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Welcome to our website!
As a guest, we know you've got lots of
questions, both about Toastmasters and about our club.
So, we've put together this page in a
question-and-answer format.
Choose a question from the list on the
right, and it will jump you straight to the answer.
Or, you can scroll down the page to read them all.
If you're looking for details on where and when we
meet, visit the link for "Our
Meetings".
If you're looking for a way to contact a member of
our club, visit the link for "Our
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What would you like to know?
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Toastmasters International is the
largest non-profit educational organization in the world,
devoted to making effective oral communication a
worldwide reality. Through its member clubs,
Toastmasters International helps men and women learn the
arts of speaking, listening and thinking – vital skills
that promote self-actualization, enhance leadership,
foster human understanding and contribute to the
betterment of mankind.
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Toastmasters offers a proven way to
improve your communication skills. By participating in a
fun and supportive Toastmasters group, you’ll become a
better speaker and leader and gain confidence to succeed
in whatever path you’ve chosen in life. If
you're afraid of speaking in front of large groups,
Toastmasters can help you overcome that fear. If
you're not afraid of speaking in public, but want to
improve your skills and become even more effective,
Toastmasters can help. In other words, everyone
can benefit from Toastmasters!
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Even if your day-to-day job
responsibilities don’t involve speaking in front of
large groups of people, you still need the skills you
can learn in Toastmasters! You’ll learn...
...how to lead teams and conduct meetings.
...how to provide feedback in a constructive
manner.
...how to be a better listener.
...how to communicate more effectively.
These are all skills that further your professional
development.
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Toastmasters clubs are made up of 20
to 30 people who meet on a weekly basis.
Each week, two or three members
deliver prepared speeches.
A round of Table Topics gives us a
chance to speak off the cuff.
And members take turns providing
constructive evaluations of the prepared speeches.
In Toastmasters, we learn by doing.
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Toastmasters has a structured
educational program that allows members to achieve
recognition through awards in both communication and
leadership. We use acronyms after a members' name
to celebrate how far they've progressed in the
educational program.
John Doe, CC has completed his Competent
Communicator award. This is the first
milestone in the communication track, earned after
completing the ten speech assignments in the Competent
Communication manual.
Susan Smith, DTM has achieved her Distinguished
Toastmaster award. This is the highest
educational honor presented to a Toastmaster. It
signifies achievement in both the communication and
leadership tracks. A DTM has completed 40 manual
speeches, five presentations of longer length, six
months of service at the club level, a year of service
at the District level, and a High-Performance Leadership
project - just to name a few.
There are many steps in-between CC and DTM.
Click here for more
detailed information on the educational program and what
all those the award acronyms mean.
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We’re fortunate to have a Toastmasters
club that meets on the Lennox International campus in
Richardson. For LII employees, and those
working in the nearby business park, it doesn’t get any
more convenient than that! Just bring your lunch to the
meeting, and spend an hour with friends.
Lennox International Toastmasters meets every
Wednesday in the LII Learning Center. We usually
gather in Training Room B. Our meetings begin at 12:05pm
sharp, and end at 1:00pm. We’re a fun-loving group, with
members from many different departments, and even other
companies nearby. It’s a great way to network and meet
new people!
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Each Toastmasters club has its own
unique culture. Some are more traditional ...
others, very loose and free-wheeling.
Lennox International Toastmasters strikes a
delightful balance: we are a professional, corporate
club, but our meetings are lighthearted, high-energy,
and fun-filled.
Our meeting location makes us unique. The
LII Learning Center is a state-of-the-art facility.
Each room has a built-in ceiling-mount LCD projector
with a drop-down screen, hookups for a laptop computer,
and access to equipment like overhead projectors and
document cameras. And our club can make use of all
of it!
Our member mix is unique as well. We have both experienced and
brand-new members. We currently have three
Distinguished Toastmasters on our roster, one World
Champion of Public Speaking, and one Past District
Governor. We also have ten members who are new to
Toastmasters, and are at various stages of progress
toward their Competent Communicator award.
To put it simply, we're serious about helping our
members to develop as communicators and leaders, and
we're serious about having a great time while we're
doing it!
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Do I have to be a Lennox International employee to
join? Short answer: No.
You do not have to be an LII employee to join
our club.
More detailed answer: Lennox International
Toastmasters is neither sponsored by nor affiliated with
Lennox International, Inc. We are, however,
granted permission by LII to meet on-campus and make
use of the facilities and services available in the
LII Learning Center.
As such, there are no requirements that you be a
LII employee to join our club. In fact, one
third of our current membership comes from outside
LII! If our club meeting time and location is
convenient for you, if you've got a positive attitude,
and a strong desire to learn and grow - while helping
others do the same - we welcome your application for
membership!
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The cost for membership in
Toastmasters is very small, compared to other methods of
developing communication & leadership skills.
New member fee - $20.
This covers all your educational materials as a new
member, including your Competent Communication and
Competent Leadership manuals.
International Dues
($4.50/month) - $27. This includes your monthly
subscription to the “Toastmaster” magazine.
Club-level Dues ($3/month)
- $18. We use these funds to cover expenses
for club supplies and the like. Our club buys
name badges for members when they complete their CC
award, and we also pay for their advanced manuals.
To join Lennox International
Toastmasters, the first six months is $65, and
your renewal is just $45 every six months
thereafter.
Best of all, most management teams
will pay for your membership as employee development! Be
sure to ask your supervisor if they’re willing to pick
up this expense.
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Absolutely! We love guests, and we
promise we won’t pressure you to participate in our
meeting any more than you want to. Sit in and observe as
often as you like.
We do ask that you let us know if you'll be joining
us, especially if you are not an LII employee.
We meet in a secured part of the LII campus, and one
of our members will need to badge you through to the
Training Center. If we know you're coming, we'll
be sure to watch for your arrival!
Click here for more
information on our meeting location and logistics.
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Our club officers would love to visit
with you to answer any questions you might have.
For a full listing of our
officers and their email addresses, click here. |
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Toastmasters International is
headquartered in Southern California. They
maintain a website at
www.toastmasters.org. Here are
some additional direct links you may find to be of
interest:
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