Unity Toastmasters is a local chapter of Toastmasters International, the not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping its members develop and improve public speaking abilities. How?
Through local club meetings, training, and speech contests. You're probably nervous (okay, petrified) about the prospect of public speaking. However, you know you have to do it in order to advance in your job and become a better communicator. You are not alone. Toastmasters
International is comprised of more than 260,000 members in 12,500-plus clubs
worldwide! Unity Toastmasters meets the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month from 9:30am to 11am at...
UNITY CHURCH
1925 W. Thome Ave.
Chicago,
IL 60660
There's plenty of free parking 'round the back!
Learn by doing. Speak to groups. Develop listening and evaluating skills, and enjoy the feeling of achievement when you mark your progress ...
Left: Club Member Frank Robinson marks completing his Icebreaker (first speech in the Competent Communicator Manual) on the
Achievement Board during Unity TM's outdoor meeting (Club VP, Education Ron
Aichholzer holds the board)
Middle: Club President Mags O'Sullivan Tomich displays Unity TM's Achievement Board.
Right:
Club Member Connie Whitesell marks her Icebreaker during Unity TM's 4th
Saturday meeting (Sergeant at Arms Gerry Nerburn holds the Achievement
Board).
Members commemorate completing 5 of 10 speeches.
(L to R: Charles Bonilla, Margaret "Mags" O'Sullivan Tomich, Christina Zhong, and Paul Einhorn)
During a recent meeting club member Brett Beane takes the role of "Word Master." The Word Master provides the club with a Word of the Day, its meaning, and an example of how it's used. Club members are to use the word as often and correctly as possible throughout the meeting.
