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Tuesday 12th August
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Tuesday 9th September
Club Meeting
Tuesday 23rd September
Club Meeting
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Communication Track
Members working in this track learn and practice communication skills.
The first step in the communication track is the Competent Communication manual. Working through the 10 speech projects in the manual helps develop your speaking skills one step at a time, with each project building upon what you learned in the previous one.
As you prepare and present each project speech you'll learn the importance of organization, how to use body language and voice to convey your message, how to select the right words and use visual aids. You’ll also learn how to speak persuasively and inspire others. After each speech that you deliver you will be evaluated and given feedback to help you to improve.
Once you have completed this manual you will be eligible for Competent Communicator (CC) recognition. You will receive a CC Certificate and, if this is your first CC award, two of the Advanced Communication manuals. |
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Advanced Communication Manuals
After receiving CC recognition you can work in the Advanced Communication manuals, where you can refine and enhance your speaking skills. There are 15 manuals, each containing five speech projects. Many of the manuals are career-oriented. You choose the manuals you want to complete and the skills you want to learn.
The manuals are:
The Entertaining Speaker
Speaking to Inform
Public Relations
The Discussion Leader
Specialty Speeches
Speeches by Management
The Professional Speaker
Technical Presentations
Persuasive Speaking
Communicating on Television
Storytelling
Interpretive Reading
Interpersonal Communication
Special Occasion Speeches
Humorously Speaking
When you work in the advanced manuals, you are eligible for several awards:
Advanced Communicator Bronze (ACB)
To be eligible for this award, you must have:
- Achieved Competent Communicator award (or achieved Competent Toastmaster award)
- Completed two Advanced Communication manuals
Advanced Communicator Silver (ACS)
To be eligible for this award, you must have:
- Achieved Advanced Communicator Bronze award (or achieved Able Toastmaster award or Advanced Toastmaster Bronze award)
- Completed two additional advanced communication manuals (may not be those completed for any previous award)
- Conducted any two programs from The Better Speaker Series and/or The Successful Club Series
Advanced Communicator Gold (ACG)
To be eligible for this award, you must have:
- Achieved Advanced Communicator Silver award (or achieved Able Toastmaster Bronze award or Advanced Toastmaster Silver award)
- Completed two additional advanced communication manuals (may not be those completed for any previous award)
- Conducted a Success/Leadership, Success/Communication or a Youth Leadership program
- Coached a new member with the first three speech projects
By the time you earn the Advanced Toastmaster Gold award, you will have completed six of the available Advanced Communication manuals and will have learned many valuable speaking skills. |
Club News
New commitee elected for 2008/09
Newbury Speaker's 10s Night celebration
Philip Gladwell and Tony Henderson-Newport present at the District 71 Conference in Killarney
Philip Brooks gains second place in the Division Evaluation Contest in Aberdeen
Philip Brooks and Tony Henderson-Newport compete at the Area 22 competition in Bristol
Newbury Speakers to present at the District Conference
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