Meetings
Toastmasters is starting up in Sep at 1215. Meetings will be every Thursday at the WCC Bldg 33. See you there.

The local district website address is: www.district64.ca

National site: www.toastmasters.org
District site: www.slateboxstudios.com/toastmasters/

How Toastmasters Works
At Toastmasters, members learn by speaking to groups and working with others in a supportive environment.

The Westwinners Toastmasters club is made up of approximately 15 members civilian and military (all ranks).

Each meeting gives everyone an opportunity to practice:
· Conducting meetings. Members practice procedures to keep meetings on time and to give proper introduction to speakers.
· Giving impromptu speeches. Members present two-minute impromptu speeches on assigned topics.
· Presenting prepared speeches. One or two members present speeches based on projects from the Toastmasters International Communication and Leadership Program manuals. Projects give members the opportunity to practice topics such 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.

Public Speaking

Public Speaking techniques cannot be learned in a day. It takes practice. In Toastmasters, members build public speaking skills in a supportive and fun environment by conducting meetings and motivating others to help them. Speaking development programs also offer opportunities to learn and practice. Toastmaster’s members learn to speak by speaking. It is also an excellent opportunity for people to practice speaking in their second language.

Organization Benefits

An organization’s success also depends on communication. Members of the organization face an endless exchange of ideas, messages, and information as they deal with one another and with other departments and organizations day after day. How well they communicate reflects on the organisation as a whole.

Toastmasters provides the tools that enable members to become effective communicators at a very low cost. Toastmaster training helps members:

· Hone their management skills

· Effectively develop and present ideas

· Work better with superiors, co-workers and subordinates

· Offer constructive criticism

· Accept criticism more objectively

Past President D. Storey, accepting Certificate of Appreciation from LGM R. Bell

Westwinners Toastmasters Club

Meeting Place:
Westwin Community Centre, 17 Wing Winnipeg

Time:
Thursday, 12:15 - 1:15 p.m

Contacts:

F. Conci, contest speaker

10 Tips for Public Speaking

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Parliamentary Procedures & Meeting Guidelines

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Roles of Members During Meetings

IN THE MEETINGS