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Eldergate
Toastmasters and North Bucks Speakers - Two Clubs, One Mission
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About
Toastmasters
Toastmasters International is the leading movement devoted
to making effective oral communication a worldwide reality.
Through its member Clubs, Toastmasters International helps
men and women learn the arts of speaking, listening and thinking
– vital skills that promote self-actualization, enhance
leadership, foster human understanding, and contribute to
the betterment of mankind.
It is basic to this mission that Toastmasters International
continually expand its worldwide network of Clubs, thereby
offering ever-greater numbers of people the opportunity to
benefit from its programs.
The
mission of a Toastmasters club is to provide a mutually supportive
and positive learning environment in which every member has
the opportunity to develop communication and leadership skills,
which in turn foster self-confidence and personal growth.
At
Toastmasters, members learn by speaking to groups and working
with others in a supportive environment. A typical Toastmasters
club is made up of 20 to 30 people who meet once a fortnight
for about two hours. Each meeting gives everyone an opportunity
to practice:
- Conducting meetings. Meetings usually begin with a
short business session which helps members learn basic meeting
procedures.
- Giving impromptu speeches. Members present one-to two-minute
impromptu speeches on assigned topics.
- Presenting prepared speeches. Three or more members
present speeches based on projects from the Toastmasters International
Communication and Leadership Program manuals. Projects cover
such topics as speech organization, voice, language, gestures,
and persuasion.
- Offering constructive evaluation. Every prepared speaker
is assigned an evaluator who points out speech strengths and
offers suggestions for improvement.
For more information about Toastmasters International please
visit the official Toastmasters International web site.
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The
names "Toastmasters International," "Toastmasters,"
and the Toastmasters International emblem are trademarks protected
in the United States, Canada, and other countries where Toastmasters
clubs exist. Unauthorized use is prohibited.
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