Toastmasters

Good evening dear fellow toastmasters and welcomed guests. Nice to meet you! My name is Rxx. Today I want to share and let you know about American Sign Language (ASL). Are you ready?

Sign language, as its name indicates, is the language used by people who may have hearing problems. How does it work? Let’s imagine that we are now living in a world without sound. How are we going to communicate without using our voice? If you think about it, well, it is actually not anything new to us. Without even being aware of it, we all communicate in various ways other than talking, all the time. Those include literal methods such as handwriting or text messaging, as well as other approaches such as our gestures, eye contact, and facial expressions. By saying that, I’m already mentioning 3 key components of sign language: gestures, eye contact, and facial expressions.

To style or not to style, it is the question. By saying style, I mean “communication style”, which I learned about in Toastmasters training program, the Pathway. Though I don’t totally agree with this concept itself, on which I’ll explain why later, for now let me just share about what it is.

Mars, this little rocky red marble in the space, has become quite popular recently. Elon Musk, the significant figure of our era, talked a lot about immigration to Mars. What’s so good about it? If you are curious about this potential new home for us, today is a lucky day for you. Because I’ve been there before and I do have a lot to share!