becoming a good speaker, to forget about the listening part of a conversation.

2. Me, too!
Someone innocently starts a topic. Let us suggest about recently seen movie.

The other person basically grabs the ball and runs with it. (Or you might say runs at the mouth with it.).  

And then (unfortunately), he or she, the 'me, too' talker will say: "Oh, really? I saw the new Sci-Fi flick..."
Then 'me, too' starts to describe the movie leaving you high and dry with your conversation starter.
3. Take My Advice.
At the drop of a hint of a problem, this person is quick to offer advice.  More men tend to ruin a good conversation
with this bad habit then women. Both men and women do it, though.
There is nothing more annoying then talking to someone who suddenly turns into one of your parents. If you have a bad habit of doing this and are wisely trying to break it, let the person finish what they were saying. Then you can ask if they wanted an opinion or just wanted to express themselves.

4. Interruption.
Interrupting before your conversation partner has had a chance to finish their thought is annoying. It shows that
you think what you have to say is much more important than what the other person is saying.
5. Contradiction.
A good conversation doesn't play the 'I'm right so you should be wrong' game. A better way is to let the person
finish. Then say, " I have a different view than yours. I'll explain..." 

If you've allowed the other person a chance to explain their viewpoint, they are more likely to listen to yours.


Following these pointers will help you be able to carry on effective and interesting small talk conversations.
You will also be able to make the other person feel good about your conversation. You just have to know the right way to do it.
If you want to improve your professional and social standing, learn to communicate efficiently and in a positive manner. You will notice a dramatic difference in the way other people perceive you if you demonstrate self-confidence and project a friendly, informed image.

Test it yourself by reserving your 365 day trial.http://www.howtotalkwithconfidence.com

All the very best,
Peter

Peter Murphy is a peak performance expert. He recently revealed the secret strategies all high achievers use to
communicate with charm and impact.