What we’re about
North Avon Speakers is a fun, friendly public speaking club. We usually meet every first and third Thursday of the month at BAWA Filton. Meetings start at 7:30pm and finish by 9:30pm. We generally usually have between 20 and 25 people attending a meeting.
Currently we are usually having the first Thursday of the month as a Hybrid meeting, that's in person and online via Zoom at the same time, with the 3rd Thursday of the month as a in person only meeting. Having both types of meetings available is probably generally a good idea, (but hybrid does need time before the meeting to set up well!) You are welcome to join and come along as a guest, a member, or even back as a former member. Generally we would give a guest three meetings to attend for free, before we would like them to join the club if they haven't already. It is in your interest to join and be a member, because then you can do speeches and take part in meeting roles. Also the costs to be a member is very reasonable for what you get!
North Avon Speakers Club is part of Toastmasters International, a non-profit worldwide network of 12,500 clubs with over 260,000 members spread across 116 countries.
To visit the Toastmasters International website: http://www.toastmasters.org/ Update: I believe at least one club is in around 144 countries now!
North Avon Speakers Club was chartered in 1992, and we celebrated our 30th Anniversary in 2022! North Avon Speakers Club is also the founding club of three other clubs, one of which was in Wales back in the 1990's, and in the past few years, our club has also founded a club in Bath, but also a Bristol Central club as well.
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!
Contact us
If you have any questions, feel free to contact one of the organisers of this group, or just send an email to northavontm@gmail.com
