Coventry Toastmasters (Speaking Club)

Welcome to
Toastmasters International Speaking

Looking to develop speaking and leadership
skills? Ace a job interview? Ignite your career?

Toastmasters International is a world leader
in communication and leadership development. Our membership is 292,000 strong.
These members improve their speaking and leadership skills by attending one of
the 14,350 clubs in 122 countries that make up our global network of meeting
locations.  See http://www.toastmasters.org

Membership in Toastmasters is one of the
greatest investments you can make in yourself. At $36 every six months (club
dues may vary), it is also one of the most cost-effective skill-building tools
available anywhere.

How Does It Work?

A Toastmasters meeting is a learn-by-doing
workshop in which participants hone their speaking and leadership skills in a
no-pressure atmosphere.

There is no instructor in a Toastmasters
meeting. Instead, members evaluate one another’s presentations. This feedback
process is a key part of the program’s success.

Meeting participants also give impromptu
talks on assigned topics, conduct meetings and develop leadership skills.

Members learn communication skills by working
in the Competent Communication manual,
a series of 10 self-paced speaking assignments designed to instill a basic
foundation in public speaking. Advanced manuals expand into speeches for special
occasions, humorous speaking, entertaining speaking and more.

We are offering new opportunities to create speaking clubs
in southern RI.  If you are interested in joining a new speaking club in
this area, please contact Eric Holmstedt at ericholms@verizon.net. 

There are clubs all over RI and a new club is forming in Coventry now!!!

Here is an example club site in Warwick: http://riat.toastmastersclubs.org

You may visit clubs as often as you want to get to know the Toastmaster experience.