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On Thursday, March 25, 2010  Tallahassee/DOT Toastmasters Club members Mervin Ralph and Holly Walker participated in two the Area 82 Contests. Ms. Walker placed third in the International Speech Competition and Mr. Ralph was honorable mentioned in the Table Topics Competition

The complete list of the Area winners is:

 

Table Topics

1st Place Philip Florence (FDLE Toastmasters)

2^nd Place John Cheney (Tallahasee Real Talkers)

3^rd Place Stuart Williams (DFS Toastmasters)

Honorable Mentioned Mervin Ralph (Tallahasee/DOT Toastmasters)

 

International Speech

1^st Place Jean Jeune (Tallahassee Real Talkers)

2^nd Place Kate Macfall (DFS Toastmasters)

3^rd Place Holly Walker (Tallahassee/DOT Toastmasters)

 

Congratulations to all the winners for a job well done!

In October 1924, a group of men assembled by Dr. Ralph C. Smedley met in the basement of the YMCA in Santa Ana, California, U.S.A., forming a club “to afford practice and training in the art of public speaking and in presiding over meetings, and to promote sociability and good fellowship among its members.” The group took the name “Toastmasters.” We are a local chapter of Toastmasters International.

Today, Toastmasters International is a non-profit organization which gives its members the opportunity to develop and improve their public speaking abilities through local club meetings, training seminars and speech contests. Toastmasters International includes more than 199,000 men and women in more than 9,300 clubs in more than 70 countries.

Experienced professionals and beginning speakers alike can benefit from our practical, face-to-face learning program. Whether you're speaking to the board of directors, your customers, your co-workers or your kids, Toastmasters can help you do it better. You'll learn and practice in a friendly, comfortable environment with people who are there for the same reason you are—to become better communicators.

At Toastmasters, members learn by speaking to groups and working with others in a supportive environment. A typical Toastmasters club is made up of 20 to 30 people who meet once a week for about an hour. Each meeting gives everyone an opportunity to practice conducting meetings, giving impromptu speeches, presenting prepared speeches, and offering constructive evaluation.

Room 129 Burns Building

(the meeting room in the Cafeteria)

Every Tuesday

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM