Benefits of joining our club include:
- Learn to communicate more
effectively
- Become a better listener.
- Improve your presentation skills
- Increase your leadership potential
- Become more successful in your
career
- Build your ability to motivate and
persuade
- Reach your professional and personal
goals
- Increase your self-confidence.
The meetings are organized so that
every member will have a chance to speak, should they want to. You schedule
your own speaking assignments a few weeks in advance, so you’ll have plenty of
time to prepare.
Speaking assignments are varied, with the first one designated as an “ice
breaker” – a description of yourself and your life that lasts between five and
seven minutes. You’ll be assigned a mentor to help you settle in and get
through your first speaking roles. As you grow in confidence, your assignments
will grow with you.
Importantly, whenever you stand up and speak, you receive encouraging, helpful
feedback on how it went and how you can improve next time.
Whether you work in a corporate environment or from home,
whether you are a student or retiree, Toastmasters is the most efficient,
enjoyable and affordable way of gaining communication and leadership skills.
If you wish to become a member, please talk to our Vice
President of Membership, Joel Paprocki, or any of our other club officers to get
an applicaton form. The cost is $31 to join, followed by a $39 semi-annual
fee. New members are pro-rated at $6.50
per month based on when they join.
We hope this information is useful to you and helps you make
a decision that will change your life forever. Please feel free to come and see
us with no obligation to join until you are ready. Hope to see you at our
next meeting.
Sincerely,
Kay McManus
President
Cell: (512) 431-8069
Website: www.laketravis.freetoasthost.org
www.toastmasters.org
Our membership director is Joel Paprocki, paprocki@farmersagent.com.
