Toastmasters public speaking meeting in north Bristol: contest evening!

Welcome to North Avon Speakers Club!

North Avon Speakers is a fun, friendly public speaking club. Meetings start at 7:15pm and finish by 9:30pm.

This is an in-person only meeting! We meet at our usual BAWA Health and Leisure Centre, Filton, 589 Southmead Rd, Bristol BS34 7RG in Room 4.

A Toastmasters Public Speaking Meeting is the ideal chance to practise the art of Public Speaking, in a relaxed and supportive atmosphere.

Please contact us at northavontm@gmail.com to express your interest in attending this meeting.

Alternatively, please leave a message here on Meetup, if you would like to come along as a guest.

This event is a special contest evening for humorous speeches and table topics (impromptu speaking). Guests are very welcome to attend.

A guest speaker, Violeta Saladiene, will deliver a special workshop at 6.30pm, before the Toastmasters meeting begins. The workshop will be on overcoming fear when speaking in public. Everyone is welcome.

North Avon Speakers Club is part of Toastmasters International with a proven success rate in helping people to develop public speaking, presentation and leadership skills through their worldwide network of clubs.

Why join a public speaking club?

• To overcome a fear of public speaking or just build confidence when presenting to an audience
• To prepare for a specific event such as a wedding speech or an important presentation
• To develop effective communication and leadership skills that are valuable in many areas of life
• It’s also a great way to meet new and interesting people – we’re a pretty sociable bunch!

How do I find out more?
The best way to find out if North Avon Speakers is right for you is to come along to one of our meetings. Guests are always very welcome and chances are you won’t be the only new face.
You won’t be expected to speak so don’t worry, but if you do want to there will be ample opportunity for you to do so.

A typical agenda is below:

• 7:15 Meeting Room Open - Meet & Greet
• 7:30 Welcome and introductions
• 7.35 Ice Breaker
• 7:45 Prepared Speeches
• 8:20 Feedback for speakers
• 8:30 Break
• 8:50 Table Topics (impromptu speeches of 1-2 minutes each)
• 9:10 Feedback for speakers and evaluators
• 9:25 Awards and Announcements
• 9.30 Meeting close and go to the lounge at BAWA for refreshments).