Frequently, when I mention my involvement in Toastmasters, people express an interest in participating themselves.
This week, there’s a perfect opportunity to find out what it’s all about — our club (Podemos Hablar) is holding an open house!
Here are the details:
Date: Monday, April 13, 2015
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Where: La Fiesta Restaurant (2329 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida, 32301)
(Note: one reason I was attracted to this particular club is that it is a Bilingual Toastmasters Club (Spanish/English). It is especially helpful for people trying to improve their Spanish (or for Spanish speakers trying to improve their English). But don’t let that stop you from joining our open house — there are speakers of all levels.)
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to let me know!
En Español*:
Frecuentemente, cuando hablo de mi participación en Toastmasters, todos expresan su interés en participar ellos tambien.
Esta semana, hay una oportunidad perfecta para descubrir de qué se trata – de nuestro club (Podemos Hablar) está ofreciendo exhibición publica!
Aquí están los detalles:
Fecha: Lunes, 13 de abril 2015
Hora: 18:00 (6:00 p.m.)
Dónde: La Fiesta Restaurant (2329 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida, 32301)
(Nota:.. Una de las razones que me atraido a este club en particular es que este club es bilingüe (Español / Inglés). Es especialmente útil para las personas que tratan de mejorar su español (o para los hispanohablantes que tratan de mejorar su Inglés. Pero no dejes que eso te detenga de asistir la exhibición publica – hay hablantes de todos los niveles).
Si usted tiene alguna pregunta, haz favor de comunicármelo.
Juan, Past President.
Shaking hands with Teressa, our club President (and my mentor) after I spoke.
“The limits of my language are the limits of my world.”
(Los límites de mi lenguaje son los límites de mi mundo.)
‒Ludwig Wittgenstein
(Thank you to our club past president Juan for helping me with the translation. I take full responsibility for any errors that remain. // Gracias a nuestro presidente pasado del club Juan por ayudarme con la traducción. Yo soy responsable de los errores que quedan.)
Wife of one, Mom of two, Friend of many. My pronouns are she/her/hers.
Hola Paula, I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s meeting and Open House. Now I just have to organize and write my speech! LOL (you remember me, the procrastinator? Oops, maybe I shouldn’t have confessed that to the speech evaluator!) See you soon.
Same here, Robin (looking forward to it). I know it will be great! I am pretty sure it’s a good thing for MANY of us that the evaluation criteria has no “procrastination penalty” whatsoever!!
Public speaking scares the day lights out of me. Ive heard this is the organization to help me over the fear. I’m on the other side of the country but know there are groups here.
Thank you for your comment!! You are absolutely right that Toastmasters can be a huge help in overcoming your fear of public speaking. It’s also important to note that you can take time acclimating yourself to the entire process … you won’t be thrown behind the lectern and told to speak right away. You will also have a mentor who will help you navigate things. Here’s the website. I hope you can find a club near you! https://www.toastmasters.org/