Welcome
to the
Look Who's Talking Toastmasters Club
Gurnee, IL
We invite you to visit our club to learn how Toastmasters will help develop your communication and leadership skills.
Gurnee Village Hall
325 N O'Plaine Road, Gurnee, IL 60031
2nd and 4th Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
[The meeting room opens by 6:45 p.m. for pre-meeting set-up and introductions. The club meeting starts promptly at 7:00 p.m.]
For more information about our club or meetings, please feel free to contact:
Ken Sensel - President
Phone: (847) 946-2495
Email:
or
Tonya Harrell - VP Membership
Email:
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. We are a local chapter of Toastmasters International.
Today, 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. Toastmasters International includes more than 199,000 men and women in more than 9,300 clubs in more than 70 countries.
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 areto become better communicators.
At Toastmasters, members learn by speaking to groups and working with others in a supportive environment. A typical Toastmasters club is made up of 20 to 30 people who meet two to four times a month for about one to two hours. Each meeting gives everyone an opportunity to practice conducting meetings, giving impromptu speeches, presenting prepared speeches, and offering constructive evaluation.
