NEW FEATURE: You can sign up for meeting roles (calendar is attached) now just by clicking on the above link and picking the meeting role that you would like to assume.
NOTE:
If you're going to give a speech, please tell the Toastmaster (the Toastmaster that is leading the meeting at which you will speak) ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE which speech that you're doing and the title of the speech.
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THE NYSSA CLUB CALENDAR is up and running!! PLEASE NOTE "THE TOASTMASTER'S MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL FORM" is available on this website. Just go to "Members Only" (in the left column of this website) and click on "Available Downloads".
In October 1924, a group of men assembled by Dr. Ralph C. Smedley met in the basement of the YMCA in Santa Ana, California, U.S.A., forming a club to afford practice and training in the art of public speaking and in presiding over meetings, and to promote sociability and good fellowship among its members. The group took the name Toastmasters. We are a local chapter of Toastmasters International.
Today, Toastmasters International is a non-profit organization which gives its members the opportunity to develop and improve their public speaking abilities through local club meetings, training seminars and speech contests. Toastmasters International includes more than 199,000 men and women in more than 9,300 clubs in more than 70 countries.
Experienced professionals and beginning speakers alike can benefit from our practical, face-to-face learning program. Whether you're speaking to the board of directors, your customers, your co-workers or your kids, Toastmasters can help you do it better. You'll learn and practice in a friendly, comfortable environment with people who are there for the same reason you areto become better communicators.
At Toastmasters, members learn by speaking to groups and working with others in a supportive environment. A typical Toastmasters club is made up of 20 to 30 people who meet once a week for about an hour. Each meeting gives everyone an opportunity to practice conducting meetings, giving impromptu speeches, presenting prepared speeches, and offering constructive evaluation.
Meetings are held at NYSSA, 1177 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10036. For directions click
here.
Meetings are held both on Weekdays (6-7:15pm) and Fridays (12-1pm). The dates vary, depending on room availability. Check the calendar on this website or the
NYSSA Calendar for dates.
Also: Check the NYSSA
Club Calendar for club events and events of interest to NYSSA Toastmasters. Click on the event for details! (e.g. speakers and topics, event specifics, etc.)
