Membership Information

We have alternating meeting times -
Thursdays 11.30 AM - 1 PM in the Faculty of Management - Kenneth C. Rowe building room 5001

Wednesday 5:30 PM - 7 PM in the Faculty of Computer Science Teaching Lab 3 (ground level to the left )

Meeting schedule: http://ical.mac.com/moritzgoebel/TISmoothTalkers

What is Toastmasters?

Toastmasters is a worldwide non-profit organization founded in 1924 dedicated to improving communications and leadership skills. Members are comprised of people from all walks of life including students, business people, and professionals.

How does it work?

A Toastmasters meeting is a learn-by-doing workshop in which participants hone their speaking and leadership skills in a friendly atmosphere.
Members learn communication skills by starting with the Competent Communication manual, a series of 10 speaking assignments designed to instill the basics of public speaking.
The prepared speeches will develop your body language, vocal variety, eye contacts and more.
With impromptu speaking, you will learn to think on your feet. Evaluations will provide you with effective and constructive feedbacks.
All of this will happen at your own pace. Your club members will support you continuously from your beginnings all the way to your first speech: The Ice Breaker.

Toastmaster also gives you the opportunity to develop further leadership skills. During meetings, you will be exposed and you will learn from the following roles:

• Ah counter: You will notice fillers and you will soon be able to avoid them yourself.
• Timer: You help to improve punctuality and time management.
• Grammarian: You will improve on grammar and enrich your vocabulary.
  
• Table Topic: You will learn to speak on your feet, no matter what the topic is.
  
• Fine Master: You will improve your attention to details.
  
• Listener: You will develop better listening skills as well as attention to details.
• Chairman: You will learn how to chair meetings.
• Evaluator: You will learn how to give constructive feedbacks.
• Parliamentarian: You will learn the basics of parliamentary procedures and democracy.

All of the Toastmasters program is well structured and organized for you. You can take the Communication track or the Leadership track or both tracks. In toastmasters, we learn by doing.

When you are more comfortable with the basics, you can take further roles in your club and become a Club Officer. The are officer roles and leadership roles such as President of the Club, VP Public Relation, VP Education, VP Membership, Club Treasurer, Sergeant At Arms, and more.

Moreover, further leadership roles can be obtained beyond the club level, at the district level, the area level or the regional level. Over time, you will notice and your friends will noticed that your have: "TRANSFORMED THROUGH TOASTMASTERS"

Access to other clubs
Toastmasters also gives you the opportunity to participate in meetings in other clubs. This will broaden your toastmasters experience and enhance your sets of friends and networking relationships. Membership at Dalhousie Smoothtalkers will not only enable you to visit and participate in meetings within the local Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) but also beyond, nationally and internationally. A list of the surrounding clubs you can access within HRM is presented below.

http://www.toastmasters.org/websiteApps/searchresults.asp?Country=Canada&State=Nova%20Scotia&City=Halifax

COME AND IMPROVE !

• Presentation Skills
• Public Speaking
• Management Skills
• Leadership Skills
• Interview skills
• Speech/Essay Writing
• Increase Confidence
• Make new friends and network
• and much more

Toastmasters produces results! It is the best and least expensive personal improvement club you will find. It builds confidence and enables you to do your job better. Many corporations, universities, and government agencies now use Toastmasters training.

Visit our club anytime!!

Contact: President Moritz Goebel
Email: DalSmoothTalkers@gmail.com
Tel:(902) 440 1159
Facebook: Dal Smooth Talkers
Website: http://dalsmoothtalkers.freetoasthost.com
New Member Free …………………………………………$20.00 $
1 year Fee (45$ for 6 months)………………………$90.00 $