Ozark Orators - Rolla, MO - Toastmasters #1056

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Ozark Orators - Rolla, MO - Toastmasters #1056 Ozark Orators is the friendly neighborhood Toastmasters club. Do you want to become a confident public speaker? Visit our club, and we can practice together!

Are you looking for opportunities to develop your presentation skills?

Thanks to those who joined us this evening! 🎉 We were glad to welcome Moyo back and meet guests Xinyi and Mahnaz.🏆 Congr...
09/12/2026

Thanks to those who joined us this evening! 🎉 We were glad to welcome Moyo back and meet guests Xinyi and Mahnaz.

🏆 Congratulations to our winners of the evening:

👏 Moyo (center) won Table Topics, making the case that boredom can be good for us, even though he insists he’s never bored himself! Our “hot takes” theme had everyone weighing in on everything from creative hobbies to whether rabbits or squirrels would survive an apocalypse. This group has opinions! 😂

👏 Chris (right) won Prepared Speech with his Icebreaker, sharing how he saved $1,000 and set out at 17 to explore America by hitchhiking. From a small town in upstate New York to adventures across the country and eventually Europe, his stories brought us plenty of laughs and an encouraging message: don’t be afraid of the world. 🌎 Congratulations on your Icebreaker, Chris!

👏 Jim (left) won Evaluation, celebrating Chris’s energy and storytelling while offering a helpful suggestion to slow down and pace his stories to elevate the listener's experience. 🗣️👥 Thoughtful feedback is one of the ways we help each other grow!

Guests are always welcome! Join us for Table Topics, our short impromptu speaking activity, or try a small meeting role. It’s a friendly place to practice, meet people, and build confidence speaking in front of a group.

📅 Fridays, 6:00 to 7:00 PM
📍 Room 200, First United Methodist Church
803 North Main Street, Rolla, MO 65401

Enter on the Park Street side, across from the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity. The door is about halfway along the building.

We’d love to see you there! 😊

Thank you to First United Methodist Church for kindly allowing us to use its facilities. Ozark Orators Toastmasters is not affiliated with or endorsed by the church.

🏆 Congratulations to Friday’s winners at Ozark Orators Toastmasters! Pictured from left to right:👏 John won Table Topics...
09/07/2026

🏆 Congratulations to Friday’s winners at Ozark Orators Toastmasters! Pictured from left to right:

👏 John won Table Topics, sharing fond memories of growing up as one of seven sons before cell phones and complex video games. He enjoyed taking us back to days spent playing outside and making your own fun, offering a glimpse of a childhood quite different from what many kids experience today.

👏 Derek won Prepared Speech with “The Oblique Student,” sharing stories from teaching public speaking and a simple reminder for speakers: pace yourself, open your shoulders, and make eye contact! It's not always what you say but how you say it.

👏 Shawn won Evaluator, offering thoughtful and encouraging feedback on Derek’s speech.

Thanks to everyone who brought their humor, stories, and enthusiasm. From alternate universes to underwater adventures, our Table Topics took us places! 🚀

Want to join the fun? Guests are always welcome!

You can participate in Table Topics, our short impromptu speaking activity, or try a small meeting role. Come meet the group and get some practice speaking in a friendly, supportive setting.

📅 Fridays, 6:00 to 7:00 PM
📍 Room 200, First United Methodist Church, 803 North Main Street, Rolla, MO 65401. (Enter on the Park Street side, across from the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity. The door is about halfway along the building.)

We’d love to see you there! 😊

Note: Thank you to First United Methodist Church for kindly allowing us to use its facilities. Ozark Orators is not affiliated with or endorsed by the church.

We're growing! And maybe we've got room for YOU... 🎤Our goal is to have 30 official members by 2027. Want in?Here's the ...
08/29/2026

We're growing! And maybe we've got room for YOU... 🎤

Our goal is to have 30 official members by 2027. Want in?

Here's the deal with Toastmasters:

👉 No experience needed. Just show up as a guest and check us out first. See what we're all about.

👉 Learn to tell stories, listen to others, and connect with any audience through hands-on-activities. We are a chartered club with Toastmasters International, which is over 100 years old and has over 270,000 members in 14,000+ clubs across 150 countries.

👉 All backgrounds and viewpoints welcome. Empowering capable people to do their best is our agenda. What you do with the tools you practice here is your responsibility.

These are the same skills that win job interviews, launch businesses, improve organizations, increase speaking opportunities, and build stronger relationships.

You'll fit right in if...

✅ You feel stuck and want a safe space to find your voice.
✅ You want communication skills that high-impact people have.
✅ You love hearing others' stories and sharing your own.

Skip us if...

❎ You already know everything.
❎ You'd rather complain than grow.
❎ You prefer talking to screens and AI over humans.

Still here? Great! Let's talk.

We meet weekly in Rolla, Missouri. Message us with any questions. We'd be happy to tell you more! 💬

Congratulations to incoming club president Jim Zboran on being named District 8 Division Director of the Year for 2025–2...
06/20/2026

Congratulations to incoming club president Jim Zboran on being named District 8 Division Director of the Year for 2025–26, recognizing his outstanding service and leadership! The award was presented last week at TLI (Toastmasters Leadership Institute). 🎉

🥕 Huge shoutout to Navid for an unforgettable Table Topics segment! He turned the meeting into a whodunit, 🕵️‍♂️ handing...
05/06/2026

🥕 Huge shoutout to Navid for an unforgettable Table Topics segment! He turned the meeting into a whodunit, 🕵️‍♂️ handing each participant a character card and tasking them to defend why they weren't the one who swiped the missing carrots from the farm. From Hoppy the Rabbit to Woolly the Sheep, every "suspect" mounted a strong defense — leaving even Police Chief Derek and FBI Agent Navid stumped.

05/06/2026

When individuals have a safe, supportive space for personal growth, communities flourish. 🍀 That's Ozark Orators — please like our page, engage with our content, and tag friends in Rolla (or nearby) who'd love a welcoming place to grow their communication skills. Proudly chartered with (Club #1056). 🎤

🤔 Wondering if you should pay your local Toastmasters International club a visit? Check out this article Jim published l...
05/06/2026

🤔 Wondering if you should pay your local Toastmasters International club a visit? Check out this article Jim published last year: "What Makes a Great Toastmasters Environment for New Members and Visitors" — it'll give you a great sense of what to expect your first time through the door. Link in comments (below) 👇

📚 Word of the Evening — Our most recent Word Master was Shawn, who chose to showcase "protagonist" (noun). If YOU were t...
05/06/2026

📚 Word of the Evening — Our most recent Word Master was Shawn, who chose to showcase "protagonist" (noun). If YOU were to choose your favorite protagonist who would it be? 🤔

🎉 Facebook family — help us send out a BIG CONGRATULATIONS to our award winners from last Friday's Ozark Orators meeting...
05/06/2026

🎉 Facebook family — help us send out a BIG CONGRATULATIONS to our award winners from last Friday's Ozark Orators meeting!

🏆 Jim — Best Speech
🏆 Ashley — Best Table Topic
🏆 Sami — Best Speech Evaluator

Way to go, everyone! Your hard work and willingness to step up to the lectern inspire us all.

Want to level up your communication skills in a safe space with friendly people? Join us next week. We'd love to have you! 🎤✨

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First United Methodist Church, 803 North Main Street
Rolla, MO
65401

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6pm - 7pm

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