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WELCOME TO WESTSIDE TOASTMASTERS! Become the speaker and leader you want to be! Whether you're a professional, student, stay-at-home parent, or retiree, Toastmasters can help you lose the fear of public speaking and learn skills that will help you be more successful in whatever path in life you've chosen. At Westside Toastmasters, members learn by speaking to a group and working with others in a supportive environment. Each meeting gives everyone an opportunity to practice. A MESSAGE FROM MEMBERSHIP Welcome. I'm guessing you're here for a very good reason. Maybe you've had an embarrassing public speaking experience, or public speaking gives you the butterflies, or perhaps you wish to practice and improve upon your existing skills. Several years ago, I had an embarrassing experience at a large meeting and was put on the defensive. (It wasn't pretty!) After the meeting, I resolved to not let it happen again. I can honestly say that participating in Westside Toastmasters has increased my communication skills and given me greater speaking confidence. If you're intersted in improving your communication skills, give us a call. Then, stop by, meet the group, participate, and get a feel for how the meetings work. We look forward to seeing you! Best regards, Mark -VP Membership Please call ahead - Though walk-ins are welcome, visitors are encouraged to call ahead of time at 442-3018 or 230-3545 so we can make any necessary arrangements. Dinner - We break for dinner around 7:00 PM. Perkins has graciously allowed us to use their private room for our meetings. Of course, this privilege is contingent on Westside Toastmasters giving them our business. Therefore, we politely ask our members to consider ordering from the menu. Dress - Dress is business casual.

Westside Toastmasters meets on the first and third Thursdays of each month from 6:30 to 8:45 PM at Perkins Restaurant in Gates, N.Y. Questions? Please call us at (585) 442-3018 or (585) 230-3545. For directions, click here. Toastmasters District 65 web site, click here. Toastmasters International web site, click here.       'Toastmasters does a fabulous job of helping people shape up their communication skills. Toastmasters has played a tremendous role in building my self- confidence and communication skills.' Tom Peters Management expert and best-selling author   'I'd never thought of myself as a great communicator, and that's one of the reasons I got involved in Toastmasters. The idea of getting in front of a group, not as Mrs. Fields but really as Debbi, made my knees shake, and I'd get all dry-mouthed. But the Toastmasters group understood. Here's a place where you can learn, grow, develop - and where other people are doing and feeling the same thing.' Debbie Fields Rose Founder - Mrs. Fields Cookies

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