Darren LaCroix presented “Speaking Outside of Toastmasters for Fun, Profit, and Club Building” at the Waterfront December 12, 2011. Darren interspersed valuable information with spurts of humor. His energy made learning fun. He encouraged audience participation by recognizing the first person who answered a question and mentioning that same person also offered a helpful comment to another participant. Darren rewarded the man with the book The Speaker’s Edge by world champion speakers.
What is a World Champion of Public Speaking?
Every spring Toastmasters from fourteen countries prepare speeches for the International Speech Contest. The top two winners from each level advance. These levels are:
Club
Area
Division
District
From there the two top winners advance to the International Conference where they compete with other regions in the semi-final. From there ten winners take the international stage. One of them will become the Word Champion of Public Speaking. Out of 25,000 contestants, Darren LaCroix won this prestigious award in 2001.
Further Training
Since then Darren has helped other speakers achieve their goals. He offers free tips online. To sign up go to www.52GetPaidToSpeakTips.comand www.Top10SpeakingTips.com
He also teams with “The Lady and the Champs” Patricia Fripp, Ed Tate, Craig Valentine, and Mark Brown for an annual speakers conference in Las Vegas in February. www.worldChampsLIVE.com
Darren performs stand-up comedy. He will speak to National Speakers Association Pittsburgh www.nsapittsburgh.orgtonight December 13, 2011 from six to nine at the Crowne Plaza, Coraopolis on Humor Secrets, Templates and Formulas: Get Laughs at Your Next Presentation....Even If You Aren't Funny!
Darren’s Quotes
Darren says he loves quotes. He passed on some valuable ones:
“When you stop worrying about looking good, you will look good.”
“If you’re in your head, your emotions are dead.”
“The audience wants you present, not perfect.”
To find out more about Darren LaCroix go to www.DarrenLaCroix.com
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