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Fenton Area Toastmasters React to Coronavirus Crisis
What You Do When You Lose Your Meeting Space
Fenton Area Toastmasters is adapting to the new reality. We have all been called on to alter the way we conduct our lives in order to blunt the effects of the corona virus pandemic that is spreading around the world. The new reality is that we have been forced to stop meeting with other people in groups. We don’t want to risk spreading or being exposed to this deadly virus. Toastmasters District 62 in Michigan has cancelled all of its contests and conferences. Most local clubs have temporarily lost their local meeting place, including the club in Fenton.
This past Friday, Fenton Area Toastmasters turned to technology to continue meeting. They are now holding their weekly meetings on the Zoom video conferencing platform. With more people working from home, the online meeting format provides the perfect opportunity to hone your communication and presentation skills. The general consensus was that the new meeting format is a success. Nine club members and one guest took part in a Table Topics session followed by an abbreviated evaluation session.
If you have ever wanted to check out Toastmasters for yourself, please feel free to check out the new virtual meeting at Fenton Area Toastmasters. Send your request to the VP-Education at vpe-699671@toastmastersclubs.org and an invitation to the next meeting will be sent to you. Once you get the invitation, all you do is click on the “Join Meeting” link to enter the meeting. There is no cost to attend.
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Fenton Area Toastmasters meets every Friday morning - except holidays – on the Zoom platform until after the current crisis ends. Meetings start promptly at 7:45am and run for about an hour. Visitors are always welcome. Visit the Fenton Area Toastmasters website at https://699671.toastmastersclubs.org/ or call (810) 620-7590.
Toastmasters International is a non-profit educational organization that has been teaching public speaking and leadership skills since 1924. The organization's membership exceeds 357,000 in more than 16,600 clubs in 143 countries.