What we’re about
Looking to improve your Communication and Leadership Skills, ace a job interview or improve your impromptu speaking skills? Our meetup group inspired by Toastmasters International can help you achieve your goals.
What is Toastmasters?
Toastmasters is an internationally recognised club present in 116 countries with over 300.000 members. It aims at providing a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity to develop communication and leadership skills. Members gain self-confidence, ease of communication and personal growth through the meetings.
What can Toastmasters do for you?
- Allow you to think and speak on your feet, through impromptu speaking
- Learn to prepare and deliver effective presentations in a 'safe' and supportive environment
- Learn to provide constructive and structured feedback
- Learn to successfully lead and energise meetings
- Networking
- Build self confidence when communicating in all areas of your life
- Listen more effectively
Our typical club meetings are made of up three sections:
Prepared manual speeches on self-selected topics designed to focus on specific speaking skills such as speech structure, gestures or vocal variety
Evaluations of the prepared speeches, as well as every role performed during the club meetings
Impromptu speaking, known as Table Topics
This is done through:
- Using time-tested methods to build speaking and leadership skills
- Focusing on areas of interest in our self-paced curriculum. The Competent Communication manual covers 10 projects including: Icebreaker speech (talking about yourself), organizing your speech, getting to the point, using your body to communicte effectively, persuading with power and inspiring others.
- Receiving suggestions for improvement through constructive evaluation
There is enough for everyone to do in the club: be it presenting the speeches or taking up club roles, so join us in this amazing adventure !
Also check our website: http://www.ladefense-toastmasters.com
Our Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/cBdbIr
Upcoming events (3)
See all- Club Officer Training - District 59 Division ALink visible for attendees
La Défense TM will organise the COT (Club Officer Training) on Saturday 30th November from 8.45 am to 2.00 pm.
Executive Committee training is a key moment in the year for understanding the fundamentals of Toastmasters clubs, deepening our practices and developing our communication and leadership skills. We look forward to seeing you at this key event of the Toastmasters year. So don't hesitate to come along, whether you're an experienced officer, a brand new officer or simply a member of a Toastmasters club. A whole new world will be opening up to you!
This COT targets mainly officer roles, but members are welcome!
Please sign up hereWe are looking forward to seeing you!
- Public Speaking With Paris La Défense ToastmastersLe Bistrot à Vin, 92400
Come and join us every 1st (physical session) and 3rd Tuesday ( online) to improve your public speaking skills!
Agenda of each meeting:
• Prepared speeches
• Speech evaluations
• Table Topics session (fun impromptu speaking)
More information on our LinkedIn Page:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/la-d-fense-toastmasters
We ask each guest to pay in CASH or through our link Hello Asso €25 for this meeting attendance at the DOOR, to cover the room rental, the education and the dinner break.
If you can no longer attend, please inform us at least 48h before (by changing your RSVP status to 'no'). Otherwise we will be charged for your meal even if you don't show up!
