A few days ago, I gave a talk on “Soft Skills” at the local Free Code Camp Indy meetup group. I found it be a fun and exciting challenge giving this talk. The talk itself went very well. The only issue was I did not have any notes in front of me. I had to […]
Communication Skills
Toastmasters Competent Communicator
Yesterday, at the Greenfield Toastmasters club, I completed my 10th speech for Toastmasters. After completing my 10th speech, I earned my Competent Communicator from Toastmasters. The Competent Communicator Award from Toastmasters is a reward given after a member completes 10 speeches. The 10 speeches are different in topic and format. Here are a list of […]
Toastmasters Update
I’ve continued to attend Toastmasters and I still highly recommend it. I completed 6 speeches this year and next year I will earn by Competent Communicator. A Competent Communicator is someone who completes 10 speeches in the first book from Toastmasters. Along with giving the speeches, I competed in two contests. I didn’t win the […]
Improv Update
I just finished Level 3 classes from IndyProv. Level 3 was really challenging and I learned a lot from the experience. In the first 2 classes, I learned to become more comfortable speaking and being in front of people. This trend continued in the third class. I was also able to work on my vocal […]
I could not have improved without improv
A few months ago, I finished taking level 2 of improv classes. I had a great time in the class and I learned a lot from it. I needed a topic for a Toastmasters speech. I decided to write about some of the lessons that I learned from Improv. The following is the text of […]
Improv
I recently finished taking an Introduction to Improv class from Indyprov. It was a really great experience for various reasons. First off it really challenged me to step out of my comfort zone and it helped me to get comfortable performing/speaking in front of people. I also got really lucky and I was with a […]