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Expand your horizons as a Toastmaster. Visit a specialty/advanced club. Club 500 Debate - Debate Specialty Evaluate to Elevate - Evaluation Specialty Evaluate to Elevate meets from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on the 2nd Saturday of the month at: Saturday Morning LIVE! - Advanced Evaluations Ready for that masters degree level of feedback for your speeches? Then attend the next meeting of Saturday Morning Live! (SML!), an advanced Toastmasters club for members who have earned their CTM/CC. At SML! you receive advanced-level feedback for your speech from a team of three members who are experienced Toastmasters. Even the grammarian and timer reports sharpen your speaking and listening skills! All this higher learning is offered in a fun and food-filled environment. SML! meets from 9:15 to 11:30 am on the second Saturday of the month at: Coldwell Banker Burnet 7645 Currell Blvd. Woodbury, Minnesota For more information, contact Harvey Bernard, DTM, President at (952) 888-0074 or email harvey@harveybernard.com. Westside Speakers - Advanced Evaluations Westside Speakers specializes in team evaluations. At Westside, we believe in the power of evaluations to help you reach new heights as a speaker! Every speech given at Westside is evaluated by a three-person team of experienced Toastmasters with a focus on improving organization, effectiveness, vocal variety, and gestures. Come visit us to learn about the Westside team evaluation system, and see how much of a difference it can make for you. Meetings are held on the second Saturday of each month from 8:30 to 10 am at Byerly's in St. Louis Park, 3777 Park Center Dr. Light refreshments are available. For more information, contact Joan Milavitz, CTM, CL, President at (612) 617-9136 or joan.milavitz@target.com. Humor-US - Humor Specialty We are one of a select group of Toastmasters Clubs that counts HAs instead of AHs! In addition to the standard Toastmasters agenda of prepared manual speeches, effective evaluations, and impromptu table topics, we offer an opening monologue on current events, prepared and evaluated stand-up comedy routines, tool-time, and improv! Whether you want to listen to humor, pursue a career in comedy, or coach others as they find their humorous sides, we provide an effective and supportive venue for pursuing your goals. Humor-US meets from 6 to 7:30 pm on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at: St. Mary's Hospital Conference Room G-21 (Northwest corner) 1216 Second St. SW Rochester, Minnesota For more information, contact Brian Hinton, DTM at (507) 287-8948 or e-mail brianjhinton@gmail.com or George Romano, President at gjromano@us.ibm.com. Humor Mill - Humor Specialty Are you tired of suppressing your comedic side? Or perhaps you are an experienced Toastmaster looking to add some humor to your speeches. The Humor Mill consists of a group of people with various levels of experience, different goals, and a variety of personality types. We all have two things in common: We are supportive, and we want to have fun while we learn. Stop by and attend a meeting as a guest. Try it, you might like it! The Humor Mill meets at 6:30 - 8:00 pm on the second and fourth Monday of the month at: 934th Airlift Wing Officers Club Highway J and Post Road Near the International Airport For more information, contact Arlene Gallegos, President at (612) 438-0886 or e-mail aquallita@aol.com. Spirit of Leadership - Leadership Specialty If you are interested in growing as a leader at work, home, or in the community, you will not want to miss a single meeting of the Spirit of Leadership. Meeting themes, prepared speeches, and even table topics, are on the subject of leadership. We provide time on the agenda for advanced level speeches with the last speech of the evening a comprehensive educational speech. We meet on the 2nd Thursday of each month from 6:15 - 8:00 PM in a fabulous meeting room at: Plymouth City Hall 3400 Plymouth Blvd Plymouth, MN 55447-1482 See: Spirit of Leadership Brochure and Spirit of Leadership Invitation For more information contact Cindy Joice at 651-231-8437 or cindy.d.joice@supervalu.com. Voice of Leadership (VOL) - Leadership Specialty ID Lighthouse - Leadership Specialty ID Lighthouse is for Toastmasters who have attained their CTM/CC and desire to further their Toastmaster experience by preparing to be future division leaders. Members meet on the third Thursday of each month from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at: MP and L Building 30 Superior Street Duluth, Minnesota. For additional information contact Lyndah Korpela, DTM, President, at (218) 331-2235 or e-mail l.korpela@mchsi.com. Crest of the Hill - Membership Building Specialty