| 19 January – MBS Alumni Toastmaster Club – Presentation Openers
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| When it comes to presentations & speeches, we always hear "Good Morning" or "Thank you" at the start.
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| Not only is it unoriginal, it loses that important FIRST minute to capture your audience's attention & establish your command of the room & the topic and build rapport.
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| DON’T SAY:
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| X Hello, thanks for being here today . . .
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| X Please bear with me . . .
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| X Let me start by apologising for . . .
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| DO SAY:
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| YES 1 - When I showed up for my first day of work here, I mistakenly thought that . . .
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| YES 2 - Five, 10, 20 years ago, I never could have imagined that . . .
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| YES 3 - The year was . . .
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| YES 4 - I will never forget the first time that . . .
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| YES 5 - What would you do if you’d been in my shoes? Here’s what happened . . .
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| YES 6 - I have a confession to make . . .
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| YES 7 - I was brought up to believe . . .
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| YES 8 - Among my friends, I am famous for . . .
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| YES 9 - I don’t like to admit it, but . . .
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| YES 10 - Something you’d never guess about me is . . .
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| START POWERFULLY to make an IMPACT!
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| We will take a break on 2 Feb 2022 for Chinese New Year. Enjoy this auspicious time with your friends and family.
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| Come join our next regular meeting on campus, 16 Feb 2022 (Wed) at 7.30pm.
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