ORANGE UPON A TIME (OUAT)

Who are we?
We're a regular Toastmasters club, that is, one of thousands of the world's premier public speaking organization, Toastmasters International (TI).

What do Toastmasters do?
We help ourselves and each other speak better in public and private settings -- job, social, family, etc. -- by improving our speaking, listening, evaluating, and thinking abilities in a friendly, mutually supportive atmosphere. Since we know that good speakers stand out, we also teach leadership skills to help you succeed in whatever environment or career you choose.

What makes Orange Upon A Time different?
OUAT knows that all people love stories, so we also help you build your storytelling skills. We help you use the art of storytelling in your speeches so your listeners will remember the points you made.

When and where do you meet?
We meet on 2nd, 4th, and 5th Thursdays, 7 to 8:30 PM. We meet across the street (South side) from St. Joseph's Hospital in the Pavilion center on the 2nd floor in the meeting room to the right as soon as you exit the elevator towards the It's a one-time fee of merely $20 (plus tax) for initial manuals, etc., and only $39 per 6 months for Club and TI dues.

What's in that Guest Packet?
We've included a copy of the easy reading Toastmasters Magazine (enjoy!), a Pamphlet summarizing the program in a little more detail so you can better see the benefits of membership (enjoy!), and a Member Application, which we’ll be glad to help fill in (enjoy!)

What's the Acronym Decoder?
An introductory helper to familiarize you with some Toastmaster terminology. er?
An introductory helper to familiarize you with some Toastmaster terminology.

OUAT - Orange Upon A Time - our friendly, storytelling, Toastmasters Club.

Communication Track (Current Terminology)

• CC - Competent Communicator -  the basic speaking achievement level.
• ACB - Advanced Communicator Bronze - CT + 2 Advanced Communication & Leadership Program manuals
• ACS - Advanced Communicator Silver - ATB + 2 additional advanced manuals + 2 programs from the Better Speaker Series and/or the Successful Club Series
• ACG - Advanced Communicator Gold - ATS + 2 more advanced manuals, Conduct a Success/Leadership Program, Success Communication Program, or a Youth Leadership Program, Mentor a new member with the first three speeches.

• CL - Competent Leader - the basic leadership achievement
• ALB - Advanced Leader Bronze - CL + CC, 6 months as a club officer, participate in district-sponsored club officer training, Conduct any two program format the Successful club Series and/or the Leadership Excellence Series
• ALS - Advanced Leader Silver - ALB + serve a complete term as a district officer, complete the High Performance Leadership program, served successfully as a club sponsor, mentor or coach
• DDTM - Distinguished Toastmaster - the highest achievement. Earned by achieving ACG + ALS.

Communication Track (Old Terminology)

• CCTM - Competent Toastmaster - the basic speaking achievement level.
• ATM (Bronze, Silver, Gold) - Advanced Toastmaster -  the next 3 speaking levels.

Leadership Track (Old Terminology)

• CL - Competent Leader - the basic leadership
• AL - Advanced Leader - the advanced leadership achievement level (duh!)
• DTM - Distinguished Toastmaster - the main emcee (master of ceremonies) at today's meeting.

Other Terms

• General Evaluator - the other emcee, who is in charge of the evaluation portions.
• Evaluator - a person designated to positively evaluate a speaker's speech.
• Table Topics - our fun, impromptu speaking session, led by our "Topic Master."
• VPE - Vice President of Education – officer who sets future meeting schedules and tracks member progress.
• Ralph Smedley -Toastmasters International's founder, at the Santa Ana, CA
• TI - Toastmasters International – our umbrella organization, founded in 1924.