Our club is president's distinguished for the third year in a row. We have been Select Distinguished or better since we chartered in 2005.

F&M Toastmasters News

Welcome new members Tai Scelfo and Holly Mayer

Executive Committee Elections

Executive Committee elections will be held at the May 22nd meeting.  Nominations have been emailed to all members.  Additional nominations will be accepted via email or from the floor on the day of elections provided the nominee is present to accept or decline.

The 5th Tuesday meeting in May has been cancelled.

The Executive Committee will be using it to catch up on some unfinished business.

Executive Committee inductions

The incoming Executive Committee will be formally inducted at the second June meeting on June 26th.

Toastmasters makes communication fun!

A Toastmasters meeting is a learn-by-doing workshop in which participants hone their communication and leadership skills in a friendly atmosphere. A typical group has 20 to 40 members who meet weekly or biweekly to practice public speaking techniques. The average meeting lasts one hour. Members learn communication skills by working in the Competent Communication manual, a series of 10 self-paced speaking assignments designed to instill a basic foundation in public speaking. Participants learn skills related to use of humor, gestures, eye contact, speech organization and overall delivery. When finished with this manual, members can choose from 15 advanced manuals to learn skills related to specific interests. Members also learn leadership skills by taking on various meeting roles and serving as officers at the club and district levels, and by working in the Competent Leadership manual and the High Performance Leadership program. In our learn-by-doing approach, we don't lecture our members about leadership skills; we give them responsibilities and ask them to lead.

There is no instructor in a Toastmasters meeting. Instead, members evaluate one another's presentations. This feedback process is a key part of the program’s success. Meeting participants also give impromptu talks on assigned topics, conduct meetings, serve as officers in various leadership roles and learn rules related to timing, grammar and parliamentary procedure.

Meeting Location - Click here to use the interactive campus map to find the building.

Meeting times and location can be found here.