CECI Toastmasters Club

你......有「上台報告恐懼症」？

很想以英文增進溝通技巧、快速思考及直覺聆聽的能力？

那麼，來就對了! 因為 --

You don't need be good to join, yet you will be good soon after you join!!!

In October 1924, a group of men assembled by Dr. Ralph C. Smedley met in the basement of the YMCA in Santa Ana, California, U.S.A., forming a club to afford practice and training in the art of public speaking and in presiding over meetings, and to promote sociability and good fellowship among its members. The group took the name Toastmasters. CECI Toastmasters club, chartered in 1982 (Sponsor: Howard Chang, DTM), is a local chapter of Toastmasters International.

Toastmasters International 於1924年成立於美國，初衷是讓會員能藉由例會練習、訓練公開演講及主持會議的藝術，進而促進會員間社交能力及良好的情誼。中華顧問英語國際演講會(CECI Toastmasters Club)成立於1982(發起人: 張華)，是台灣地區總會的分會之一；初期是以公司員工為主，因採取開放式招收會員，目前已發展為社區型分會(Community Club)，會員來自各行各業，宛如是一小型社會縮影。此外，我們目前也是台北市立圖書館的十幾個英語讀書會之一，竭誠歡迎有志一同的您一起加入我們的行列!

Toastmasters International is a non-profit organization which gives its members the opportunity to develop and improve their public speaking abilities through local club meetings, training seminars and speech contests. Today, Toastmasters International includes more than 210,000 men and women in more than 11,000 clubs in more than 90 countries.

Toastmasters是目前全球最大非盈利教育性社團，透過例會、各種訓練研討會、及演講比賽等，提供會員機會發展及改進其公開演講的能力。這是一個容許犯錯、鼓勵你更上一層樓的地方。目前共有21萬會員、11,000個分會、分布於全球90幾個國家，台灣地區總會目前已有130個分會，英語分會是主流約佔8成，尚有其他語言的分會，如國語、日語、台語、客語及西班牙語等。

Experienced professionals and beginning speakers alike can benefit from our practical, face-to-face learning program. Whether you're speaking to the board of directors, your customers, your co-workers or your kids, Toastmasters can help you do it better. You'll learn and practice in a friendly, comfortable environment with people who are there for the same reason you are to become better communicators.

不論是經驗老到的專業人士，或是初試啼聲的講者，都能夠從我們實際、面對面的學習性節目中獲益。不管你的對象是公司的董事、客戶、同事或甚至是你家的小孩，Toastmasters都能幫助你做得更好。你可和一群志同道合的人，在一個充滿友善而令人舒適的環境中，透過彼此不斷的相互學習及練習，訓練溝通技巧、培養領導能力。

how? At Toastmasters, members learn by speaking to groups and working with others in a mutually supportive and positive environment. A typical Toastmasters club is made up of 20 to 30 people who meet once two weeks for about two hours each time. Each meeting gives everyone an opportunity to practice conducting meetings, giving impromptu speeches, presenting prepared speeches, and offering constructive evaluation.

在Toastmasters中，會員們共同相處於一個互相支持及正面的學習環境中，藉由對一群人演講並一起工作，從做中學，進而不斷累積公開表達的自信及個人的成長。一個典型的分會由20-30人組成，每二星期舉辦一次2小時的例會。每次例會提供每一位會員機會練習以英語講笑話、主持會議、即席演講、備稿演講，以及提供會員建設性的講評。

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