tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post4611744059963894248..comments2024-03-28T15:05:10.372-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: Toastmasters speak the global language of humanity, ambitionNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-52097410193782169242018-08-29T11:29:50.859-05:002018-08-29T11:29:50.859-05:00I find it interesting when people work hard to ove...I find it interesting when people work hard to overcome difficulties, such as a speech impediment, and end up in jobs such as broadcasting or acting. If you listen closely, you can notice, for instance, a person compensating for their inability to form the "s" sound. They become so polished in every other way that the deficiency becomes inconsequential. Almost unnoticeable. It takes a lot of courage and determination to overcome an obstacle like that. Tony Galatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944671504245191140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-66639655175032236462018-08-29T08:56:41.641-05:002018-08-29T08:56:41.641-05:00Almost made me rush out and join.
My last attempt...Almost made me rush out and join.<br /><br />My last attempt at public speaking (my granddaughter's wedding), ended when she rushed up to hug me and I forgot the last half of my oft rehearsed speech.<br /><br />Thanks for "thobes." Now I know what to call the robes that Arabs wear.<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-29137556017608225852018-08-29T08:42:34.002-05:002018-08-29T08:42:34.002-05:00In my first job a new boss decided we would all be...In my first job a new boss decided we would all benefit from Toastmasters. I did benefit from it, but what I recall most was a memorable malapropism uttered by a member (no pun intended) during our first, organizational meeting. When a proposal that we all be given a copy of "Roberts Rules of Order" was approved, one of our number said he might get a good price from a relative who worked for what he thought was the publisher, a firm he identified as the Scott Foreskin Company.<br /><br />Tom Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.com