Toastmasters stays hybrid

By Matthew Derbridge, Helensburgh and District Toastmasters, VP Public Relations

Toastmasters International is a supportive organisation with a promise of “empowering individuals through personal and professional development” to “develop communication and leadership skills, resulting in greater self-confidence and personal growth”.

It is a new year, and our club is still around; we are prioritising health and safety by staying with Hybrid meetings. During our meetings, you can sit around a table, allowing opportunities to stand up and speak freely to both an in-person and virtual audience. If you need to rehearse dinner speeches or work presentations, recite poetry or give a pitch; it will be very beneficial to present face-to-face rather than to a virtual audience alone.

As we are keeping the online aspect for those who cannot travel, or wish to remain in the office or home, we are also keeping our borders open.
If you have a friend across the LGA border or overseas, they are invited to attend. We meet twice a month on the second and fourth Monday at 7pm AEST. Meetings run for approximately 2 hours.

The first meeting in February is on the 14th. We meet at the Cupbearer in Helensburgh and on Zoom. New members are welcome. The first two meetings are free. After that, you will be invited to join, and earn valuable speaking qualifications.

Toastmasters is an educational entity that can provide “continuing education” credits in many fields. Contact Toastmasters2508@gmail.com