Life is a Series of Presentations

According to Tony Jeary, the author of the book, "Life is a Series of Presentations', daily life is actually a series of making one presentation after another. Every time you talk to someone, you're making a presentation; whether the person is your wife, your boss, your children or even the coffee seller at the kopitiam. Every human interaction is a presentation. So every time you talk to someone, you're presenting yourself, pushing your image, trying to convince them to see you in a special way, trying to persuade him or her to see your point of view.

As described in the book, Tony Jeary is a well known coach to America's top CEO's. He says that great presenters have a few things in common:

* careful about their appearances
* prepare their presentations
* understand skill and hardship are important
* study the audience to understand it's members
* seem emphatic and caring

To master the skill of being a great presenter requires a level of 'unconscious competence.' This level means that it's second nature to you and comes naturally. But how does one get this skill? Tony Jeary described in his book the essentials needed in becoming a master presenter. Example of these essentials are: know your audience, find out the purpose of the presentation, do your homework, conquer your fear, lead the audience gently and be flexible. Tony writes that one should develop habits based on these essentials and to practice these presentation skills to both large and small audiences.

We believe this level can also be achieved by joining Toastmasters! Getting this skill requires a program of communication and practice that Toastmasters have in abundance. By joining Toastmasters and diligently completing the manuals allows anyone to achieve this level of 'unconscious competence'. Great presenters are in fact great communicators! We believe that Toastmasters is an easy way to achieve the skills mentioned by Tony Jeary. So don't waste time, be a master in life by being a successful presenter to all the people in you life. Join Toastmaster now or if you are already a member, continue doing your projects.