If you don't know what a Table Topic session is, just imagine a moderator asking questions or introducing topics to an audience. After the topic is presented, he calls a member from the audience on stage to have him improvise for at least one minute (on the topic).
I had nothing prepared, so I thought about involving speakers on reflections on motivational quotes. I have quite a lot I am used to send to friends every once in a while. Here they are:
It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Personality can open doors, but only character can keep them open.
Elmer G. Letterman
Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass... it's about learning to dance in the rain.
anonymous
Failure defeats losers. Failure inspires winners.
Robert T. Kiyosaki
Why repeat the old errors, if there are so many new errors to commit.
Bertrand Russell
If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.
Albert Einstein
Don't say things, have them done. Things done are self explained.
Woody Allen
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
Winston Churchill
I think it's nice to have people reflect on these topics, but as there are new members too, I let them choose if they wanted a difficult topic or a simple one. Moreover, switching from a serious quote to a light topic, made the session funnier. So, prepare some more topics such as:
- What are the things you do before going to sleep?
- Which smartphone do you prefer, iPhone or Android?
- Is it better to have an iPad or an Amazon Kindle?
- What would you rather ride, a Vespa or a Harley Davidson?
Silly topics, but really helpful for nervous speakers, indeed.
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