DandenongRanges Toastmasters
meets at 7.30pm on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the
month (not January) at the Kallista Mechanics Hall. We welcome visitors!
How DandenongRanges Toastmasters
Works!
At Dandenong Ranges Toastmasters, members learn by speaking to
groups and working with others in a supportive environment. Our Toastmasters
Club is made up of 18 - 25 people who
meet about two (2) hours twice each month.
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Each meeting gives everyone an opportunity to practice;
Whip Around(Round
Robin) – Normally a quick 20 – 30 second spiel on the theme of the night or
the President’s chosen topic.
Impromptu Speeches
(Table Topics) – Members present
one to two minute impromptu speeches on assigned topics.
Prepared Speeches – Three (3)
or more members present prepared speeches based on projects from the
Toastmasters International “Competent Communication” and “Competent Leadership”
manuals.
Evaluations – Every
prepared speaker is assigned an evaluator who points out speech strengths and
offers suggestions for improvement (“PIP”, Praise – Improve – Praise).
Business Meetings – A
Business Meeting is scheduled every now and again which helps members learn
basic meeting procedures.
The Tools You Use.
Upon joining Dandenong Ranges Toastmasters Club, each new member
receives a variety of manuals and resources on speaking. Members also have
access to other resources 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.
Professional Benefits
Toastmasters provides the tools that enable employees and business
owners to become effective communicators and leaders, all at a very low cost.
Toastmasters’ training helps employees and business owners;
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 produce 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 have 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 charity organisations.
Toastmasters’ members are able to organise activities, conduct meetings and
speak in public as their organisations’ representative. Some even become active
in local, state or national government.
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