How to Speak so People Want to Listen!
As the club coach for the Surf City Advanced Toastmaster club, I am excited to invite you to our Open House this coming Saturday, April 25h at 9am to celebrate our anniversary.
We all want to be someone people want to listen to hear. Have you ever started telling a story at a party and had the person you were speaking to make a lame excuse to break out of the conversation? All of the skills one learns in public speaking can be applied to 1-on-1 communication. With everyone sheltering-in-place there has never been a time like now to commit to improving your communication skills, because we can attend Toastmaster meetings online over Zoom from our living rooms.
And, there is no better club than the Surf City Advanced Toastmasters Club to do that.
Meeting ID: 601 456 7445
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Our event will demonstrate the "round robin speech evaluation" format of our meetings. Each speech evaluation is completed by Advanced Toastmasters from our club. Solarzar Dellaporta will be delivering an 18-20 minute sales presentation project for the demonstration.
Each guest will receive digital information with details about how they can join our club.
Contact: Susan Cannon/suecannon@gmail.com for more information.
What makes Surf City Advanced Toastmasters so special?
Toastmasters International cultivates a growth mindset throughout the world. A growth mindset is a mindset that people can be develop their core abilities through dedication and hard work. Intelligence and talent are simply one's starting point. The in-depth high quality feedback evaluating speeches at the Surf City club builds upon the Toastmaster's inherent growth mindset. They do so by giving individuals richer feedback when delivering a speech. The richer feedback affords the opportunity for accelerated growth.In-depth Feedback
All Toastmaster clubs help individuals overcome their initial trepidations surrounding speaking in front of a group of people. What makes Surf City Advanced Toastmasters so special is their in-depth speech evaluations. Surf City meeting is organized around "round robin speech evaluations". Most Toastmaster meetings will provide a written and verbal review of a person's speech. In the Surf City club, every member attending the meeting will provide both written and verbal feedback. The feedback given by the club members is reflective of the additional speaking experience they all have.
Supportive Community
From the moment, I arrived to the Surf City club, it was evident that they enjoy each other's company. They pride themselves on being a friendly inclusive club. Many of the club members have served as directors in Toastmasters over the years. They have typically met on the 4th Saturday each month from 9 am to 11 am at the Scotts Valley Water District, but are now meeting online over Zoom until the quarantine is over.
Know Your WHY?
We all have something to share and are motivated for different reasons. What motivates you? Do you have something to teach? Do you have something to sell? Are you wanting to raise awareness about a cause? Are you wanting to be entertaining? Are you wanting to be understood?
Whatever your motivation, stories connect us together at an emotional level.
What is my WHY?
As part of the National Science Foundation I-CORP Lean Startup program, I was encouraged to share deeply personal stories about why I'd started my business, Susanville.com. I joined the Santa Cruz Toastmasters (SCTM) to help harness stories that were difficult for me to share without becoming emotionally overwhelmed. I continue to gain new skills and insights to effectively communicating my thoughts and ideas.
Coaching the Surf City Advanced Toastmasters to become Distinguished Club is way for me to give back to the community of Toastmasters who have helped me along my journey to to becoming someone people want to hear. Won't you join me on this journey of speaking so that people so that people want to listen?
