Southern Berkshire Toastmasters to Hold Open House09:49AM / Monday, September 21, 2009
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. - Southern Berkshire Toastmasters invites the public to attend their meeting and Open House on Tuesday, September 29, at Berkshire Community College - South, 343 Main Street, Great Barrington. Come a few minutes early to meet one another as the meeting starts at 12 noon; it will end at 1:30 pm.
Members will carry on a typical meeting which will be followed by refreshments. If you have questions, call or email Laura Grunfeld, Laura@EveryonesInvited.com, or 413-717-0183. Or go to http://sberkshire.freetoasthost.com
At the September 29 meeting, you will see the participants practice and learn skills by filling a meeting role. Bruce Howden, Sheffield, will give a prepared speech that tells a story, and Jake Kramlich, Great Barrington, will give his 10th and final speech to achieve his Competent Communicator award.
Other roles include serving as timer, evaluator or grammarian. Members and visitors are encouraged to participate in Table Topics during which they can give a one to two minute impromptu speech on a given topic. There is no instructor; instead, each speech and meeting is critiqued by a member in a positive manner, focusing on what was done right and what could be improved.
Toastmasters International is dedicated to having members become more competent and comfortable in front of an audience. This is achieved through a structured series of speeches through which members learn everything from how to structure a speech to vocal variety, how to give a demonstration to how to conduct a press conference.
Members go through the program at their own pace. Inevitably, members develop more self-confidence as they learn the best ways to present themselves while becoming excellent public speakers. With Toastmasters’ emphasis on participation, members also strengthen their leadership and team building skills.
Speech Contest Winners Announced
On September 15th, Southern Berkshire Toastmasters held Evaluation and Humorous Speech Contests. Winner of the Evaluation contest, Helen Krancer, South Egremont, and winner of the Humorous Speech contest, Jake Kramlich, Great Barrington, will represent Southern Berkshire Toastmasters at the Area Contest on Wednesday, September 30th, at the New Lebanon Library, New Lebanon, NY.
For information about Southern Berkshire Toastmasters, go to http://sberkshire.freetoasthost.com or call or email Bruce Howden, 413-229-8481, bruce@howdenfarm.com |
