2021 Toastmasters Challenge 3 - Session 2

05/05/2021 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM CT

Event Registration is closed.

Location

AOS Meeting Space / Zoom
400 Poydras St # 1700
New Orleans, LA 70130

Description

Event Description

Improve your public speaking skills with the help of other young professionals through YLC Toastmasters!

Toastmaster’s 2021 schedule will be made up of five 6 week sessions:

1st: January 7- February 11 (Thursdays)
2nd: March 2 - April 6 (Tuesdays)
3rd: April 28 - June 2 (Wednesdays)
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The first meeting of the 3rd 2021 6-week challenge is Wednesday, April 28th from 6 pm to 7:30 pm. The meeting will be a hybrid in-person and Zoom even. The in-person event is hosted at the AOS office at 400 Poydras St #1700, New Orleans, LA 70130. The Zoom link will be emailed to all registered participants. Participants of each session will aim to complete two speeches and give one peer evaluation each session. After completion of a session, you will move on to a higher level in the next session with progressing speech criteria. You can participate in as many or as few sessions per year as you would like!

You must be a YLC member to participate in Toastmasters.

We will be asking the following questions before entering, if you cannot respond negatively to the following questions, please attend virtually via the Zoom link which will follow this week:

· Did I have a fever within the last 48 hours?

· Am I experiencing shortness of breath?

· Do I have a cough?

· Have I been experiencing chills?

· Do I have unexplained muscle pain?

· Do I have a sore throat?

· Have I lost my sense of smell?

· Have I experienced nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea?

· Are you awaiting the results of a COVID-19 test?

· Have I come into contact with anyone that has tested positive for COVID-19?

· Have I come into contact with anyone that is experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 (as outlined above)?

What do we do?

There is no instructor in Toastmasters. Instead, attendees are assigned a quick presentation and we evaluate one another’s delivery. This feedback process is a key part of the program’s success. Be ready to give impromptu talks on assigned topics, prepare a speech in advance conduct meetings and develop skills related to timekeeping, grammar, critical thinking and evaluation skills, all very transferable to the professional world.

Members learn these communication skills by working through the Competent Communication manual, a series of 10 self-paced speaking assignments designed to instill a foundation in public speaking. Everyone does this at their own pace.