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LAC Orators meet every Tuesday from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at 12440 E. Imperial Hwy., Suite 400W, Norwalk 90650
Toastmasters is a “learn by doing” environment that also helps develop listening as well as communication and leadership skills.
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LAC Orators Win Area Contest
Helen Johnson-Charlton and Ron Dowell, Orators members, competed and won the Area E2 Humorous Speech and Evaluation contest, respectively, held the morning of September 18 at the Santa Fe Springs City Council chambers.
Areas E2 and E3, representing nine Toastmasters clubs, jointly held the contest that Saturday morning and the winners move on to the Division E contest in October.
Welcome New Members
Sergeant Robert Blume, Ann Noble-Johnson, Jerome Johnson, Jessica Manugian, Sheldon Musik, and Robert Leyva.
Meeting with Sheriff Baca
On April 23, 2004 Members of Los Angeles County Orators Toastmasters Club, Building Crafts Supervisor Alpha Washington, and Sgt Clifford Yates, along with Ken Sisco, Lt. Governor of Education and Ken Jones Past District Governor met with Sheriff Leroy Baca to increase the awareness of the existing L.A. County's Toastmasters Club.
The Sheriff, who also informed the group that his wife is a Toastmaster member, received toastmasters favorably.
Meet the Members of Medical Services’
Helen Johnson, Nurse Manager; Eve Wang, Food Service Chief I; Karen Giles, Assistant Hospital Administrator III; Andy Nandapala, Radiology Supervisor. |
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“I've been a Toastmaster for three years now. I'm currently Club President for two consecutive terms and I got to tell you, many of my peers, friends and associates have noticed a difference in my speaking and leadership skills.”
Alpha Washington
LAC Orators #1880
12440 E. Imperial Hwy.
Suite 400W
Norwalk, CA 90650
Phone:
(562) 946-7291
Fax:
(323)415-1281
E-mail:
rldowell@lasd.org
We’re on the Web!
www.toastmasters.org
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Orators, A History
The Los Angeles Orators Toastmasters Club was chartered and recognized as an official club of Toastmasters International in August 2001. Toastmasters International is a non-profit organization that is governed by a Board of Directors that is elected by membership. Dr. Ralph C. Smedley established the first Toastmasters Club on October 22, 1924, in Santa Ana, California; thus the name, “Founders District.” His idea was to help others speak more effectively. On December 1932, Toastmasters International was incorporated under California law as more clubs were formed.
Members have a choice in the development of skills. There are two tracks, Communication and Leadership. You will qualify for the Distinguished Toastmasters (DTM) designation, the highest in Toastmasters International, if you complete all the requirements of both tracks. There must be at least 20 members to charter a club; three members can be from an existing club to help start a new club. The three veteran members to start LAC Orators were Dimitra Jones ATM-B, Connie P. Smith CTM, and Ron Dowell ATM-S. Captain Aguirre was invited by Connie to attend a demonstration meeting given by the Health Services Management Forum in December 2000. He then became interested in establishing a Toastmasters Club that R.I.B employees might be interested in. Eighteen months later his courageous vision became reality.
Dimitra Jones states that Toastmasters is a “learn by doing” environment that also helps develop listening as well as communication and leadership skills. Members actually learn by attending the meetings on a weekly basis, studying and applying manual principles, receiving positive evaluations, and watching others. In the workplace, there are times when you may be asked to attend meetings at the last minute. Toastmasters teach you how to organize your thoughts and speak spontaneously in these situations. Table Topics is where we practice this skill. Toastmasters International prescribes the format that is followed so that members continue to progress at their own pace.
Members perform several functions during a meeting and are sometimes asked to wear many hats. The Toastmaster is the genial host of the meetings; the General Evaluator evaluates the meetings while his/her team of evaluators evaluates the speakers, the speakers strengths, areas for improvements, and determines if the speakers goals are met; the Grammarian helps keep speakers aware of inappropriate language uses and good expressions of ideas and thoughts. These are just a few of the duties designed to keep members learning.
LAC Orators meet every Tuesday at 12440 E. Imperial Hwy, Suite 400 West, from 6:00 to 7:30p.m. For more information just stop by or call Helen Johnson (323) 568-4542 or Connie P. Smith (562) 465-7884.
Toastmaster’s Mission
The mission of Toastmasters club is to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity to develop communication and leadership skills, which in turn foster self-confidence and personal growth.
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