Are you okay with public speaking, but know that you can improve your speaking skills to be more effective?Summer Picnic
The annual summer picnic will be held on Thursday, June 26th. The picnic takes the place of the regular Thursday morning meeting. John Schafer supplies the beef to grill and everyone else brings a dish to share. Friends and family are welcome to attend. During the meeting, the 2008-2009 officer team will be installed. Check back for more details.
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Mastering Table Topics
Bob Lea shares some tips on delivering a winning Table Topic speech. Bob's article was published in the April 2008 Toastmaster magazine.
Like David Letterman's Top 10 Lists, here’s our:
Top 10 Reasons To Join Hutchinson II Toastmasters Club
by Vickie Shoutz, ATMG/CL
- Other options to consume your time could be much worse than practicing your presentation skills - like alligator wrestling or getting a root canal.
- Practicing the delivery of an important message is much easier in front of a supportive crowd (we’re not an angry mob).
- It’s a great way to jump start the day as we meet at 7:00 a.m. Your other option is to sleep in and waste good “exercising your brain” time.
- If you feel your life is boring, you can life vicariously through other's adventurous stories.
- Where else can you have a blank mind in front of a room of people that truly relate to your dilemma and be applauded for being brave enough to give it a try?
- It’s a low cost, high return on your investment unlike other returns we may count on like social security or winning the lottery for example.
- When you’re done reading your monthly Toastmasters magazine, you can place it in the bottom of the birdcage and your parrot can improve his speaking skills.
- You receive a Toastmasters Magazine each month that is packed full of great tips and insights that can help you improve your speaking skills. It’s a guarantee that you won’t just toss it in the trash or use it for starting a fire.
- We have high quality members who are there to mentor and provide constructive feedback in order to help you meet your speaking goals.
- When else do you have the opportunity to be a bit selfish and have a whole hour every week devoted to a focus on improving yourself?
Smart Money
We are always looking for ways to make our money work harder for us. Money Magazine published a list of the 50 Smartest Things You Can Do With Your Money. A subcategory within this article is entitled, "Great Ways to Better Yourself." They point out that no one ever got a raise by being a wallflower. Their smart money solution: join Toastmasters.
Toastmasters provides a motivating and encouraging environment where you can:
- Learn to communication confidently and effectively in public.
- Listen critically and provide constructive feedback.
- Improve your thinking ability.
- Learn leadership and project management skills.
- Network with peers and leaders at Hutchinson Technology and in the Hutchinson community.
- Serve your workplace, community and special interest group effectively by being better equipped for leadership roles.
Companies like Hutchinson Technology considers the Toastmaster program to be effective to the point where they will reimburse your membership dues. Your money stays in your pocket. Now that's smart use of your money!
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