Events

Winter Humour Workshop

Be funny- even in winter!
Exclusive Online Humour training opportunity.
– Practice new skills with interactive exercises in a safe warm environment.
– Use your creativity to add humour easily.
– Tell a joke with confidence.
JOIN US FOR a dynamic, interactive, play-based training, 3 Saturdays in a row. Attend all sessions or just one.
PRESENTED BY:
BRIAN HINTON, DTM
– Founded Humor-Us Toastmasters Club in Rochester, MN
– Recipient of six DTM awards
– Fifteen years as a humor-focused Toastmaster
JESSICA BREITENFELD, CC
– Featured as a specialist in humour in February 2021 Toastmasters International Magazine
– Improvisation actress and trainer, volunteer Hospital clown & comedy vlogger
– Founded the non-profit “Laugh” as a Gestalt Therapist training people in Emotional Intelligence, laughter, and transformation.
WHEN:
Day 1 Saturday, February 20 1-3 PM CST (GMT-6) / 2-4 PM EST (GMT-5)
Humour and how to add it. Serious Games.
Day 2 Saturday, February 27 1-3 PM CST (GMT-6) / 2-4 PM EST (GMT-5)
he Rule of Three. Create humour in 3 steps.
Day 3 Saturday, March 6 1-3 PM CST (GMT-6) / 2-4 PM EST (GMT-5)
Talent Showcase. Jokes. Tall Tales and Table Topics – performed by you
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP:
The workshop will be two training sessions on the first two Saturdays. The third Saturday will be a presentations session where workshop attendees have the opportunity to showcase their newly acquired humour skills – if they wish to! Attendance for all 3 sessions is encouraged, but not mandatory. For those wishing to present in the third session on Mar 6, attendance at a minimum of one of the other Saturdays is required.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN AND EXPERIENCE:
– What is humour?
– The rule of 3 and when to use it
– Types of Humour
– Appropriate humour
– How to create rapport with your audience
– Self-deprecating humour
… and much more!
NOTE: ATTEND ALL 3 SESSIONS AND BE ELIGIBLE FOR PRIZES!
If you attend all three sessions, your name will be entered into a drawing! Prizes include:
• the 13-chapter manual “How to create Humor” developed by the Humor Mill Toastmasters Club and the Humor-Us Toastmasters Club
• a 1-hour coaching session on How to connect with your audience with International Speech Contest Division Winner (Barcelona), Jessica Breitenfeld.
• a copy of the book “Command the Stage” by Deanna Ford, ACG
Come to learn and have fun!
SPACE IS LIMITED! CLICK THE LINK TO REGISTER SOON!

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Workshop – Linkend Interactive Workshop

Join us for an interactive conversation on the MOST powerful tool for business professionals…LinkedIn

You can expect to learn:
The real reason to be on LinkedIn
The best methods for recruiting new club members
Three new features that no one told you about and how to use them
You will leave with a whole new outlook on this social media platform, LinkedIn

Judy Zimmer will help us focus on how to tell our audience about Toastmasters and our careers.
Register on: https://ptp_club_linkedin_workshop.eventbrite.com

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Area 42 Speech Contests

The Area 42 Speech Contests will feature the Evaluation Contest and the International Speech Contest.
Please register in advance through the following Zoom link.

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You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: Mar 22, 2021 06:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
5:30 Virtual Doors Open
6:00 Briefings
6:30 Contest Begins

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtdO6qrT4qG9HBdDMxgt6M9_31ZS9uPSPH
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

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