South Loop Toastmasters

02/27/2017

Key ingredient when improving public speaking/leadership skills is a comfortable environment! Join Solo Toastmasters tonight at 615pm for a super fun meeting with interesting people. It'll be our first meeting in our new space in the Chicago Police Department community room (1718 S State St.).

02/24/2017

Hello fellow Toastmasters! Happy Friday! Our club meetings have moved. Starting this coming Monday (2/27/17) we will be meeting 1 block south at Chicago Police Department (1718 S State St, Chicago, IL 60616) in their community room (take an immediately left after entering). We will continue to meet 2nd and 4th Mondays at 615pm. Come check out the new digs!

03/03/2016

Our next chapter meeting is this coming Monday, March 14, from 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM. Come check us out. And bring a friend, spouse, BFF, neighbor, your kids etc.

02/19/2016

Our next chapter meeting is this coming Monday, February 22, from 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM. Come check us out. And bring a friend, spouse, BFF, neighbor, your kids etc.

09/30/2015

Great prep for Table Topics

If you’ve ever been asked to give a speech or a toast on the fly, you know how much pressure it can be. You can deliver a solid impromptu speech by remembering these five elements.

09/11/2015

A simple acronym to help you organize your speech.

Part of being an effective public speaker is being able to tell a captivating story. For many of us, that’s not as easy as it seems. Use the SOS technique to capture an audience, whether you’re speaking in public or just having a conversation with friends.

09/01/2015

Even the most polished presenters began with a healthy dose of stress.

Rehearse, but don’t obsess.

07/12/2015

Come give a warm welcome to our new officers at our meeting tomorrow and learn how you can develop your public speaking, leadership and South Loop network.

05/20/2015

TED Talks founder gives his review of what makes a killer presentation on HBR.

Lessons from TED

04/28/2015

Here's the joke we missed out on on today's meeting.

03/08/2015

Local club winners move onto the Area Speech and Table Topics contests starting at 6:15pm this Weds March 11th at 231 S. State. Sign up on Eventbrite link if you're interested in attending.

Its time for Toastmasters International Speech and Table Topics contests. Come cheer on Area B17's best speakers as they compete. Come be inspired and entertained. Its absolutely FREE to attend! Contestants and functionaries should arrive at 5:45pm for briefing. The contest will begin promptly at…

03/04/2015

Anyone working on the "How to Say It" project? This has great suggestions on how to boost your storytelling power.

Great content begins and ends with great stories. Storytelling is one of the most powerful ways to engage and persuade an audience. But not if you’re telling the same old stories we’ve all heard a thousand times before. You need to tell truly original stories—otherwise, p…