At Vox Populi we do the serious business of delivering speeches very well. In fact we have it down to a fine art, but we also have a lot of fun while we’re doing it and wiVox Populi Toastmasters _on top of a mountain SXC 2th this in mind, I’ve drawn up our very own Vox Populi Toastmaster ‘Ten Commandments’. Seriously I was up in the Dublin Mountains one day, and this voice came out of the clouds and told me to write down everything S/he said……………………….!

  1. Thou shalt commit to doing a role at a club meeting at least once a month
  2. Thou shalt not avoid doing the role of Timer (no matter how much you hate it)
  3. Thou shalt not hide during the Topics session
  4. Or leave to go to the bathroom when the Topics master calls your name
  5. Thou shalt remember to bring a pen to fill out your evaluation slip at the club meeting
  6. Thou shalt be very good and remember to bring a pen for your fellow club member who doesn’t have one for his/her evaluation slip at the next club meeting
  7. Thou shalt practice, practice, practice the night before delivering a speech
  8. Thou shalt avoid all intoxicating substances (including liquor) two hours before delivering a speech
  9. Thou shalt deliver thy speech without notes (go on, ad lib if you have to)
  10. Thou shalt resist the urge to do star jumps around the podium when thou succeeds in delivering your speech without notes

 

The penalty for not keeping The Vox Populi Ten Commandments is to recite your least favourite Nursery Rhyme backwards during the Poetmaster slot at the next Club meeting.

You’ve been warned!

Gemma Shannon

Vice President Public Relations, Vox Populi Toastmasters

Photo courtesy of Sara Moses, US (sarame287)

 

Vox Populi ‘Ten Commandments’_25th November 2013