Hello – District 21Toastmaster – World!
Posted by: rodneydenno on: November 23, 2008
Welcome to the blog that’s dedicated to expanding your Toastmasters experience through video and on-line technologies.
The purpose of this blog is twofold:
One: To educate District 21 Toastmasters about:
1 – The value of using video in your clubs as a feedback and learning tool.
2 – The value of sharing great club speeches and presentations with the world through on-line video hosting – such as YouTube or Google Video.
3 – The value of pre-recorded on-line video as an – always available – tool for training club, area, division and district officers.
4 – The value of conference calling and web conferencing as ways of sharing information and conducting interactive training with large groups without them having to meet physically.
Two: To create a conversation, around One, between all District 21 Toastmasters and to capture and share the collected knowledge, experiences, intellect and wisdom of that conversation.
Video
Posted by: rodneydenno on: November 20, 2008
Have you ever wondered what you look and sound like as you give a speech or presentation to your club?
Have you ever thought that maybe that speech or presentation you just gave was worth sharing with others but you did not know how?
Have you ever wished that you could find someone who could quickly and succinctly explain an officer or club role to you or effectively demonstrate how to deliver a certain type of speech?
Feedback, sharing and training are three of the valuable ways in which video can enhance your Toastmaster experience.
Video technology as a feedback tool for use in club meetings is now within the budgets of many Toastmaster clubs.
Your ability to share videos of your great performances is now free and easy to accomplish thanks to YouTube, Google and many other video hosting – social networking – web sites.
There is a wealth of highly trained and talented Toastmaster who have valuable information and insights to share with the Toastmaster world……we need to record them to video so they can be shared.
Conference Calling and Web Conferencing
Posted by: rodneydenno on: November 20, 2008
If I asked you to set up a telephone conference call with 10 people for one hour from now, and the conference call had to be free of charge for all 10 people…….would you be able to do it?
If I asked you to set up a web conference meeting with 10 people for one hour from now, and the web conference meeting had to be free of charge for all 10 people……would you be able to do it?
While your answer to both of these questions may have been ‘No’ right now……your answer to both of these questions can be “Yes I can.” The companies that offer conference calling and web conferencing over the Internet have matured significantly over the past few years and the technology has become very reliable.
On-Line Club/Area/Division/District Officer Training
Posted by: rodneydenno on: November 20, 2008
Current TI policy is that Officer Training must be face-to-face in order for it to count towards a clubs Distinguished Club Program (DCP) goals. The result of the current face-to-face requirement imposes severe limitations on when, where and how training takes place.
This blog entry is dedicated to building the argument that a combination of – prerecorded – video based training and – live – interactive online web conference training is essentially equivalent to face-to-face training and should count as Officer Training in the DCP.
Today’s video and Internet technologies now give us the opportunity to capture, connect, interact and share information, knowledge and ideas in ways that were not available a few years ago.
