Toastmasters International provides a supportive and positive learning experience in which members develop communication, leadership skills and boost self-confidence and personal growth.
BVRIT HYDERABAD TM Club was chartered on Jun 19, 2017 with 32 members and it conducted 100 meetings so far.
FEATURES:
The club conducts meeting every week on Saturday, that is monthly four times so that all members get speech slots.
Every meeting will have four segments:
- Prepared speeches
- Impromptus speeches
- Evaluation
- Taking roles of meeting:
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- Toastmaster of the Day- main anchor of the meeting, who anchors prepared speeches.
- Table Topic master- anchor of impromptus speech segment.
- General Evaluator- who evaluates the whole meeting.
- Grammarian, who points outs the good and bad usage of grammar.
- AH Counter, who identifies fillers and clichés.
- Timer , who keeps time for Prepared speeches, Table topics, Evaluation and Role players
- Presiding officer, who sets the tone of meeting.
- Sergeant at arm, who looks after the arrangements of the meeting.
Intended outcomes of Toastmaster Club:
- Improve your public speaking skills
- Gain self- confidence and self- awareness
- Practice writing speeches and presenting in a group setting
- Gain a competitive advantage in the workplace
- Enjoy unlimited personal growth
- Maximize potential
- Build leadership skills
- Work on networking in a small and supportive environment
- Receive regular and constructive feedback from peers with similar interests as you
- Access to the pathways learning experience , which is an education program that allows to leverage over 300 practices workplace skill, including:
- Interview preparation
- Online meeting management
- Leadership development
- Project management
As a result of their active participation in club activities, all the first batch Toastmasters were placed in prestigious multinational companies such as Capgemini, Microsoft, Virtusa, Cone Labs, Tech Mahindra, etc.
