Standing Room Only - Toastmasters

05/30/2022

Standing Room Only has merged with Western Hills Toastmasters, which meets virtually and in person.

12/23/2020

Here's to ...
Holiday toasting when everyone feels a little burnt around the edges.
http://bit.ly/TI_HeresTo

12/17/2020

SRO may be meeting remotely right now, but we remember our friends at City of Fairfield Fire Department St. 32. We dropped off some goodies from Jungle Jim's International Market Fairfield last week.

10/29/2020

I had a professor at Miami that made a mark on the board everytime someone said ah, um or any filler word. It was nerve wracking, but quite useful to realize how often we use those words. As how many of us become annoyed with a speaker that repeatedly uses filler roles? That's where the "Ah-counter" role comes in. That person keeps a tally. It's not on a board in front of everyone, but they report during the role reports how many that they caught.
Remember silence is okay. Stop, take a breath and continue.

10/22/2020

How did you do on the quiz?

On October 22, 1924, the first official club meeting took place in Santa Ana, California, marking the birth of Toastmasters. Help us celebrate the organization’s anniversary by taking a step back into history! Learn how the Toastmaster magazine transformed over the last 90 years, then take a quiz to test your Toastmasters knowledge.
http://bit.ly/TI_96years

10/22/2020

Toastmaster - this is one of the scariest roles for a new member, but it really isn't scary! You can sign up for it when you are ready. In general, the Toastmaster role is to act as the meeting’s genial host, introducing participants and making sure everything runs to time.
The main responsibilities of the Toastmaster are:
To give an introduction which sets the tone for the meeting
To explain the structure of a typical meeting for the benefit of guests and new members
To give short introductions for each of the main speakers and link between the various meeting segments