Salmon Arm Toastmasters is opening the window to their club Thursday, Feb. 11 from 6:50 to 8:45 p.m. in Room 130 of Okanagan College.
This open house is an opportunity to meet members and hear guest speaker and language teacher Caleb Espinoza talk about finding your voice in a crowd.
“Salmon Arm Toastmasters provides a supportive and positive environment where members have the opportunity to develop their communication and leadership skills,” says Emily Johnson, the Salmon Arm club’s vice-president of public relations.
After hearing from Espinoza, members and guests will enjoy a regular Toastmasters meeting that will include prepared speeches, Table Topics or impromptu speeches and evaluations.
Ian Clay, who has been a member of Toastmasters for more than 20 years, will be the Table Topics master.
“Table Topics are one of my favourite parts of the meeting,” he says, explaining guests and members are randomly selected to speak for one to two minutes. “It helps you think and speak clearly on your feet.”
Other speakers include club president Walter Scheidegger, Johnson, and Julia Blackburn, club vice-president of education.
Regular weekly meetings of the Salmon Arm Toastmasters are Thursdays at 7 p.m. at the Downtown Activity Centre.
For more information about this event and the club, visit www.salmonarmtoastmasters.toastmastersclubs.org.