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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. The Eriez Toastmasters Club is Erie's oldest Club with over 50 years serving our community and our members.
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 Eriez Toastmasters, members learn by speaking to groups and
working with others in a supportive environment. Our Eriez Toastmasters
club is made up of 10 to 30 people who meet twice a month for about an hour. Each
meeting gives everyone an opportunity to practice conducting meetings,
giving impromptu speeches, presenting prepared speeches, and offering
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constructive evaluation.Contacting the Eriez Club is easy. For questions about the club and club membership, please email the Vice President of Membership, Ron Miller or the Club Vice President of Public Relations John Leonardi.
Please email the webmaster Tom Quiggle, if you have any comments about the site or if you are experiencing trouble with the site. If you would like to call rather than e-mail your thoughts or questions, call President Ron Miller at 814-825-6900.
The Eriez Toastmasters Club meets the second and fourth Thursdays, at 7:00 at Mercyhurst College, Room 203 in Old Main. When you enter the main entrance off East 38th Street, Old Main is the building straight ahead. We have been asked to park in the parking lot to the west (right) of the main entrance. The meeting starts at 7:00 and ends at 8:30. So come and join us, and please come a few minutes early so we can explain the program, and its benefits.
