How do you motivate Toastmasters Members, and especially Club officers, to get involved in activities outside the club?  Activities like Toastmasters Leadership Institutes (TLIs), Area and Division speech contests, District Conferences.  This video shares a method that worked well for me.

Do you study the past World Champions of public speaking?  You should!  You can learn a lot from studying the masters!  Darren Lacroix knows how to open a speech with impact! 

This video is Darren Lacroix's 2001 World Championshpship winning speech "Ouch"...