Hot Springs Toastmasters
to meet Saturday morning
Hot Springs Toastmasters will hold its weekly club meeting at 8 a.m. Saturday both in person and on Zoom.
Club speaking contests, for International Speech and Evaluation, were held Feb. 27. The winner in both was Nancy Britt, with Gryphon Dickerson in second place for Evaluation. The follow-up Area A-3 contest will be on March 13. This is part of the semiannual contest series for District 43 of Toastmasters International.
The International Speech competition is the only one of several Toastmasters contests held during the year, which leads up through several levels to the International contest held in August, a news release said.
Assorted other club members handled support roles for the club contests. The chief judge was Craig Gerard, of Little Rock, along with club member Bob Driggers as contest master.
A reminder to members that March is dues time. They are to be entered with Toastmasters International by the end of the month, to be considered on time. The contact is Treasurer Steve Hinsley, at [email protected]. Dues can also be brought to a meeting or mailed to him at 510 Lakeside Road, Hot Springs, AR 71901-7322.
The in-person part of Saturday's meeting will be at the 1st Church of the Nazarene, 3804 Central Ave. Visitors are welcome, at no charge, "though it is helpful if you contact us in advance, so we can plan for spacing if needed," the release said. The church can be accessed from the back, off Files Road.
In-person participants are asked to bring or wear a mask. If attendance requires it, there is access to a larger room for social distancing.
Holding hybrid meetings, which include both in-person and online Zoom attendance, is encouraged by Toastmasters International.
Visitors are welcome to attend at no charge but are asked to contact the club in advance. For more information, including directions, email via the club website, https://7643.toastmastersclubs.org/, call 501-620-9943 or 501-262-1664. The club can also be contacted using the "find a club" option on the Toastmasters International website, https://www.toastmasters.org/. The online meeting location cannot be accessed through either website. The club has been meeting online since late March.
Toastmasters is a "supportive, inexpensive way to learn speaking and leadership skills." Training resources for speechmaking are part of Toastmasters' support available to members. Toastmasters International's materials and programs also offer leadership development. New members are offered mentoring, either assigned or a chosen match. Meeting roles rotate from one week to the next. There is no charge to attend. Meetings normally are one hour long.