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speakeasy@sun Toastmasters Club and Toastmasters International

speakeasy@sun is one of the Toastmasters Chapters at Sun Microsystems, and one of about 9,000 clubs worldwide. speakeasy@sun was founded in 1988 by Bil Lewis, and chartered November 8, 1988, by Toastmasters International.
 
Toastmasters International is a non-profit organization governed by a Board of Directors who are elected by the membership. The first Toastmasters club was established on October 22, 1924, in Santa Ana, California, by Dr. Ralph C. Smedley, who conceived and developed the idea of helping others to speak more effectively. Toastmasters International's business and services are administered by its World Headquarters, located in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. It has no salaried staff except the Executive Director and World Headquarters staff, who provide services to the clubs and Districts. Website: http://www.toastmasters.org/.

what we do

speakeasy@sun provides a mutually supportive learning environment for members to practice and perfect their speaking skills. Membership is open to the general public.

We meet every Friday, except Sun-recognized holidays, noon-1:00 p.m., usually in the Sun Menlo Park Campus (MPK) Building 14, Sequoia Conference Room. Please verify in advance the meeting time and location:

how Toastmasters works

At Toastmasters, members learn by speaking to groups and working with others in a supportive environment. A typical Toastmaster club is made up of 20 or more people who meet once a week for about an hour. Each meeting gives everyone an opportunity to practice:

  • Conducting meetings. Meetings usually begin with a short business session which helps members learn basic meeting procedures.
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  • Giving impromptu speeches. Members present one to two minutes impromptu speeches on assigned topics.
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  • Presenting prepared speeches. Two or more members each present a speeche based on a project from a Toastmaster manuals. Projects cover such topics as speech organization, voice, language, gestures, and persuasion.
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  • Offering constructive evaluation. Every prepared speaker is assigned an evaluator who points out speech strengths and offers suggestions for improvement.

how to become a Toastmasters member

Members are enthusiastically welcomed into a club as soon as a standard membership application (please see our club members page) is turned in with a check for the new member fee and membership dues. Semi-annual dues is a pro-rated share of maximum $25.00 (Toastmasters International dues and club dues). Please contact a club officer for details.

the benefits of being a Toastmasters member

Upon joining a Toastmaster club, each new member receives a variety of manuals and resources on speaking. Members also have access to other books as well as audio and video cassettes on speaking and leading. They also receive the award-winning "The Toastmaster", a monthly magazine that offers the latest insights on speaking and leadership techniques. Most importantly, you can practice and gain these valuable skills through a supportive and nurturing club environment.

speakeasy@sun club members' feedback

  • I am very happy because I see the result. I feel more confident speaking in public now. In short, it changed my life.
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  • speakeasy@sun is a "fun" low-pressure way to work on an important skill and to meet and socialize with a very interesting group of people.
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  • speakeasy@sun creates a perfect world out of one hour, during which there is genuine mutual support from all participants.
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  • speakeasy@sun has helped me enormously in overcoming jitters of public speaking. Its supportive environment and friendly members make every meeting a pleasant experience.
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  • It is conveniently located, close by and in an attractive campus. It has plenty of enthusiastic members, from various cultures, who are articulate and who share their interesting experiences with us. It was just a fluke, a chance chat that lured me to speakeasy@sun, but the meetings and people really have enriched my life, helping me professionally by improving my business skills.
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  • Quality of members; high level of participation from outside Sun; convenience.
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  • It's a friendly environment with a good mix of senior and junior members.
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This page was last updated Wed, 01 Sep 2004 03:24:48 GMT.
Latest changes: New page. Original author: speakeasy@sun member Charles Cheng.
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