Be Empowered...Realize YOUR Dreams!

Toastmasters International empowers people to achieve their full potential and realize their dreams. Through its member clubs, people throughout the world can improve their communication and leadership skills, giving them the courage to change.

Today Ruth will show us how Toastmasters at MIT can help us to "Be Empowered…Realized Our Dreams!

Please welcome Advanced Toastmaster Gold, Ruth Levitsky.

Main Presentation Points:
* Everyday communication skills everyone needs
* You are responsible for empowering yourself--no one will do this for you. Evaluation--getting/giving feedback. Being mentored/mentoring. How to learn leadership skills if you are not currently in a leadership position.
* Practice makes good enough! Anyone can become a competent speaker.  "Taking the Terror Out of a Talk" Getting practice--Toastmasters at MIT, in your community, starting your own Toastmasters club.

Audience Participation:
Toastmasters Demonstration Meeting
http://www.district31tm.org/information/onemandemo.htm#Script

Handouts:
Talk: Still the Most Effective Means of Communication
http://www.toastmasters.org/pdfs/101.pdf

Toastmasters Ten Tips for Public Speaking
http://www.toastmasters.org/tips.asp

Toasting Tips from Toastmasters
http://www.toastmasters.org/pdfs/Don'tBurnYourToast.pdf

Resources:
Toastmasters@MIT
Web Site with schedule of meetings:
http://web.mit.edu/personnel/toastmasters

Toastmasters International Web Site
http://www.toastmasters.org
Click on "Find a Club" to find a club in your community

For more information, contact Ruth Levitsky at askgoddess@aol.com
Ruth's presentation's page