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Toastmasters Beyond the Club

Donna Stark, DTM

What do Toastmasters do now that there aren’t great opportunity to showcase the Toastmasters
speech contests and a conference in the fall? program and market your club to potential new

They plan other events! Gateway Toastmasters members.
recently hosted a Tall Tales Showcase, inviting Participation in Toastmasters not only
the public to attend and other clubs to participate. improves your speaking and leadership skills, it

With speakers from Gateway, Yawn Patrol, and provides opportunities to meet and learn from
Downtown Public Speakers, the event drew a other Toastmasters.How can your club team
good-sized crowd that enjoyed stories of suspense up with other clubs? Could you participate in a
and intrigue. local parade or tabling event? How about putting
When Toastmasters get together, they have on a speaking or educational event for the

a good time. If having fun isn’t reason enough, community? Even a pizza night to socialize will
there are other benefits to holding events expand your contacts within the Toastmasters
with other clubs. There’s the opportunity to community.

hear speakers you don’t get to see on a regular Toastmasters – where leaders (and friendships)
basis. The speakers get to experience new (and are made!
larger!) audiences.Special events are also a

Speakers sharing their Tall Tales and Spooky Stories included John Rodke, Kim Solonika, Mark Scott
Lavin, and Abraham Alfaro

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