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Where to get Convention Guidelines and portions to beware of

The ACE International Student Convention Guidelines are available free to download at http://www.aceministries.com/studentprograms/isc/

The South Pacific Student Convention Guidelines are available free to download at http://www.scee.edu.au/spscguidelines. If you are a South Pacific student aiming to attend an International Convention, be aware that there may be differences in the guidelines which you need to take into account.

Dramatic Monologue
As of July 2012, South Pacific Guidelines for Dramatic Monologue  have been altered to match the International Guidelines, which state no set and only one prop.

Dramatic Dialogue

As of July 2012, South Pacific Guidelines for Dramatic Dialogue have been altered to match the International Guidelines, which state no set and only one prop.

Puppet Play

The International Guidelines for Puppet Play state: Scripts must be tastefully presented, avoiding slang insinuation of questionable language. Also avoid references to television or worldly practices such as movies, dancing, or mixed swimming.

The SPC Guidelines on Puppets state: Scripts must be tastefully presented, avoiding slang, insinuation, questionable language, or references to television, and should be consistent with a Biblical Worldview.

I feel that the International version removes any doubt or dispute.

ISC 2012 webstream archive now open

If you weren't able to be present at the International Student Convention evening rallies, you can view them at your leisure using the archive links to the free web-streaming generously provided by ACE Ministries. This year's rallies will be available for viewing until 5 November 2012.

Follow this link to view: http://www.aceministries.com/studentprograms/isc/

May you be moved to laughter and tears. Above all, may you be inspired to greater surrender, greater commitment, greater skill, and greater service.

Ten Tips for Public Speaking [Toastmasters]

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Need help giving a speech? Among the pile of free resources on the Toastmasters International website is Ten Tips for Public Speaking.

Click the link above for more information on these ten tips.

1. Know your material.
   
2. Practice. Practice. Practice!
   
3. Know the audience.
   
4. Know the room.
   
5. Relax.
   
6. Visualize yourself giving your speech.
   
7. Realize that people want you to succeed.
   
8. Don’t apologize.
   
9. Concentrate on the message – not the medium.
   
10. Gain experience.

Why You Need Public Speaking Skills

Have you ever been invited to make a speech or prodded to enter a speech and drama competition? Most of us, horrified at the very idea, would reply, "No way. That's not for me." This is a normal and sensible reaction if you've never had speech or drama training.

In the same way, if you push a soldier armed with a feather duster into the heat of modern warfare, he's not going to be very courageous. However, if you arm him with state-of-the-art weapons and train him how to use them, he will be effective in his mission.*

Are you on a mission to effect change in your life or in the lives of those around you?

If you answered yes, then you'll need to be a communicator. Are you equipped with effective keys to powerful communication? Are you trained in how to use them?

If you answered no to either of the above, watch this video playlist that demonstrates tools that will help empower you to be effective in your mission.

Share this playlist! http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9A18ED9D7C00BA6F

* Metaphor by Ray Comfort, The Way of the Master Season 1, Episode 1.