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1.  Brush up on communication skills  Bring smiles to listeners
 Engage others with your stories  Enhance your network
Toastmasters International Solent Speakers Club
Lysses House Hotel – 51 High Street, Fareham
STORY TELLING & DEBATING
Once upon SKILLS WORKSHOP Yes, up to
a point…
a time…
Boost self-confidence, acquire new skills and be a better communicator.
Where leaders are made.
To book your place register at: www.solent-speakers.org.uk

2. A Whistle Stop Tour

3. A Whistle Stop Tour
What happens How does
next? it work?
Who
joins?
Where are
we?
Then what
happened?
Where
from?

4. Where
from? Dr. Ralph Smedley
1880 - 1965

5. Then what
happened? The Toastmasters Timeline
First Meeting 250,000 members
outside USA 12,500
Opened to women 8,000 clubs clubs
Victoria, BC, 1935 1973
106 countries
First Manuals
1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s NOW
First Meeting First Meeting 150,000
22nd October 1924 in UK members
Scotland, 1946

6. Where are
we? Toastmasters Regions

7. Region 11

8. District 71
Division J
Area 42
Solent Speakers

9. Who
joins? People from all walks of life
Lecturer I want to make my
living by being a Accountant
Marketing Manager Unemployed
world-class speaker
I have been
elected as
Trainer Town Planner My daughter
Coach chairman and
Social Worker to
need is getting
I need to start doing Council Member
improve my married…
presentations at
speaking help!
work
skills

10. How does
it work? Educational Programme
Competent Communication

11. Educational Programme
Competent Leadership

12. Educational Programme
The
Speaking to Public
Entertaining
Inform Relations
Speaker
Facilitating Speciality Technical
Discussion Speeches Speeches
Persuasive Communicating
Storytelling
Speaking on Video
Advanced Communicator

13. Educational Workshops
Mentoring Programme Monthly Magazine

14. Agenda
Toastmaster
Grammarian
Timer
Warm Up
Prepared Speeches
Speech Evaluations
Table Topics Master
Table Topics
Table Topics Evaluation
General Evaluations

15. Distinguished Club Programme

16. Contests
International Speech Contest Humorous Speech Contest
Evaluation Contest Table Topics Contest

17. What happens
next? www.toastmasters.org

18. www.solent-speakers.org.uk

19. Joining a Club
• Attend a meeting
– Lysses House Hotel, High Street, Fareham
– 1st / 3rd Tuesdays, except August
This seems an excellent
– 7.15pm – 9.30pm
way to learn good
– Or Arun Speakers (Chichester), Hamwic
communication and
(Southampton), Wessex (Winchester) leadership skills. How
much does it cost?
• Membership Fee
– £48 per 6 months (= £4 a meeting)
– £20 joining fee
That’s really good
• Talk to Keith value for money. I
• Get a mentor would like to join.
How do I sign up?
• Start working through the manuals

20. A Whistle Stop Tour
What happens How does
next? it work?
Who
joins?
Where are
we?
Then what
happened?
Where
from?

21. A Whistle Stop Tour