[轉錄]All about Toastmasters
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ALL ABOUT TOASTMASTERS
Catalog No. 124
TOASTMASTERS
How Toastmasters works
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 week for about an hour. 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.
The Tools You Use
Upon joining a Toastmasters club, each new member receives a variety
of manuals and resources on speaking. Members also have access to other
books as well as audio and video cassettes on speaking and leading.
They also receive the award-winning The Toastmaster, a monthly magazine
that offers the latest insights on speaking and leadership techniques.
Toastmasters and Leadership
Leadership cannot be learned in a day. It takes practice. In Toastmasters
members build leadership skills by organizing and conducting meetings and
motivating others to help them. Club leadership roles and a leadership
development program also offer opportunities to learn and practice. Just as
Toastmasters members learn to speak simply by speaking, they learn leadership
by leading.
Company Benefits
A company's success also depends on communication. Employees face an endless
exchange of ideas, messages, and information as they deal with one another
and with customers day after day. How well they communicate can determine
whether a company quickly grows into an industry leader or joins thousands
of other businesses mired in mediocrity.
Toastmasters provides the tools that enable employees to become
effective communicators and leaders – all at a very low cost.
Toastmasters training helps employees:
▲ give better sales presentations
▲ hone their management skills
▲ work better with fellow employees
▲ effectively develop and present ideas
▲ offer constructive criticism
▲ accept criticism more objectively
Toastmasters produces results. Around the world more than three million
men and women of all ages and occupations have benefited from Toastmasters
training, and more than one thousand corporations, community groups,
universities, associations, and government agencies now use Toastmasters
training.
Community Benefits
Toastmasters has helped many members in their community service activities.
Using the speaking and leadership skills developed in Toastmasters, people
have become more active in business, churches, and service and charity
organizations. Toastmasters members are able to organize activities, conduct
meetings, and speak in public as their organization's representative. Some
even become active in local, state or national government.
Becoming a Member
Toastmasters is for individuals 18 years or older. The more than 170,000
members are from a variety of occupations and backgrounds. They include
doctors, auto mechanics, executives, teachers, homemakers, artists, college
students, supervisors, attorneys, engineers, salespersons, and more.
Joining a Toastmasters club is easy. With more than 8,000 clubs around
the world, there is sure to be one near you. Many clubs are listed with
Chambers of Commerce or can be located by contacting Toastmasters
International. Once you receive a listing of clubs in your area, simply
select one most convenient for you, attend a meeting, and then apply for
membership. If there is no club in your area, you can form one with
permission and assistance from Toastmaster International.
About Toastmasters International
Toastmasters International is a non-profit organization governed by a
Board of Directors elected by the membership. The first Toastmasters club
was established on October 22, 1924, in Santa Ana, California, by
Dr. Ralph C. Smedley, who conceived and developed the idea of helping
others to speak more effectively. More clubs were formed, and Toastmasters
International was incorporated under California law on December 19, 1932.
Toastmasters International’s business and services are administered by
its World Headquarters, located in Rancho Santa Margarita, California.
It employs no paid promoters or instructors. It has no salaried staff except
the Executive Director and World Headquarters staff, who provide services to
the clubs and Districts.
Join a Toastmasters Club
If someone from a Toastmasters club gave this pamphlet to you, attend
that club and apply for membership. If you want to find a club that meets
at a different time or location, call or write:
TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL
P.O. Box 9052
Mission Viejo, CA 92690
Tel. (949) 858-8255
Fax (949) 858-1207
In North America call our voice mail system at 1-800-9WE-SPEAK to request
additional information and a list of clubs in your area. A complete list of
Toastmasters clubs is available on the World Wide Web at
http://www.toastmasters.org or send E-mail to tminfo@toastmasters.org.
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