Club/Special Events

Traveling TasteMasters Toastmasters: Toasting the New Year! event On 11 January 2025, we will host our In-Person New Years’ Celebration starting at 4:00 pm for ordering.   Bring your best Toasts! We will meet at the Paradise Diner, 260 Warrenton Road, Fredericksburg, VA 22405 https://www.paradisedinermenu.com/ RSPV to Michelle Matthews: [email protected]

Join Professionally Speaking TM Club Open House Are you interested in presenting at a TEDx Event? Do you know what it takes to get there? The Power of Intentional Focus Featuring Dr. Ravi Iyer, MD, TEDx & Mike Schmidtmann, Curator, TEDx Warrenton Saturday January 18, 2025 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET North County Government Center 1801 Cameron Glen Dr. Reston, VA RSVP: https://bit.ly/Jan18OpenHouseRSVP RSVP required. We expect to sell out this amazing workshop! Club Contact: [email protected] “The Road to the RED Dot” with Dr. Ravi Iyer, MD, TEDx & Mike Schmidtmann, Curator, TEDx Warrenton One million views in less than 45 days! “How to become a TEDx Speaker” with Mike Schmidtmann

Join Terrific Toastmasters (T3) Open House February 10, 2025, 7:00pm – 8:30pm ET Adult Learning Principles with Guest Speaker:  Ms. Julia Tungli Instructional Technologist, GMU We support current and future trainers with time for longer presentations and feedback from other trainers. For details contact our VP Membership at: [email protected] You are invited to a Zoom meeting. What: Terrific Trainers of Toastmasters OPEN HOUSE When: Monday, Feb 10, 2025, 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/GbaNBz2oSluM-Pqft8rSlQ After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

An exciting open house is coming up... mark your calendars now to be at the UConverse Masterfully Hybrid Open House on Thursday, February 27, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. If you are in the Alexandria area, in-person attendance is at the Gerry Hyland Government Center, Room 220. For online information, scan the QR code below to register for the Zoom link. Attendance to the meeting is free. Contact the club at https://ucm.toastmastersclubs.org or email [email protected].”

B-2 TOASTERS 31ST ANNIVERSARY OPEN HOUSE Date: Thursday, March 6, 2025 Time: 11:50am – 1pm Venue: Room 628 Pennino Bldg. 12011 Government Center Pkwy, Or join us on Microsoft TEAMS Light Refreshments are provided For MS TEAMS meeting information, please send an e-mail to [email protected] Want to … C H E E R S ! Construct your confidence? Help others grow? Expand your network? Enhance your public speaking skills? Refine your communication skills? Strengthen your leadership skills?

Join Woodbridge Toastmasters Open House March with Confidence down your Path March 6, 2025, 7:15 Meet & Greet 7:30pm Meeting Guest speaker ::Thomas Finley, DTM, former District 29 Pathways Ambassador, District 29 Pathways Chair and currently U Converse Masterfully Club President For information and virtual link contact [email protected] Woodbridge Toastmasters meets the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Thursdays of each month 7:30 pm – 9:pm ET

Fort Belvoir 40th Anniversary Celebration, Chartered on March 1, 1985 Join March 10, 2025 6:45pm Social; 7:15pm Meeting Via ZOOM and in-person at Lorton Library 9520 Richmond Hwy Conference room Guest Speaker: CGD Kimberly Choplin, FDIC Toastmasters Club’s VP Education RSVP by 9 March to [email protected]

GMU Toastmasters Open House March 12, 2025, 12:00pm – 1:00pm ET Want to Give a TEDx Talk? Learn How! For information and ZOOM link contact email [email protected]. https://toastmasters.gmu.edu/event/how-to-become-a-tedx-speaker-hybrid/ GMU Toastmasters is thrilled to welcome Mike Schmidtmann on March 12 at noon for an exclusive session on “How to Become a TEDx Speaker.”  Mike, Head of Speaker Curation at TEDx Warrenton, will break down what makes a TED Talk stand out, how it differs from other speaking formats, and what topics get selected. In-Person: Merten Hall, Room 3300 Virtual: Join via ZOOM (arrive 10 min early!) Don’t miss this chance to learn from an expert whose TEDx events have garnered nearly 2 million views! #TEDx #PublicSpeaking #Toastmasters #GMU #Leadership #CareerGrowth #TEDTalk