Toastmaster Speech Project #1 : The Icebreaker

Hi All,

Some how I do not have the exact draft of my ice breaker speech that I gave however I do remember couple of things that went right and wrong that might help other toastmasters :-

Positive :-
1.) I used lot of humor - Self humor. In a toastmaster meeting we should refrain from mocking at others, not only it is bad morally and ethically you might even be disqualified by the general evaluator.

Like I made fun of my name. "Shashi" is usually a girl's name in north india so I explained how embarrassed I feel at times.

Made fun on my school and college life.

2.) Practised a lot : Any toastmaster speech needs at least 3 practises. Luckily I realized this fact well in advance and practised it well.
As an icebreaker is the first time you will speek to your club members, it is better to practise as much as you can .

Negatives:-

1.) I spoke very normally, now I think that I could have done it better. ( BTW, I feel this after every toastmaster speech I give )

I could have included some creative ideas/methods.

Some other good icebreakers had following :-

1.) TM Badhri - started with the testimonials from the orkut.
2.) TM Harish - named his speech "Where are you from ?" and he started by asking others where are you from making it interactive and then went on to tell about himself.
3.) TM Bhaskar - Began with a noble quote - " if you do anything with full interest and energy -you'll succeed" and then explained how this has changed his own life.
4.) TM Manjunatha - He explained how the IT dept made his email ID as manju which is again a girl's name and how anyone whom he mails thinks that he might actually be a she.
5.)TM Parul - She explained how her mom used to pamper her in her childhood and how it lead to a big physique and how she managed to reduce.

All the best my fellow toastmaster for your journey.

Do leave your comments or feedbacks and tell us how your Ice breaker went.