McDowell NC Toastmasters

12/15/2025

10/22/2025

👻 Beware the filler words! 🎃
Every “um,” “ah,” and false start brings a scream worthy of the spooky season!

😎 Meet The Ah-Counter — a brave soul who listens for every “ah,” “um,” and “you know” that sneaks into our speeches.
Their mission? To track filler words, false starts, and repeated phrases so we can BURY bad habits and rise confidence from the GRAVE! 🪦

😱 Even when it sounds scary, feedback helps us sharpen our speaking skills each meeting!

Join us if you dare… No sign-up required!

📅 Tuesdays | Gather 5:15 PM | Start 5:30 PM EST
💻 Virtual meetings on Zoom weekly
📍 Hybrid meetings in Marion, NC every 3rd Tuesday of the month

Find meeting details at 🔗mcdowellnc.toastmastersclubs.org

10/02/2025

Shout out to High Country Toastmasters for having fun with us. Impromptu TallTales with odd English idioms… whoo boy!

09/18/2025

All Toastmasters are encouraged to attend this FREE event! On site or on line! Please register! There will be refreshments on site and door prize drawings for both the on site AND on line participants!

08/06/2025

Visit our website for meeting details. Be our guest and get a clue—discover how much fun we have while building communication and leadership skills!
https://mcdowellnc.toastmastersclubs.org/

08/05/2025

🎤 Presentation Panic? We've been there. 😭💦

Before Toastmasters: Cue the dramatic crying, rain, and soul-crushing violin... 😢🌧️
After Toastmasters: Enter sunglasses, swagger, and speaker stardom. 😎🎸💥

💬 Whether you freeze, fumble, or fear the mic—McDowell Toastmasters is where your glow-up begins.

✨ Find your voice. Communicate confidently.

📅 Join us online every Tuesday at 5:30 PM or in Marion NC every 3rd Tuesday of the month for a hybrid meeting!

🌐 https://mcdowellnc.toastmastersclubs.org/

05/04/2025

Bigfoot wins big again! McDowellNC Toastmasters’ Club Pride Basket was the big winner at the District 37 Toastmasters conference in Charlotte this weekend. The Big Trophy returns to our club for another year!

03/28/2025

For our April 1st meeting, we thought we’d have a little bit of FUN!
(We actually always have fun! 😜)

We’re excited to be hosting a game show-esque all table topics meeting next week!

Table Topics is the section of each meeting where participants are asked a question and must think quick to come up with a 1-2 minute impromptu speech as their response.

While giving prepared speeches is a big part of Toastmasters, often in life, you don’t get to prepare for days or weeks. We utilize these opportunities to practice speaking off the cuff, so when you’re presented a question in your daily life, you’ve always got an answer!

Guests are encouraged to attend and are always warmly welcomed to any of McDowell NC Toastmasters’ meetings!

You can find the Zoom link for this meeting, plus more information about this club on our website!

mcdowellnc.toastmastersclubs.org

02/21/2025

Hey friends and neighbors, we’re going to be on the radio this Monday!

Tune into Bigfoot Country Radio at 8:30am Monday morning to hear directly from the members of this fun-loving WNC group. Who is McDowell NC Toastmasters? What are we doing every Tuesday evening? Why do we keep coming back to these meetings?

Hear it straight from the horse’s mouth! This Monday morning at 8:30am on Bigfoot Country Radio 103.9 FM, 1250 AM, or live stream it from bigfoot1039.com

02/07/2025

Fall in LOVE with SELF-IMPROVEMENT and PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT!

McDowell NC Toastmasters hosts weekly meetings to improve our speaking and leadership skills by practicing our active listening, our critical thinking, and our problem solving.

Gain the confidence to reach your personal and professional goals with practice and encouragement!

McDowell NC Toastmasters meet every Tuesday evening. We’re always available on Zoom so you can join a meeting no matter where you are in the world!

Guests are always warmly welcomed!

Find more information about us on our website!

01/21/2025

We usually have a hybrid meeting with on-site option at First UMC Marion on the third Tuesday of each month. However, tonight will be zoom only… It is too cold and…

01/07/2025

We hosted a Family Feud meeting last week, to help blow off some steam and end our year with a bang!

Our Game Show Host, Kanne, guided teams through 12 Christmas & NYE themed questions, and left us wondering…where did they find those 100 people that they surveyed?!

What a fun way to end the year!

Interested in focusing on self improvement this new year? Come check out a Toastmasters meeting and become a part of a fun-loving community of like-minded individuals!

We meet every Tuesday on Zoom.
Gather at 5:15pm. Meeting from 5:30-6:45pm.

Find out more info on our website!