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Are you ready to try speaking in a more challenging environment ?
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Would you like to
give a Toastmasters talk on television?
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Want to see how a
TV show is created?
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Would you like to
see talks by Toastmasters from other clubs?
Toastmaster Time is the television program
produced by members of Toastmasters International clubs in District
57, Alameda County, California for broadcast on community access channels.
TmT presents talks by Toastmasters from District 57, from Icebreakers
to Advanced talks. You can see several years of those talks in the Watch Recent Shows section.
The Mission of TmT is to
give District 57 Toastmaster members the opportunity to learn new
skill Toastmaster, a unique opportunity to try something new as
a challenge, and to have the chance to see yourself as others see
you -- how often do you get the chance to evaluate yourself? Speaking
on TmT gives you that chance!s by presenting on television, and to show examples of all levels
of speaking skills to our members.
Presenting on TmT gives
you, the speaker, the chance to gain experience by speaking in a very different environment, the TV studio.
Recent News About Our Location!
Because Comcast has recently changed the way they support public access television, TmT will no longer be recorded in Comcast's Fremont studio, where it has resided since 1997. We will soon have a new studio 'home', but until then, we will record in studios around the Bay Area. Watch this page for the time and location of the next show.
Thanks to the Media Center in Palo Alto for providing recording facilities for the October show!
Here is the home page for the Media center:
http://midpenmedia.org/
Watch
Recent Shows
Our shows are broadcast
every Tuesday evening on Comcast Cable Channel 29 at 7:00 p.m. in
the Fremont/ Newark/Union City area in California, on other cable systems in the area and also available
here on the Toastmaster Time website. Did you miss the last show?
Or maybe you don't have access to the show on cable?
No problem! You can see recent shows right here on our website!
Click
here to view our recent shows
How
Can Being on Toastmaster Time Help Me?
Speaking to the
camera is a great way to see yourself as others do, to be your own
evaluator, and to help you take your skills to the next level! Speaking in a TV studio environment is very different than speaking in a club. See
what other Toastmasters are saying about their TmT experience here.
What Can You Present
On Toastmaster Time Television?
Almost any Toastmaster
manual project is OK, subject to time constraints. A six minute length
is ideal for most shows, but other types of talks and projects can
be done with prior arrangement.
Giving a talk that directly promotes your own business or personal beliefs is discouraged, but there's nothing wrong with giving an informative, interesting, talk on a topic you know well!
Want To Check
It Out ?
Be our guest at a taping
session - join the audience and see what's involved. Click
here for directions to the studio.
Yay! I'm Going to
Be on TV! What Else Do I Need to Know?
Here are some tips on appearing on camera in a TV studio, based on what we have learned about coaching first-time studio speakers over the years:
Speaking Tips on Video - George Marshall (Windows) (Mac)
Television cameras see
the world a bit different than we do. They don't much like white or
bright red clothing, shiny objects, small checked fabric, or narrow
stripes, so avoid them, or you will look funny :-(.
To see what happens to thin stripes and fine chaecks,
check out this
short video! (Here's
the Mac version).
Be sure and enlarge the video screen so you
can see the details well!
How
To Get Involved
Email
us to:
- Get a visitor's pass for the next recording session,
- Request a speaking
opportunity or
- Find out more about
the program
- Sign up for crew training
We record a new
show on the fourth Thursday of each month at 7 pm, unless there is
a conflict with a holiday.
Location: Comcast's Fremont studio, click
here for directions
Comcast offers
very low cost training on all the equipment in the studio: cameras,
lighting, video switcher, audio gear and Computer Graphics. You need
to complete the training to operate the equipment, although you can
appear as a speaker with no Comcast training.
More About
Toastmasters
Toastmasters is an international
non-profit, educational organization dedicated to helping its members
improve their communications skills, including public speaking, effective
listening, and leadership. Find out more about Toastmasters International,
or find a Toastmasters club near you, by going to their website:
www.toastmasters.org
Toastmasters District 57 includes over 150 clubs from San Francisco's
East Bay area to the Northern California border. Find out more about
Toastmaster activities in our district at the District 57 website:
www.d57toastmasters.org
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