In Toastmasters, our goal is to become better speakers. While prepared speeches are great, being able to speak briefly about a subject on the spur of the moment is also important. That is why we have a segment in our meetings called Table Topics and the person who presents the topics is called the Table Topics Master.
I am once again the Table Topics Master for our next club meeting and the theme of our meeting is “Colors of Life”. This table topics idea is inspired by my kids, who were constantly coming up to me when they were little with drawings they had made, hoping I could decipher exactly what they’d drawn. Sometimes I was better at this game than others. I decided it might be fun to have my fellow Toastmasters have a go at deciphering random colorful kid drawings.
I typed “colorful kids drawings” into a search engine and downloaded my favorite images. I then added one per page to power point slides. The whole process took about 15 minutes. There isn’t much else going on at our meeting tonight, so Table Topics will need to fill a large amount of time. I selected 16 images so we have quite a selection to work with. Each Table Topics speaker will be presented with an image and have to create a 1-3 minute story about the image.
This is a great Table Topics idea to use for online meetings as well as in-person with a projector available. Feel free to use this idea to create your own selection of artwork for interpretation. It doesn’t have to be only kids’ drawings. You can use themed art, ink blots, tie dye, photography, or anything else that leaves room for interpretation.
Here are links to my presentation, in multiple formats, in case you are in need of a quick creative Table Topics presentation that is suitable for any time of the year and don’t have the time to create your own.
Colors of Life – Google Slides
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