Business Talk Toastmasters was established in 1995 to help people develop their presentation and leadership skills. It is is a Melbourne based chapter of Toastmasters International and is consistently recognised for excellence - Select Distinguished Club in 2005 & 2007, Distinguished Club in 2006 and the big daddy of awards President's Distinguished Club in 2008 and 2009.
We currently host an Australian champion Andrew Monaghan for Speech Evaluation. Business Talk always performs strongly in district competitions. Most recently Appu Ruby placed third in the last District 73 Humorous competition.
It hosts two Area Governors Verena Engbarth and Shanta Hallock for 2010-2011. It has five members who are of or approaching Advanced Toastmaster standing (ALB,ACB,ACS )
Business Talk Toastmasters meets fortnightly at lunch time and provides an opportunity for members to practice key skills of a competent toastmaster.
Key skills include: conducting meetings, presenting prepared speeches, impromptu speaking and giving effective feedback. We also help our members focus on the finer points of public speaking including timing, grammar, listening and increasing their vocabulary.
Strong leadership is a core part of the culture, where new members are mentored by an experienced toastmaster for the first three speeches, and then continued afterwards in a less formal manner. The progress of each member is also monitored and given praise, encouragement and recognition as they develop new skills and reach key milestones.
To find out more about our meetings and what Business Talk Toastmasters is like on the inside, visit our blog http://businesstalktm.blogspot.com and come along to a meeting.
Time: 2nd & 4th Thursday, 12:30PM Sharp - 1:30 PM.
Please arrive 15 min early to collect a security pass at the Ground Floor Reception Desk.
Venue: Level 12, 121 Exhibition Street, Melbourne Victoria 3000
(Melway Reference 1B T6 or Google Maps Link ).
Visitors are welcome to attend but remember you need to leave about 15 mins for security check-in. Please notify Deidre Egan of your visit before attending by either emailing
or phone on 03 9637 8575.
Click here for the visitors information sheet.
