Guest Information
Welcome!
Congratulations on taking the initiative to visit our club. Whether you seek to improve your public speaking skills to further your career or simply for personal betterment, we think you will find Oslo Club Toastmasters a friendly, positive and supportive environment in which to reach your goals.
Please feel free to speak to any of our members about their Toastmasters experience. We hope you will enjoy your evening and consider becoming a member of Oslo Club Toastmasters.
Please read this section before attending your first meeting, it will give you an idea of what you can expect.
What goes on at each Toastmasters meeting?
Toastmasters is about more than just public speaking. It is also about leadership and becoming
more effective at running meetings. Toastmaster meetings have structure and always have an
agenda.
Each meeting follows a set format, although occasionally the meeting may differ slightly for
educational sessions, contests or club business components.
Each meeting has two main components
- Prepared speeches, which generally run from five to seven minutes
- Table topics (impromptu speaking), which run from one to two minutes
Table topics are extemporaneous and prepared speeches are scheduled ahead of time. To help
speakers improve their abilities, each prepared speech speaker is assigned an evaluator who will
provide both constructive oral and written evaluations. To encourage and acknowledge members’
achievements, everyone votes on the best prepared speech speaker, table topics speaker and
evaluator.
As a guest, you are encouraged to, but not required to, participate in the regular meeting.
Please join us for two or three meetings and get a feel for how the meetings are run and
the benefits to be gained by the development of public speaking skills.
Please refer to the meeting agenda to review the details of tonight’s meeting. If you have any
questions, please ask any members
How do I join?
To join Oslo Club Toastmasters, no special qualifications, experience, or background is required. Simply ask for an application form and submit it to any of the club officers. If you would like to take your time, don’t worry: you can visit on a guest basis as often as you like.
How much does it cost?
If you decide to join, the dues for the first half year are kr 500. For the subsequent periods, it is kr 400 per six months. This includes the costs of the first speech manual, leadership manual and membership package. You will also receive a monthly magazine from Toastmasters International, which has helpful and interesting articles on various topics regarding public speaking, presentations and leadership.
Toastmasters International is a non-profit organization that uses all revenues for educational and administrative purposes.
Link to meeting location and dates.
Welcome any time!
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