|
Who, What, Where and When Club 1 - Smedley Chapter One is the original Toastmasters club started by Dr. Ralph Smedley on October 22, 1924 in the basement of the YMCA at Santa Ana California USA. The organizaion of Toastmasters has evolved from this club. Today the club meets at the Tustin Area Senior Center, 200 S. C Street (just south of First Street) on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month. Our meetings begin at 6:29 PM and usually run until 8:00 PM.
Call Richard at 714 287-0605 or Artie at 714 764-1407 for information.
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Members List:
Links Section
President:
Richard Friesen--DTM
VP Education:
Ram Chary
VP Membership:
Ray Melton--CL
VP - Public Relations:
Artie Hardison--ATM-B
Treasurer:
Anita Hesselgesser--ATM-B
Secretary:
Cynthia Pham
Sgt at Arms:
Mindy Ly
Members:
Andrew Benjock
Mary Christensen
Hung Du
Herman Johnsen--ATM-B
Gary Osterbach
Kiran Patel
Mark Perew--DTM
Sasha Thomas
TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL FOUNDER'S DISTRICT
Club 1 - Smedley Chapter One
|
|
Welcome to the Original Toastmasters Club! Give us 90 minutes to show you what Toastmasters has done for us and can also do for you! Here are some of our friendly members who are waiting to welcome you! Ralph Smedley's photo is present at every meeting.
The mission of a Toastmasters Club is to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity to develop communication and leadership skills, which in turn foster self-confidence and personal growth.
We emphasize both Communication and Leadership skills in two inter-related educational programs.
There are now over 190,000 Toastmasters in more than 9,300 clubs found in 80 countries around the globe. Since its inception in 1924, Toastmasters has helped more than four million men and women to learn to communicate more clearly and to lead more effectively.
- Develop better speaking and presentation skills
- Learn to think quickly and clearly on your feet
- Build strong leadership skills and experience
- Improve listening skills
- Practice giving and receiving constructive feedback
- Use and practice critical thinking skills
People who get ahead in life are those who can communicate effectively. Wouldn’t you like to develop this priceless skill? Now you can. Toastmasters will show you how to listen effectively, think on your feet, and speak confidently. In Toastmasters, you will also learn valuable leadership skills. Be a success – at home or on the job. Come visit our Toastmasters Club and see what Toastmasters will do for you.
Your time is valuable and you want to spend it working with a good Toastmasters club. How can you tell a good club from one with challenges?
Download At Your Service and find out what makes a good Toastmasters club.
Who we are:
Toastmasters Club 1 - Smedley Chapter One members come from many walks of life and many backgrounds.We are working class and professional people; native speakers of English and those for whom English is a second language. Some of us work full time and others are retired. Of course, we have both men and women.
In short, we look a lot like the world at large. What we have in common is a desire to be more effective in our communication and leadership skills. Toastmasters gives us a place to develop both, maintain our individuality and celebrate the diversity of our world.
Toastmasters meetings typically have three major parts: Table Topics, Prepared Speeches and Evaluations.
Most of our opportunities to speak are unplanned and we have little chance to think about what we are going to say. In Table Topics we have an opportunity to practice impromptu speaking, quickly organizing our thoughts and expressing them in an effective manner. The Table Topics Master asks a series of questions, usually based around a common theme, and each participant gives a one to two minute response. Guests are encouraged to participate, but no one is required to answer a question.
For those occasions when you do have time to work on your presentation, Prepared Speeches gives you an opportunity to show off what you can do, learn new skills and gain confidence in your ability to speak before an audience. New members work through a self-paced manual of ten speech projects . Each project focuses on one element of effective public speaking, such as good organization, body language, use of props, and gestures.
Now that you've spoken, so what? That's where the Evaluations portion of the meeting comes into play. Each prepared speaker receives both an oral and a written evaluation of his or her speech. This feedback tells us what we're doing well, gives us pointers on what we can improve on and how we can do it better, and reinforces the lessons learned in the speech project. The General Evaluator also provides feedback on how the meeting as a whole was conducted. This helps us learn more effective meeting and teamwork skills.
Legal and Copyright Matters
The names "Toastmasters International", "Toastmasters", and the Toastmasters International emblem are trademark protected in the United States, Canada, and other countries where Toastmasters clubs exist. Unauthorized use is prohibited.
