The Rotary Club of Skokie Valley welcomes our January 26, 2021 Speaker, Beatrice Alleyne, President, Evanston Toastmasters.
Rotary and Toastmasters are working together to offer their members more opportunities for personal and professional growth. As part of the strategic alliance, Rotarians and Rotaractors can now enhance their communication and leadership skills by taking online courses developed by Toastmasters International. Similar to the Pathways experience for Toastmasters members, these courses, housed in Rotary’s Learning Center, offer an online component, as well as speech and other assignments to practice the concepts learned, and peer evaluations.
At the same time, Toastmasters members have new opportunities to network locally and put their skills to use by speaking to new audiences, helping others find their voice, and participating in humanitarian work across the globe alongside Rotarians and Rotaractors. All over the world, we’re seeing examples of clubs and districts collaborating in different ways.
Members of both organizations can benefit from the alliance by expanding their networks, participating in different experiences, learning new skills, and creating lasting change in their communities and within themselves. While members can benefit from the opportunities the alliance provides without joining the other organization, enthusiasm is leading to increased membership in both organizations.
The alliance of Rotary International with Toastmasters provides members with more opportunities for personal and professional growth is at the core of the newly formed Rotary/Toastmasters strategic alliance. There is much excitement to leverage unique and similar strengths and meet the evolving needs of current and prospective members. Get behind the efforts to establish fellowship and connections, and potentially strengthen your clubs and diversify membership!
Toastmasters meets via Zoom on Monday nights from 6:00-7:00pm CST.
Toastmasters International is a nonprofit educational organization where people come together to improve their public speaking skills. Professional and personal skills are developed in a safe space cultivated by the Toastmasters community. Beatrice Alleyne has been involved with the Toastmasters Evanston club for over a year as an active member. Six months into her membership Beatrice became President of the club. Join Beatrice in a presentation about Toastmasters International and how you can make your voice shine. Beatrice can be contacted via email at balleyne03@gmail.com if any further questions arise after the Q&A.