The first time I gave an ice breaker speech was a long time ago.
Our toastmasters club had a theme for each meeting, and on that day the theme was "Backwards toastmasters meeting"
My speech title was "I am an extraordinary person living an ordinary life".
When I announced the speech title, I sensed my audience judging me as an "arrogant" person. I often make snap judgements about people and their social status, and life too. I could relate.
But, I had a plan. I took a deep breath and started.
I had taken advantage of our toastmaster theme meeting, and structured my speech backwards. So extraordinary were my life stances and I was the ordinary one.
I am an ordinary person living an extraordinary life. I am so grateful for what I have in life.
Life happened. I stopped going to Toastmasters. I became pregnant, went on maternity, and changed jobs.
After a couple of years at my new place of employment, I found out there's a corporate Toastmasters Club. I was so happy and happier when my manager was supportive of me joining the club, and happiest when I found out my second line manager was a club member. Oh all the opportunities I could embarrass myself in front of my managers!
I have a self defeating sense of humour.
It's a deja vu moment for me to be standing here, and giving another ice breaker speech. Feeling all your energy through miles, cuz I am in Canada, and you are not. It seems, and I am saying this based on my experience of two Toastmasters club, the common denominator here is positive energy.
so my fellow toastmasters, I can't wait to start this new journey with you. In this one I plan on identifying my sense of humour and incorporating it in the words I choose to deliver the messages.
Back to you!
Notes to self: need an example to for self-defeating sense of humour.
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