Toastmasters in Saint John – Summer 2019
On the
evening of Tuesday, July 16th, the Toastmasters clubs in the Saint
John region held a summer showcase event at the Kent Theater. This provided Toastmasters
members with an opportunity to meet, socialize, and network, and gave
opportunity to speak using a handheld microphone from the larger stage of the
Kent theater, and to a larger audience.
It’s
important for us to gently push members outside their comfort zones to expand
their skills and experience. Toastmasters clubs consistently provide a
supportive learning environment.
However, the club environment does become familiar to members. The
environment is still valuable, enabling members to practice the skills of
planning and running meetings, planning speeches, delivering speeches and
shorter impromptu talks, receiving verbal feedback, and offering verbal feedback
to others.
When our
members use their skills to communicate outside of a Toastmasters meeting, the
environment is never the same as a club meeting – it couldn’t be. A
Toastmasters meeting is populated by people who are working on their own
self-development, and are prepared to assist other members in their
self-development. Toastmasters audiences are unusually attentive and engaged.
Outside of Toastmasters, a speaker usually needs to work to establish
credibility and hold an audience’s attention.
Therefore, we
continue to find opportunities to enable members to speak outside of their
regular club meetings. It’s all part of the broader development environment.
If you wish
to visit a Toastmasters club in southern New Brunswick use the link below to discover the
clubs operating locally. Please note that Saint John Toastmasters and Sussex
Toastmasters break for the summer and resume after Labour Day.
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