Rotary and Toastmasters alliance
Recently Rotary International President Mark Daniel Maloney set an email advising Rotarians about a new partnership with Toastmasters International.
Toastmasters International is a global nonprofit organisation where members attend club meetings and give speeches, evaluate the speeches of others and perform other club duties with the goal of becoming more confident speakers, communicators and leaders.
The goal of the partnership is to provide Rotarians with opportunities for personal and professional growth, to improve leadership and communication skills and to broaden networks.
I attended a meeting of Whitehorse Toastmasters on Thursday 16 January. It was a great learning experience for me. I found the learning and speaking environment to be supportive, nurturing and constructive.
From what I saw, and after speaking with the President and other members, I think there is great scope for us to work together.
They meet on the 1st , 3rd and 5th Thursday of the month at the Willis Room in the Whitehorse council offices, Whitehorse Road, Nunawading at 7.45pm for an 8pm start – the meeting runs for a couple of hours.
I will be attending another meeting on 20 February so if you want to come along please let me know.
If you want to know more about Whitehorse Toastmasters I have provided their website link below.