Online and In-Person: Improve speaking skills in a friendly and fun atmosphere
Details
Meeting starts promptly at 6:00 pm PDT. Please arrive 5 - 10 minutes early if possible to grab a seat.
Join us in person and/or online!
In Person:
Kenilworth Presbyterian Church
4028 SE 34th Ave, Portland, OR 97202
Online: RSVP to access the meeting link
Passcode is 821266
PLEASE NOTE: RSVPs do not reflect our attendance. Generally, there are from 8 to 13 people at each meeting.
At the most fun club in Portland, as our guest, you can look forward to hearing entertaining speeches from our members! You will also have an opportunity to practice some impromptu speaking (but feel free to decline if you do not feel comfortable). You will also learn some insights about speechcraft and word usage.
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A typical meeting encompasses the following:
Toastmaster: - leads us through the meeting.
Prepared Speeches: One or two speeches
Table Topics (guests welcome but NOT required to participate): Our Table Topics Leader will give you a question or topic, and you will have 1-2 minutes to give an impromptu answer. Cohesion, creativity and humor are welcome. Truth is optional.
Evaluations
Speech Evaluators- 2-3 minute Evaluation of the prepared speech
Timer's report to let everyone know if they delivered their speech or table topic in the target time frame
Grammarian's report to give feedback on use of grammar, verbal fillers, and word-of-the-day.
General Evaluator's report of the meeting as a whole.