{"id":1855,"date":"2016-06-30T11:00:48","date_gmt":"2016-06-30T15:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/?p=1855"},"modified":"2016-06-30T11:00:48","modified_gmt":"2016-06-30T15:00:48","slug":"mandarin-toastmasters-club-celebrates-decade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/mandarin\/mandarin-toastmasters-club-celebrates-decade\/","title":{"rendered":"Mandarin Toastmasters Club celebrates a decade"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><em>By NewsLine Staff<\/em><\/div>\n<div><em>mail@floridanewsline.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Mandarin Toastmasters Club recently celebrated its\u00a010<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary as a non-profit educational organization that helps members improve their communication, public speaking and leadership skills. \u00a0The club is\u00a0part of the Toastmasters International organization and has helped to develop and fine tune verbal communication skills for countless members and visitors.<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Members are encouraged\u00a0to participate in short prepared speeches and impromptu dialogues, which enhance listening, thinking and speaking skills.\u00a0\u00a0Prepared speeches typically range from five\u00a0to seven minutes in length, while impromptu dialogues target a one- to two-minute response.\u00a0\u00a0These speaking opportunities help an individual to better express themselves in both personal and professional settings.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Mandarin Toastmasters attracts a diverse group of\u00a0members and visitors including both blue- and white-collar workers as well as homemakers and students with the common desire to improve verbal communication skills. The club\u00a0actively seeks new members that\u00a0share this goal and networks\u00a0with other clubs as well.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Annual membership fees are minimal and include instructional manuals, which help members enhance communication techniques.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Meetings\u00a0are held at the Mandarin Library, 3330 Kori Road, on the first and third\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Saturday<\/span><\/span>\u00a0of each\u00a0month from\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">10:15 a.m. \u2013 12 p.m<\/span><\/span>. Visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mandarintoastmasters.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/mandarintoastmasters.org\/<\/a>\u00a0for more information or\u00a0contact\u00a0Laura Lopez (VP Membership) at llopezdiaz2000@yahoo.com or (<a href=\"tel:904-616-7632\" target=\"_blank\">904) 616-7632<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em>Photo courtesy Augusto Menendez<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em>Mandarin Toastmasters toast their 10th anniversary.<\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By NewsLine Staff mail@floridanewsline.com Mandarin Toastmasters Club recently celebrated its\u00a010th\u00a0anniversary as a non-profit educational organization that helps members improve their communication, public speaking and leadership skills. \u00a0The club is\u00a0part of the Toastmasters International organization and has helped to develop and fine tune verbal communication skills for countless members and visitors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1856,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1855","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mandarin"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - 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