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ble the Fun - Join a Niche Club
District 7 is rich in specialty regard to Table Topics.
or “niche” clubs. Your home
club helps you develop your There is a theme each month, which is
speaking and leadership determined in July when we do a club success
skills. Adding a niche club to plan. The themes relate to writing, such as
your Toastmaster experience can provide specialized character development, setting the scene,
skills to leverage your career or feed your creative self. dialogue and dialect, bringing history to life,
Check out what we have to offer. grammar, punctuation, writing press releases,
finding a publisher or self-
Toastmasters for Speaking Professionals publishing and so on. The first
speaker of the day speaks to the
Toastmasters for Speaking Professionals (TSP) is a theme and is also the Table
niche club specializing in meeting the needs of Topics Master for the day. The
speakers who are ready to take their skills and second or third speech relates to
professional goals to a new level! Members of the theme or not, as the speaker
TSP have the opportunity to develop and hone wishes.
their messages, fine tune their speech writing,
and master their delivery with confidence. We're Table Topics is a ten minute writing exercise
a fun and dedicated group of people and related to the theme as directed by the Table
welcome new members who Topics Master. Following the exercise, members
see speaking as a key read their work for round robin feedback. While it
component of their is difficult to bring a piece to a conclusion in ten
professional goals. minutes, many of the members use that work as a
story or article starter and find the feedback from
Currently, our members everyone valuable. Evaluations of the speeches
represent a broad spectrum are conducted round robin style as well.
of professionals and industries including
business consultants, health and wellness If you are in the Portland Metro area, we invite
experts, coaches, professional speakers, trainers, you to visit the club at 4555 NE 66th Ave.
sales managers, and financial consultants. We Vancouver, Washington 98661. If you are outside
meet twice a month, on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday, the Portland area and would like to start your
11:45am –1:30 pm. The gavel strikes at noon at own satellite club, just let us know how we can
the Oregon State Bar in Tigard. We can also be help. Satellites don’t have to be at charter
reached thru our website: http://www.tsp4u.org strength. Dues would be paid into Thrill of the
We love to welcome guests, so please come and Quill and small groups could meet when and
visit if Next Level Speaking appeals to you! where they chose. We’d love to help you. You can
Submitted by Jennifer Strait, Club President contact me at Alexis@Alexisllc.com at any time.
Submitted by Alexis Mason.
Thrill of the Quill
Toastmasters for Trainers
Thrill of the Quill is a niche, or specialty club,
designed with the needs of people who write or We are a Toastmasters club dedicated to helping
who would like to write in mind. The club meets you leverage your expertise into quality training
once a month, on the first Saturday from 9:30 to programs that will impact your audience. We do
11:00 am in Vancouver. All projects are manual
projects, but the club is unique, particularly with (Continued on page 16)
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District 7 is rich in specialty regard to Table Topics.
or “niche” clubs. Your home
club helps you develop your There is a theme each month, which is
speaking and leadership determined in July when we do a club success
skills. Adding a niche club to plan. The themes relate to writing, such as
your Toastmaster experience can provide specialized character development, setting the scene,
skills to leverage your career or feed your creative self. dialogue and dialect, bringing history to life,
Check out what we have to offer. grammar, punctuation, writing press releases,
finding a publisher or self-
Toastmasters for Speaking Professionals publishing and so on. The first
speaker of the day speaks to the
Toastmasters for Speaking Professionals (TSP) is a theme and is also the Table
niche club specializing in meeting the needs of Topics Master for the day. The
speakers who are ready to take their skills and second or third speech relates to
professional goals to a new level! Members of the theme or not, as the speaker
TSP have the opportunity to develop and hone wishes.
their messages, fine tune their speech writing,
and master their delivery with confidence. We're Table Topics is a ten minute writing exercise
a fun and dedicated group of people and related to the theme as directed by the Table
welcome new members who Topics Master. Following the exercise, members
see speaking as a key read their work for round robin feedback. While it
component of their is difficult to bring a piece to a conclusion in ten
professional goals. minutes, many of the members use that work as a
story or article starter and find the feedback from
Currently, our members everyone valuable. Evaluations of the speeches
represent a broad spectrum are conducted round robin style as well.
of professionals and industries including
business consultants, health and wellness If you are in the Portland Metro area, we invite
experts, coaches, professional speakers, trainers, you to visit the club at 4555 NE 66th Ave.
sales managers, and financial consultants. We Vancouver, Washington 98661. If you are outside
meet twice a month, on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday, the Portland area and would like to start your
11:45am –1:30 pm. The gavel strikes at noon at own satellite club, just let us know how we can
the Oregon State Bar in Tigard. We can also be help. Satellites don’t have to be at charter
reached thru our website: http://www.tsp4u.org strength. Dues would be paid into Thrill of the
We love to welcome guests, so please come and Quill and small groups could meet when and
visit if Next Level Speaking appeals to you! where they chose. We’d love to help you. You can
Submitted by Jennifer Strait, Club President contact me at Alexis@Alexisllc.com at any time.
Submitted by Alexis Mason.
Thrill of the Quill
Toastmasters for Trainers
Thrill of the Quill is a niche, or specialty club,
designed with the needs of people who write or We are a Toastmasters club dedicated to helping
who would like to write in mind. The club meets you leverage your expertise into quality training
once a month, on the first Saturday from 9:30 to programs that will impact your audience. We do
11:00 am in Vancouver. All projects are manual
projects, but the club is unique, particularly with (Continued on page 16)
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