Aurora Colorado George Sutton Toastmasters Club
Improve Your Speaking, Communicating, and Leadership Skills and Have Fun Too!
On Friday, November 3, 2017, we, along with his family, celebrated the life of our club founder, and recently departed, William Strunk. There were two afternoon memorial services. The first was full military honors performed by the U.S. Air Force where his ashes were burried in Ft. Logan Cemetery. The second was a Celebration of Life service at the Smoky Hill United Methodist Church in Aurora.
More than 100 were in attendance, including William’s wife Peg, son, daughter, and many relatives and friends.
Our former members Jennifer and Tim Bailey were the celebrants and led us through a partial Toastmasters… Read Full Post »
I joined Toastmasters because I was faced with presenting at a conference on compassion fatigue and depression in veterinary medicine. I was asked to tell my own story, and I feared that I would not be able to do so without excessive, distracting emotional outbursts.
Toastmasters gave me the courage to stand up and speak my own truth, to celebrate my individuality in a public forum, and to own emotion as a way to connect with my audience. I learned that audiences want to see the emotion and understand what I’ve been through. Hiding that wasn’t necessary.
This practice in… Read Full Post »
Why should you practice your public speaking and presentation skills at least once per week?
The short answer to this question is because speaking and presentation skills are developed over time. You can’t just read a book or take a 3-session speech class and expect much of your skills to improve or last. Speaking skills must be practiced ongoing or your skills will start to fade.
For ongoing speaking practice and improvement in a supportive environment, Toastmasters clubs are still one of the only options. Many people have thought about visiting a Toastmasters club but just haven’t taken that next… Read Full Post »
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Want to give better presentations at work?
Are you the “Best Man” for an upcoming wedding and dread giving the traditional toast?
Starting or expanding your business and loathe the idea of getting up on stage at a networking event to promote your business?
Maybe you are a college student putting off that higher level course because you just know you’re going to have to give presentations and you’re just toooooo nervous!
If any of these describes you, then you need to be at this FREE public speaking workshop presented by members of… Read Full Post »
You can become a better speaker by joining and participating in any active Toastmasters club. But, the George Sutton Toastmasters club has a habit of producing STARS!
Our latest evidence of this truth is Hazel Ramsbotham. She joined out club at age “82” (now 86) because she was starting a new business and wanted to improve her speaking. Just today, I picked up on her first Facebook Live broadcast…from Dubai…where she gets asked to speak by the event organizer for the event she’s simply attending!
Listen to her story and her amazing speaking skills she’s developed and watch her surprise… Read Full Post »