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Welcome to Welcome to [insert your [insert your club name club name

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Welcome to Welcome to [insert your [insert your club name club name

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Tonight’s Format

• Introduction to Toastmasters1st Prepared Speech2nd Prepared SpeechSupperTable TopicsEvaluationsWhat’s InvolvedQuestionsGeneral Evaluation

What is What is ToastmasterToastmaster

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What is What is ToastmasterToastmaster

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•Established in 1924Established in 1924

•More than 255,000 More than 255,000 members worldwidemembers worldwide

•More than 12,700 More than 12,700 clubs in 106 countries around the worldclubs in 106 countries around the world

•6½ % of all members are from NZ and 6½ % of all members are from NZ and Australia. 12½ % in Asia. 70% in North Australia. 12½ % in Asia. 70% in North AmericaAmerica

Facts & FiguresFacts & Figures

•Learn-by-doing workshopLearn-by-doing workshop

•Fortnightly practice where Fortnightly practice where you will:you will:

Fill meeting rolesFill meeting roles Give prepared or Give prepared or impromptu speeches impromptu speeches

Take on volunteer Take on volunteer leadership tasksleadership tasks

•No instructor No instructor

How DoesToastmasters Work?

How DoesToastmasters Work?

Your potential Your potential is limited only by is limited only by

how many excuses how many excuses you have.you have.

Your potential Your potential is limited only by is limited only by

how many excuses how many excuses you have.you have.

The The Educational Educational

ProgramProgram

The The Educational Educational

ProgramProgram

You will learn:• Speech organization

• Eye contact

• Gestures

• Use of humor

• Overall delivery

The Communication Track

The Communication Track

What Comes Next?What Comes Next?What Comes Next?What Comes Next?Choose from 15 advanced manuals to Choose from 15 advanced manuals to

learn skills related to specific learn skills related to specific interests.interests.

The Leadership TrackThe Leadership TrackThe Leadership TrackThe Leadership Track

You will also learnYou will also learnleadership skillsleadership skills  by:by:

•Serving as officers at the Serving as officers at the

club level and beyondclub level and beyond

•Fulfilling club meeting Fulfilling club meeting rolesroles

What Comes Next?What Comes Next?What Comes Next?What Comes Next?

• Instruction and practice Instruction and practice in:in:

Developing a visionDeveloping a vision Goal-setting and planningGoal-setting and planning Team-buildingTeam-building Developing plans andDeveloping plans and

strategiesstrategies

Prepared Speech 1Prepared Speech 1(enter members (enter members

name, speech # & name, speech # & title)title)

Prepared Speech 2Prepared Speech 2(enter members (enter members

name, speech # & name, speech # & title)title)

Supper Supper BreakBreak

Table TopicsTable Topics

EvaluationsEvaluations

Toastmasters Advantages

Toastmasters Advantages

• Practical presentation Practical presentation experienceexperience

• A safe place to make A safe place to make mistakesmistakes

• Mentorship Mentorship opportunitiesopportunities

FeaturesFeatures• A self-paced programA self-paced program

• Interactive meetingsInteractive meetings

• Table topicsTable topics

• EvaluationsEvaluations

• Participation in meeting rolesParticipation in meeting roles

• Small groupsSmall groups

• Affordable duesAffordable dues

• Opportunities to conduct meetings Opportunities to conduct meetings

BenefitsBenefits•Develop critical thinking skillsDevelop critical thinking skills

•Build listening skillsBuild listening skills

•Give and receive constructive Give and receive constructive feedbackfeedback

•Become more at ease in front Become more at ease in front

of a groupof a group

•Learn time management Learn time management skillsskills

•Supportive environmentSupportive environment

•Leadership developmentLeadership development

Individual ValueIndividual Value•Unlimited personal Unlimited personal

growthgrowth

•Clear communicationClear communication

•Self-confidenceSelf-confidence

•Positive mentoringPositive mentoring

• Improved leadership Improved leadership skillsskills

•Relationship buildingRelationship building

““The idea of getting in front of a group, The idea of getting in front of a group, not as Mrs. Fields but as Debbi, not as Mrs. Fields but as Debbi, made my knees shake. But the made my knees shake. But the

Toastmasters group understood. Here’s Toastmasters group understood. Here’s a place where you can learn, grow, a place where you can learn, grow, develop – and where other people develop – and where other people

are doing and feeling the same thing.”are doing and feeling the same thing.”

—— Debbi Fields Debbi Fields Rose Rose Founder, Mrs. Field’s Founder, Mrs. Field’s

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Well Known Toastmasters Alumni

Well Known Toastmasters Alumni

Tim Allen Tim Allen –– Actor, star of television series Actor, star of television series Home ImprovementHome Improvement

Tom PetersTom Peters – Management expert and author – Management expert and author

Hon Annette King Hon Annette King – Deputy leader of the Opposition – Deputy leader of the Opposition (NZ)(NZ)

Linda LingleLinda Lingle – Governor of Hawaii – Governor of Hawaii

James Lovell James Lovell – U.S. astronaut; missions included – U.S. astronaut; missions included Apollo 13 Apollo 13

Debbi Fields RoseDebbi Fields Rose – Founder, Mrs. Fields Cookies – Founder, Mrs. Fields Cookies

Leonard NimoyLeonard Nimoy – Actor, Spock from T.V. series – Actor, Spock from T.V. series Star Star TrekTrek

““Toastmasters is the best Toastmasters is the best and least expensive and least expensive

personal improvement personal improvement class you can go to.”class you can go to.”

— — Linda Lingle,Linda Lingle,Governor of HawaiiGovernor of Hawaii

Costs in NZ$ if you join in

Costs in NZ$ if you join in

Apr or OctApr or Oct $ 500$ 500

May or NovMay or Nov $ 500$ 500

Jun or DecJun or Dec $ 500$ 500

Jul or JanJul or Jan$ 500 $ 500

Aug of FebAug of Feb $ 500$ 500

Sep or MarSep or Mar $ 500 $ 500

Thereafter six monthly dues of $ Thereafter six monthly dues of $ 500500

Payable in March and SeptemberPayable in March and September

•Low-cost Low-cost communication and communication and leadership trainingleadership training

•Constructive Constructive evaluationsevaluations

•Confidence buildingConfidence building

•Network buildingNetwork building

•Practical experiencePractical experience

Why is Toastmasters the Answer for You?

Why is Toastmasters the Answer for You?

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