CANCELLED - 2021 Toastmasters

09/02/2021 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM CT

Location

(Zoom) YLC Headquarters
1840 Euterpe St
New Orleans, LA 70113

Description

This event has been cancelled due to Hurricane Ida. We will reschedule when it is appropriate to do so.

Event Description

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

Toastmaster's sessions for the rest of 2021 will be ongoing and will take place every other Thursday from 6 pm to 7:30 pm virtual through Zoom.

The meetings are currently virtual.

Participants 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 must be a YLC member to participate in YLC Toastmasters.

During future in-person sessions, YLC Toastmasters will be respecting all city guidelines. We will be asking the following questions before entering, if you cannot respond negatively to the following questions, please request to attend virtually via the Zoom link which will follow:

· 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.