The below are excerpts from my Speech for Toastmaster's Advanced Communication Track.
I had used certain rhetorical devices during the speech like voice modulation, alliteration and rhymes. And I daresay the speech was a success.
A few days back, I was composing my speech for toastmaster's advance communication track and I decided to read it out aloud.
If you want to be a monkey, eat bananas, insects and kiwi,
If you want to be a giraffe, eat shrubs, leaves and barks
If you want to be a buffalo, eat the movie posters
If you want to be a lion eat the monkey, giraffe, and buffalo.
My niece Anika looked at me singing a strange jingle and … asked… Chachi… If you want to be a human what should you eat? For a change, I wasn’t puzzled on getting this googly from my 7 year old niece. I said “Anika! Humans eat deep fried aloo tikka, pizzas and double cheese burgers”.
Good evening toastmasters and guests… If you eat a chicken, you’ll be a chicken, if you eat a fried potato, you are sure to put on more weight, If you eat spinach, you will be spinachy , I mean strong. Dont get me wrong ;)
You are what you eat!!!
Some people are overweight due to heredity reasons and some have animal instincts by birth. I’m not talking about them. I’m talking about the rest of us, who chose to be overweight and who chose not to have control on what they eat.
I am talking about the seafood diet people.
No not people who diet on crabs, fishes and octopus. But the see-food people . The people who "see food" and eat it.
When God originally created man, man was lean and fit. God covered the earth with broccoli, cauliflower, spinach; with green, yellow and red vegetables of all kinds, so man would live long and healthy. But, look at what man did using God's gifts;
God gave man healthy vegetables, nuts and olive oil to cook them. Man created deep-fried veggies, butter-dipped popcorn.
God gave potato, brimming with potassium and good nutrition. Man peeled off the healthy potato skin … sliced the starchy center … added lots of salt and deep-fried them in animal fats to create French fries. Man became like a potato – fat and obese.
Think about how our life style and eating habits have changed in the last several decade. Dal- roti … GONE … Burgers ON. Dosas GONE… Pizzas ON. Fruit juices GONE… SODA… ON.
It takes 3 times more land, energy and water to feed a non-vegetarian when compared to feeding a vegetarian. Nearly 30% of Indians are without proper food and nutrition. It makes more sense to go vegetarian.
At the end, a healthy body creates a sound mind. Look at Avinash, the very enthusiastic toastmaster, who just looks like a college grad even at this age because of his healthy vegetarian diet.
I know there is binge eating. People find comfort in food. You get stressed , you eat desserts. Each time you weigh yourselves you get shocked to discover how much stronger the Earth's gravitational pull (your weight !) has become since last time. You get more stressed and you eat more desserts and the vicious circle goes on.
Hold on desserts is stressed spelled backwards. Is it a coincidence. I think not.
There is an old proverb which says To lengthen your life, shorten your meals.
Eat less sugar. You're sweet enough already. :)
There are funny remarks people make when we talk about eating healthy.
"I'm not overweight. I'm just nine inches too short." They would say.
"What ? You ask me to get in shape. I'm in shape darling . Round is a shape — isn't it?
My dear nutritional overachievers, such excuse are not going to help you. Maturity would.
I know he toughest part of a diet isn't watching what you eat. It's watching what other people eat !!
However, Please note that Nothing tastes as good as being healthy feels.
There's also strong evidence that, the closer to nature you eat, the fewer calories it will take for you to feel satisfied. The reason? Processed foods often have low amounts of fiber and water; a high ratio of calories to nutrients; and a mix of tastes from added sugar, salt, and flavoring that overly stimulates the appetite center in the hypothalamus. Clean foods are the opposite: lots of fiber and fluid, a high ratio of nutrients to calories, and free of added flavors — all of which send signals of satiety to your brain before you consume too many calories.
Just think of how many raw almonds you eat before stopping when compared to honey roasted almonds? You would end up eating the latter more.
By eating clean, you can control your weight permanently without feeling deprived or hungry or having constant cravings.
Everything you eat becomes a part of not only your inner being, but the outer fabric of your body. The healthier the foods are that you eat, the better your skin will look and the better you would feel.
I was doing my regular walk one day. I saw an old man rocking in his chair on the portico of his house. I couldn’t resist looking at the old man… he was short… but fat… his skin had wrinkles, hair was grey. The old man was happily reading a newspaper with his thick glasses.
I went to the old man and said "Sir! I couldn’t help noticing how happy you look. What’s your secret for a long happy life?"
"I smoke three packs of cigarettes a day," he said. "I also drink a case of whiskey a week, eat fatty foods, and never eat vegetables. Oh… I never exercise."
"Wow! You managed to live this long. So, how old are you?" I asked.
The man got off his chair … folded the newspaper and said... "I’m just twenty-six; I look very old because of what I eat".
I know you don’t want to be like that young man who looked like very old because of his unhealthy diet. I request all of you to eat a healthy vegetarian diet… because YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT.
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Readers, Please note that although the speech reflects my personal opinions, I have referred to Saro's Corner for Humorous speeches in order to derive content.
