Andrew Dlugan - Face the Wind - Toastmasters Speech Contest

You can write speeches like this.

The development of this speech is discussed in detail on the Six Minutes Public Speaking Blog:
http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/2008/02/27/speech-preparation-1-how-to-prepare-p...

This speech was delivered in May 2007 for the District 21 Toastmasters Speech Contest.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Speech
• Toastmasters
• Andrew
• Dlugan
• Contest
• International

[TheMobileMotivator]

the speech seemed very rehearsed but that is what you must do as a speaker. Andrew wrote a great speech and has potential to be a great speaker! Keep up the great work!

[susandevy]

he had everything for a good speech, but if only he put enough passion during delivering his speech.........

[stickybelvedere]

sounds very rehearsed....

doesnt sound natural

[legggggggggy]

He has an annoying high pitch voice. Where is his manhood?

He is over acting which is pretty annoying to watch unless you like acting.

He adds too many emotions to everything he talks about that kills the purpose because I lose the big picture of everything and cant imagine so much stuff at once.

I didn't get the point of the story. His story wasn't relating to me. Too much poem stuff talk... cant handle it.

[phoenixflares]

I don't know what is the limit of acting to not become over-acting?

[noshyfication]

i love giving speeches and for my speech class i had to watch this video ... i must say it was very very nicely done. i loved how the story just came together. At the beginning i thought "O great it is going to be about house mortgage....buying a house" etc something i am not interested it now...but as i listened i got more into it. and love it!

[UhMark]

tough crowd here. I am reading them and trying to see how they could find the whole thing lacking in authenticity. You would have to probably be in the audience for that. I think that when you said sometimes strong roots are not enough you broke your metaphor.

Could a person's roots be his or her values? I thought that is what you were going to say? If not, then what are a person's roots?

[tinkamyra]

I am joining my local Toast masters, i am NOT a shy person but seem to go very quiet when i have to stand up in front of an audience, I would love to be able to stand and talk infront of people. They tell me one day i will.

[nvedia]

Where is the script?

[troutopera]

You seem to follow the techniques you were told but your delivery looked like you were going through a checklist humour here, gestures here, Change tone and volume of voice here.  But mostly you had the same tempo. Also don't act as another character if you can't act. showed no enthusiasm in talking to the audience. You moved but it mostly aimlessly from point to point. Standing Still is stronger.Found your website and am amazed if you vague bio is true. You should no be coaching anyone. Stop