Becoming a Member:
We
encourage guests to stop by to join us for any regularly scheduled
Monday meeting so that they can see how our club works and get a good
feel for the dynamics of our group. Once a guest decides to join the
club the Vice President of Membership will help them fill out a simple
application and pay the appropriate dues.
Dues
for the club are $47 or less to join and only $39 per term (6 months)
to renew. Included in membership are the subscription to the
Toastmaster's International magazine, a Competent Leadership (CL)
manual, a Competent Communications (CC) Manual, and a Toastmaster
Membership Pin.
For additional information, use the "Contact Us" link to contact the Club's V.P. of Membership.
What to Expect:
In the Noonshiners Toastmasters club, a
diverse group gathers every Monday to practice the art of public
speaking. We have members who are just getting their feet wet, and
others who are seasoned veterans. The mix is just right to allow those
who want to speak to step up when they are comfortable, and those who
have spoken to practice and guide others.
We believe in encouraging all
members by offering positive reinforcement and enthusiastic, helpful
evaluations. Our members give their constant support throughout their
interaction within the group.
Meeting Format:
For a specific look at the outline of
the meeting, simply click on the "Public Downloads" link and open one
of our sample agendas. The agenda provides an example of how the club
duties are divided amongst members each week.
During the actual club meeting, the
President opens the meetings with a brief warm up exercise and opening
announcements, followed by the introduction of the Toastmaster of the
Week. The Toastmaster of the Week is the club member that has been
pre-assigned to run the meeting in a structured way for that week.
A typical meeting will consist of three speeches, an oral evaluation of
each speech, and an impromptu session of speaking called Table Topics.
All speaking and evaluation roles are
pre-assigned in the weeks before the meeting. The Table Topics part of
the meeting is open to any member and/or guest that volunteers to
participate on the spot. Other members of the club, who are not
speaking or evaluating, may also be assigned the roles of timing,
tracking grammar and counting ahs, uhms and pregnant pauses or vote counter.
Additionally, the members will vote for best speaker, evaluator
and table topics presenter.
Times:
We start every week off with a Monday dose of fun at Noonshiners. Conveniently held over the lunch time period, you get an interesting and entertaining way to kick off the week. The meeting begins promptly at 12:15pm and finish at 1:15pm. Our pre-constructed
agenda allows the members to get out exactly on time every Monday.
Use the "Directions" link and/or
contact our Vice President of Membership (using the "Contact Us" link)
for more information on our meeting location.
