[TriLUG] OT: anyone a member of Toastmasters?

[Rob Rousseau]

Joe,
   I was a member of the Apex Toastmasters Club for a while.  It was
very helpful and I'd recommend Toastmasters to anyone who wants to
sharpen their public (or even non-public) speaking skills.  They meet
at the Spring Arbor Assisted Living Center on Tuesday nights 7-8pm at
Hwy 55 and Olive Chapel Rd.
http://apextoastmasters.org/
   Anyone who was interested just needed to come and show up at a
meeting.  You get to see how the meeting is run (Table Topics, etc...)
and then usually if you keep attending regularly, you are asked to
join.
   If you have many close by you, just go and attend each one.
You'll get a feel of who is in charge and how friendly the members
are.   Other than that I'd say it's a matter of distance  and the
convenience of the meeting time for you.
-Rob

On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 11:02 AM, Joseph Mack NA3T <jmack at wm7d.net> wrote:
> I'm thinking of joining Toastmasters.
>
> I had expected only one club in any driving area. It turns out there are
> dozens of Toastmaster clubs in the area, many meeting at work places. I'd
> assumed that Toastmasters (like TriLUG) met at neutral, but sympathetic
> places (eg a library). Most of these work place clubs meet during work time,
> presumably for the convenience of those at the work place, but not for
> anyone else.
>
> To my surprise many of these workplace clubs are for members only. Since you
> have to first attend a meeting before you become a member, Toastmasters has
> figured out how to enter a loop with the loop variable uninitialised.
>
> Presumably I should join a club not associated with a work place, but one of
> the many that meets at a time and location of my choosing. Why would I pick
> one over another? Do I just throw a dart at a board?
>
> Thanks Joe
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