Your Toastmasters International (TI) club's Vice President (VP) of Membership just said something that you hadn't realized when you first joined: YOU play a critical role in finding new members for your Toastmasters club. You knew that the Toastmasters program worked for you, and you have casually mentioned something about Toastmasters to a few folks you know, but you assumed what many new TI members assume: the VP of Membership is solely responsible for recruiting new members into the … [Read more...]

Are you planning any trips this summer? Are you escaping the area for a vacation at the beach, to the woods, to see friends and family or to see new sights? If so, will you be utilizing any free online resources? This message is in support of a speech project that I am presenting at our 17 June 2009 TASC Toastmasters meeting. The project is titled 'Enhancing a Technical Talk with the Internet' and is from the Technical Presentation advanced manual. My speech topic will highlight Internet tools … [Read more...]