Crest of the Hill provides membership-building tools and information with innovative, creative ideas, through monthly presentations on timely topics, to motivate, inspire and empower clubs to grow to charter-strength and beyond. It is our continuing mission to inspire, motivate and nurture future district leaders. Crest of the Hill members meet on the first Saturday of each month from 8 am to 9:30 am at: Fred Babcock VFW 6715 Lakeshore Dr. (near 66th and Lyndale) Richfield, Minnesota Breakfast is available for $8.00; meeting only costs $3.00. For more information, contact Mark Forsberg, DTM, President via e-mail mark.forsberg@culliganwater.com. Nomads - Membership Building Specialty All Toastmasters are welcome to attend and join our Club. Please contact our VP of Membership, Judy Southwick, DTM (anabel@att.net), in advance so that we can greet you and make sure that you find the meeting room. Parliamentary Procedure - Parliamentary Procedure Specialty An important area of communication skills involves the ability to preside over meetings. Parliamentary Procedure Toastmasters Club #1554 is a specialty club where Toastmasters learn how to conduct business meetings and use the correct motions to process business. The subject may be on the serious side, but the atmosphere is endowed with generous laughter and camaraderie. The members are friendly, helpful, and fun. Parliamentary Procedure meets at 8:30 am on the fourth Saturday of the month at: Broadway Village Apartments 6046 W. Broadway Ave. New Hope, Minnesota For more information, contact Mike Orr, ATMS, President at (763) 576-9743 or email orrx0012@umn.edu. Political Discourse - Political Discourse Specialty Are you a critical thinker? Do you want to express your thoughts more coherently and persuasively? Are you willing to listen to ideas that broaden your imagination and perhaps test your tolerance level? At the Political Discourse Club, we welcome speakers of all levels, both the politically correct and the politically incorrect. Political Discourse meets twice a month: Larpenteur Estates Party Room 1276 Larpenteur St. Paul, Minnesota First Mondays , 6:00 to 8:00 pm Complimentary dinner served at 6:00 All Table Talk meeting The Woodbury Boiler Bar 9900 Valley Creek Rd. Woodbury, Minnesota Third Thursday, 6:00 to 8:00 pm Dinner on your own -- ordered at 6:00 pm Traditional Toastmasters meetings For more information, please call Laura Hutt, DTM at lhutt@comcast.net. Sales and Marketing Executives - Advanced Presentations In 2006 the Toastmasters Club 2019 Sales and Marketing Executives celebrates their 50th anniversary. This is a club of sales career professionals who are committed to improving their speaking and presentation skills. Sales and Marketing Executives meets from 7:15 to 9:00 am on Friday mornings at: Minneapolis Club 729 2nd Ave S Minneapolis, Minnesota For information, contact Chad Johnson, President, at (612) 925-8744 or via email at chadrelan@yahoo.com. Southern Minnesota Mentors Southern Minnesota Mentors is a specialty club focused on meeting leadership, communication, and educational goals. Our membership is open to anyone who either has already achieved a CTM/CC or who belongs to another Toastmasters club, or both. The depth and breadth of experience among our members provides a wealth of positive Toastmaster role models. Also there is an educational presentation at each meeting. We encourage every club to send a delegate or representative to these meetings. The information that is presented can be taken back to each respective club. The club meets every last Saturday of the month (see our club calendar for details.), from 8:30-10:00am at: St Paul's Lutheran Church 214 3rd St SW (just off Highway 52) Pine Island, MN For more information, contact Brian Hinton, DTM at (507) 287-8948 or e-mail brianjhinton@gmail.com. Tale Weavers -- Storytelling Specialty We are a specialty club that combines the art of storytelling with the proven Toastmaster's method. Meetings include:
Minnehaha United Methodist Church 3701 E 50th Street Minneapolis MN (about 6 blocks west of Hiawatha Ave). For more information, contact Stephen Noble, President via e-mail at pregrinen@msn.com. The Comedy Club District 6’s first Toastmasters club dedicated to helping Toastmasters bring out their innate humorous abilities. Learn to develop your personal style and incorporate humor in your public speaking. Anyone can be funny--we’ll inspire you to find your talent. The club meets the first and third Monday nights, 7:00-8:30 pm at: Shingle Creek Commons 4600 Humboldt Avenue N Minneapolis MN 55412 Contact Mike Orr, ATMS, at 763 576 9743 or orrx0012@umn.edu for further information. Guests and friends always welcome. |
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