I had used certain rhetorical devices during the speech like voice modulation, alliteration and rhymes. And I daresay the speech was a success.
A few days back, I was composing my speech for toastmaster's advance communication track and I decided to read it out aloud.
If you want to be a monkey, eat bananas, insects and kiwi,
If you want to be a giraffe, eat shrubs, leaves and barks
If you want to be a buffalo, eat the movie posters
If you want to be a lion eat the monkey, giraffe, and buffalo.
My niece Anika looked at me singing a strange jingle and … asked… Chachi… If you want to be a human what should you eat? For a change, I wasn’t puzzled on getting this googly from my 7 year old niece. I said “Anika! Humans eat deep fried aloo tikka, pizzas and double cheese burgers”.
Good evening toastmasters and guests… If you eat a chicken, you’ll be a chicken, if you eat a fried potato, you are sure to put on more weight, If you eat spinach, you will be spinachy , I mean strong. Dont get me wrong ;)
You are what you eat!!!
Some people are overweight due to heredity reasons and some have animal instincts by birth. I’m not talking about them. I’m talking about the rest of us, who chose to be overweight and who chose not to have control on what they eat.
I am talking about the seafood diet people.
No not people who diet on crabs, fishes and octopus. But the see-food people . The people who "see food" and eat it.
When God originally created man, man was lean and fit. God covered the earth with broccoli, cauliflower, spinach; with green, yellow and red vegetables of all kinds, so man would live long and healthy. But, look at what man did using God's gifts;
God gave man healthy vegetables, nuts and olive oil to cook them. Man created deep-fried veggies, butter-dipped popcorn.
God gave potato, brimming with potassium and good nutrition. Man peeled off the healthy potato skin … sliced the starchy center … added lots of salt and deep-fried them in animal fats to create French fries. Man became like a potato – fat and obese.
Think about how our life style and eating habits have changed in the last several decade. Dal- roti … GONE … Burgers ON. Dosas GONE… Pizzas ON. Fruit juices GONE… SODA… ON.
It takes 3 times more land, energy and water to feed a non-vegetarian when compared to feeding a vegetarian. Nearly 30% of Indians are without proper food and nutrition. It makes more sense to go vegetarian.
At the end, a healthy body creates a sound mind. Look at Avinash, the very enthusiastic toastmaster, who just looks like a college grad even at this age because of his healthy vegetarian diet.
I know there is binge eating. People find comfort in food. You get stressed , you eat desserts. Each time you weigh yourselves you get shocked to discover how much stronger the Earth's gravitational pull (your weight !) has become since last time. You get more stressed and you eat more desserts and the vicious circle goes on.
Hold on desserts is stressed spelled backwards. Is it a coincidence. I think not.
There is an old proverb which says To lengthen your life, shorten your meals.
Eat less sugar. You're sweet enough already. :)
There are funny remarks people make when we talk about eating healthy.
"I'm not overweight. I'm just nine inches too short." They would say.
"What ? You ask me to get in shape. I'm in shape darling . Round is a shape — isn't it?
My dear nutritional overachievers, such excuse are not going to help you. Maturity would.
I know he toughest part of a diet isn't watching what you eat. It's watching what other people eat !!
However, Please note that Nothing tastes as good as being healthy feels.
There's also strong evidence that, the closer to nature you eat, the fewer calories it will take for you to feel satisfied. The reason? Processed foods often have low amounts of fiber and water; a high ratio of calories to nutrients; and a mix of tastes from added sugar, salt, and flavoring that overly stimulates the appetite center in the hypothalamus. Clean foods are the opposite: lots of fiber and fluid, a high ratio of nutrients to calories, and free of added flavors — all of which send signals of satiety to your brain before you consume too many calories.
Just think of how many raw almonds you eat before stopping when compared to honey roasted almonds? You would end up eating the latter more.
By eating clean, you can control your weight permanently without feeling deprived or hungry or having constant cravings.
Everything you eat becomes a part of not only your inner being, but the outer fabric of your body. The healthier the foods are that you eat, the better your skin will look and the better you would feel.
I was doing my regular walk one day. I saw an old man rocking in his chair on the portico of his house. I couldn’t resist looking at the old man… he was short… but fat… his skin had wrinkles, hair was grey. The old man was happily reading a newspaper with his thick glasses.
I went to the old man and said "Sir! I couldn’t help noticing how happy you look. What’s your secret for a long happy life?"
"I smoke three packs of cigarettes a day," he said. "I also drink a case of whiskey a week, eat fatty foods, and never eat vegetables. Oh… I never exercise."
"Wow! You managed to live this long. So, how old are you?" I asked.
The man got off his chair … folded the newspaper and said... "I’m just twenty-six; I look very old because of what I eat".
I know you don’t want to be like that young man who looked like very old because of his unhealthy diet. I request all of you to eat a healthy vegetarian diet… because YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT.
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Readers, Please note that although the speech reflects my personal opinions, I have referred to Saro's Corner for Humorous speeches in order to derive content.
