INFLUENCING OUR WORLD !
In October 1924, a group of men assembled by Dr. Ralph C. Smedley met in the basement of the YMCA in Santa Ana, California, U.S.A., forming a club to afford practice and training in the art of public speaking and in presiding over meetings, and to promote sociability and good fellowship among its members. The group took the name
Toastmasters. We are a local chapter of
Toastmasters International.
Downtown Toastmasters Club Officers
from left to right are:
Area 3 Gov. Susan Martin, VP of Public Relations
Angie Womack Jones, Longtime Downtown TM
Member Bob Downing, Secretary/Treasurer Ed
Clarke, Sgt. at Arms Tom Barton, President Duane
Abbott, VP of Membership Jim Mitchell, and District
A Gov. Ashanti Witherspoon
DOWNTOWN TOASTMASTER PATRICK HARDY
TO COMPETE
IN A REGIONAL SPEECH CONTEST
JUNE 19-21 IN ATLANTA
Patrick will go head to head against the best of the best Toastmasters from seven states, including Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. To secure a spot in the Atlanta contest, Patrick walked away with top honors earier this year in a speech competition among the best Baton Rouge Toastmasters and then went on to take 1st place among the best speakers from Louisiana, Southwest Mississippi and East Texas in a May 3 International Speech and Evaluation Contest in Alexandria, LA.
A win in Atlanta will take Patrick to the international competition in Calgary, Canada where he will compete against the best speakers in the world.
Andrew Hundley (left), representing the inmates from the Speakers of Valor Club, located at the State Police Barracks, in Zachary, Louisiana placed second in the May 3 Table Topics competition, while Patrick Hardy (right) of the Downtown Toastmasters, Baton Rouge swept first place in both the International Speech and Evaluation Competitions.
Today, Toastmasters International is a non-profit organization which gives its members the opportunity to develop and improve their public speaking abilities through local club meetings, training seminars and speech contests. Toastmasters International includes more than 199,000 men and women in more than 9,300 clubs in more than 70 countries.
Experienced professionals and beginning speakers alike can benefit from our practical, face-to-face learning program.
Whether you're speaking to the board of directors, your customers, your co-workers or your kids, Toastmasters can help you do it better. You'll learn and practice in a friendly, comfortable environment with people who are there for the same reason you areto become better communicators.
At Toastmasters, members learn by speaking to groups and working with others in a supportive environment. A typical Toastmasters club is made up of 20 to 30 people who meet once a week for about an hour. Each meeting gives everyone an opportunity to practice conducting meetings, giving impromptu speeches, presenting prepared speeches, and offering constructive evaluation.
Cenikor Foundation
2414 Bunker Hill Dr.
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
From the I-10/I-12 split, take the College Dr. exit off I-10 and turn left,
turn left again at Constitution Ave., follow Constitution as it snakes by I-10 and it will end at Bunker Hill Dr. with a forced right turn.
Cenikor is on the right just after the turn.
The fun begins Mondays at 6:30 pmand lasts until about 8:00 pm
