EVALUATION

The Mission of the Club

The mission of a Toastmasters club is to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every individual member has the opportunity to develop oral communication and leadership skills, which in turn foster self-confidence and personal growth.

 One of the ways we provide a “mutually supportive and positive learning environment” is by serving as evaluators for one another’s speeches.  It’s so helpful...

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The Fall District Conference

Toastmasters International is so much bigger than our club.  Active in over 140 countries, Toastmasters in 15,900 clubs from all over the world gather at meetings weekly or bi-weekly, and stand in front of their peers to practice what is feared more than hurricanes or divorce: public speaking.  Those 15,900 clubs are organized into 100 Districts; we’re in District 38. 

You already know about the club’s Humorous Speech contest: Julie Hawthorne won, telling us about “Those Darned Alphabet Spaghettios”...

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ROI: Return on Investment

Within the next few days (i.e., by September 30) Toastmasters who haven’t yet renewed their membership need to come to a decision and make a payment.  Toastmasters International no longer supports a “grace period” so the October 1 “deadline” is real.  Is being part of Chester County Toastmasters for the next six months worth $72 to you?  Only you can answer that. 

What do you get for your money?

• Active, engaging meetings for two hours, twice a month;
• Opportunities to speak, to...
  
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