NYTimes article about TM

The article talks mostly about a club in Queens, which the journalist visited.

This club has one funny addition to the roles carried out during the meeting. There is not only the toastmaster, the table topic master, the word master, but also a joke master.

Read it yourself:

"For Aspiring Public Speakers, a Club to Calm and Coax"

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Summer break

Roosevelt Island Toastmaster's club meetings will resume again on the regular schedule after the summer break. The next meeting will take place September 12.

The program for the first meeting in the next term will be announced here.

Have a great summer!

Tips for Impromptu Speaking

1. Anticipate the situation--Figure the odds of having to speak to avoid a true impromptu!


2. Relate the topic to your experience so that you have more confidence in what you're saying.


3. Keep it simple! Decide on one point that you want to
   make and stick to it.


4. Don't start or end with a cliche--be creative!


5. When in doubt...summarize. If you lose your thoughts, a quick summary statement might put you back on track.


6. Quit while you're ahead! Too often, we wreck a good speech by dragging it out because we think we should speak longer.


7. Don't be so hard on yourself! Remember that this is an impromptu speech, no one is expecting a perfect public address!