OneStepAtATime Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 My adult neighbor while I was growing up was a member of this club and loved it. I was wondering if anyone had been in it, had a spouse in it, or had a child who had been part of their youth program for public speaking and debate? Looking at this for my son later on but I never hear anyone talk about it so I was a bit concerned... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mims Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 We had a neighbor lady do a class for a group of homeschooling kids. She was great. Apparently the clubs are required to do a certain amount of volunteer hours so this was a great chance for her to do them (and her grandkids were in the class). They had a formal closing event and all of the Toastmaster's members showed up for it. I was impressed although it wasn't enough for a full credit or anything - I'm thinking about 8 weeks? You could always contact the local Toastmaster's Club and see if anyone would be interested in teaching a class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Our co-op offers Gavel Club, which is a program of Toastmasters. We haven't participated yet, but hope to next year. It's a very popular program. From what I understand, there is a curriculum that they work through over the course of 2 years (once a week meeting for the school year--about 28 weeks each year), with the kids rotating through all the roles in the club. I think the curriculum is from Toastmaster's, but not positive. http://www.toastmasters.org/Members/MemberExperience/SatellitePrograms/GavelClubs.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 My husband does it, and really enjoys it. He has been taking my daughter (11 years old) as a guest and they really enjoy having her there. Sometimes she gets to be "ah" counter. She bakes something from scratch every week to bring and share (no one else does this, so they really love it!) He has become a much better public speaker because of this, and would like to continue indefinitely, if he can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 I really didn't enjoy my experience, but since everyone else is giving positive comments, I guess it must have been that particular teacher/presenter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 I really didn't enjoy my experience, but since everyone else is giving positive comments, I guess it must have been that particular teacher/presenter! My husband said it really depends on the group (aka not all are created equal). He went to several before he found the one he landed at. There was one that he really didn't like at all. So I say keep trying until you find one where you feel like you fit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwjx2khsmj Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 My daughter takes part in Toasrmasters with other high schoolers through our co-op. She really enjoys it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneStepAtATime Posted March 26, 2014 Author Share Posted March 26, 2014 Thanks so much everyone! I really appreciate it! There appears to be a chapter (?) here so I will contact them and see what they say. :) And Rosie, I am sorry that your experience was not a positive one. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daijobu Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Thanks so much everyone! I really appreciate it! There appears to be a chapter (?) here so I will contact them and see what they say. :) Do let us know how it turns out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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