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Winter 2010 Schedule
Toastmasters will meet
on Thursdays
February 4 - March 25
6:15 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
(March 25 will be the
Participation Graduation)
Location:
College Ave. Baptist Church,
1320 E. College Ave.
Normal, IL

Toastmasters is an international organization which offers a proven way to improve your communication skills. By participating in a fun and supportive group, you'll become a better speaker and leader and gain confidence to succeed in whatever path you've chosen in life.

Many businesses hold Toastmasters classes to help improve communication on the job. We are privileged to have trained youth leaders who offer their time and efforts to our homeschool students. Their teaching is taken to a level where kids can learn these important skills in an enjoyable setting.

Toastmasters is an 8-week program that helps students deal with:

how to battle the fear of being in front of people
what to do with your hands while you speak
how to start a speech and what's a good way to end one
what it means to debate
how to positively critique others
how to present yourself while speaking publicly
how to "think on your feet"

Toastmasters Winter 2010
We are fortunate this year to offer a Winter 2010 edition of Toastmasters. Classes will be held on Thursday evenings from 6:15 pm - 8:30 pm beginning February 4 and running through March 25. Classes will be held at College Ave. Baptist Church, 1320 E. College Ave., Normal. (Note that this is a new location.)
There will be three class hosted by Vivian Elder, Barb Knapp and James Joyner.
Vivian Elder's class will be offered to the younger children and will focus more on dramatic exercises than on formal speeches. She wants this class to be age appropriate and not put undue pressure on the young students.
Barb Knapp's class will focus on the Toastmasters basics. Students will be expected to prepare speeches outside of class and present them during class.
James Joyner's class will spend a lot of time on completing job applications, resume writing and interviewing skills. However, during each of his class sessions students will also talk about the Toastmasters basics. Students may also prepare some specialty speeches and if the weather is good near the end of the eight weeks, one class will be outside.

Registration

To be eligible students must be homeschooled and at least 9 years old. Class size is limited, so please register early. Children will be placed in classes based on age and previous Toastmasters experience. If you have a specific request for one of the classes please include this in your registration e-mail.

To register please send to me via email debpresley64@yahoo.com the following information:

Child's name
Child's age as of January 1, 2010
Number of previous years in Toastmasters
Parent's name
Home Address
Home phone number
Cell Phone (if that is the number you can be reached while your child is in class)
email address

Once your child has been enrolled I will send you a confirmation e-mail. If you have any questions, please send me an e-mail or give me a call (309) 829-9042.
There is no charge for this program; however, we will take donations anytime before the graduation to thank the leaders for their work with our kids. Parents will also be given a simple refreshment schedule to help provide snacks at the break midway through each evening's class. If your scheduled time doesn't work, contact the Coordinator to make changes. We also ask parents to provide refreshments for the reception following the graduation ceremony.