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on their face after enjoying a bit of laughter There are elements to a Toastmasters
will likely return. meeting that we expect to see at any club:
Learn: The primary goal of Toastmasters prepared speeches, table topics and evaluations.
is to learn and improve communication There are other elements that many clubs
and leadership skills. Toastmasters is not have in common, but you will often find some
meant to be a class that you take, graduate, differences in the atmosphere and specific
and then six months later forget what agendas of each club. While the agenda of a
you learned. Toastmasters is designed to meeting is important, the underlying aspects
encourage continual practice and continuous of participation, fun and learning are the keys
improvement. Most members will find to a successful club.
after a short time in Toastmasters that their At each of your club meetings, consider
confidence has improved, their presentation these three questions: Did everyone, including
skills have improved, and that others notice guests, participate? Did everyone have some
that change within them. If a guest can leave fun? Did everyone learn something?
a meeting saying “I learned something today”,
they will see value in returning.
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