BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:Events Booking BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69df797d2e762 SUMMARY:Communications CoP: Humorous Speech and Evaluation Contests DESCRIPTION:This is a NCPMI Communication &\; Public Speaking CoP- NCPL Toastmasters Club Meeting. \; The Meeting includes prepared speech\, table topics\, networking\, evaluations\, jokes and multiple meeting oper ations roles. \; 10-09-2018: 5:30 pm \;-8:00 pm (5.30-6.00 Regis tration\, Snack &\; Pre-meeting Networking) Cisco Campus - Building 1 2 (Vienna\, Warsaw\, Madrid) Abstract Speech Contests provide excellen t opportunities to accelerate the development of speaking skills. The comp etitive environment causes contestants to spend several hours writing\, re writing and rehearsing the delivery of their speech. This activity require s focus\, energy and intense desire\, and often produces the contestants' best work. A speech contest is a project\, which offers opportunities to practice and develop leadership and project management skills in a low ri sk environment. This contest will involve speech evaluations and humorou s speeches\, which often provide a rich source of entertainment for the au dience. \; Learning Objectives Participants will: Experience models of excellent speakers who can be emulated Learn methods for injec ting humor into their own speeches \; Acquire tips from competitive evaluators\, which can be used to develop their own speaking skills Expe rience practical examples where Evaluators LEAD: Listen\, Evaluate And Dec ide LOCATION:7200 Kit Creek Road\, Building 12\, RTP DTSTART:20181009T213000Z DTEND:20181010T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260415T114149Z ORGANIZER;CN=PMI North Carolina Chapter:MAILTO:bounce@ncpmi.org GEO:35.859787;-78.88278 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=7200 Kit Creek Road\, Build ing 12\, RTP;X-APPLE-RADIUS=72;X-TITLE=Cisco Campus - Building 12 (Vienna\ , Warsaw\, Madrid):35.859787;-78.88278 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR