Since spring 2013, La Défense Toastmasters is your (exclusively English-speaking) public speaking club in the financial and business district of Paris. We’re part of Toastmasters International: the organization that offers you a place to learn how to formulate, express and sell your ideas with confidence.
5 ways Toastmasters can help you:
- Become comfortable speaking in front of large or small
groups
- Plan, structure and express your thoughts and ideas clearly
- Develop your critical thinking skills
- Receive constructive and structured feedback to progress further
- Practice speaking in different contexts so that you’re prepared no matter the situation
But wait – there’s more:
The Toastmasters experience also helps you develop your leadership skills. On top of your Practical Guide to Becoming a Better Speaker, you also get the Guide to Becoming a Better Leader, which lets you practice skills from time management to team building. Once you’ve completed these programmes, you can continue onto the Advanced programmes. Our Toastmaster club meetings take place two Thursdays a month where we open our doors at 7.00 pm (CET), start at 7.15 pm (CET) and finish around 9.00 pm (CET). The meetings are typically structured as follows:
Introductions
Grammarian and the Word of the Day
Timekeeper
Prepared speeches
Evaluations of the prepared speeches
Impromptu speaking, also known as Table Topics
Feedback from the Grammarian and General Evaluator
Announcements
Best speakers
Future events
networking
Interested in joining? Subscribe to our Meetup group and sign up to our next meeting! http://www.meetup.com/Public-speaking-Courbevoie
