#004 Toastmasters- Speak English in your city

Transcript:

Hi everyone!

I’m Georgiana, founder of SpeakEnglishPodcast.com. My mission is to help YOU speak English fluently.

In this episode:

  • I will show you one of the best ways to practice your English in your city.
  • After that, I will read you a short story to help you with your speaking skills. You’ll see how fun it is to practice with this audio.

Ok, let’s get started.

Imagine for a moment that I can show you the perfect activity for practicing your English by listening and speaking, meeting interesting people, learning interesting topics…and developing your public speaking skills.

All of this in your city.

Sounds interesting, huh? Well, if you live in a city, the chances are that you can find the perfect place for that. It’s called Toastmasters.

Toastmasters are a non-profit educational organization that helps people to develop their public speaking. There are more than 15,000 clubs around the world and more than 300,000 members. In almost every city you can find a club. So, what happens in a Toastmasters club? Usually, once a week, they have a session. Sometimes it is twice a month.

In every session, members of the club give speeches in front of an audience. A typical session can have about 3 or 4 prepared speeches. After each speech, there’s another member of the club that gives a short evaluation of the previous speech. This way, everybody can learn and improve. After the prepared speeches, there’s an exciting and sometimes frightening section called Table Topics. This is how it works: A member of the club presents a situation, and then a volunteer of the audience has to give a short 2 minutes impromptu speech. Impromptu means improvisation.

I know it can seem frightening because you are in front of an audience, and you have to improvise what to say, but it’s usually fun, and it’s an excellent activity if you want to get out of your comfort zone. The main goal of a Toastmasters club is to provide a safe and pleasant environment for developing your public speaking skills. The best of it is that many clubs are only in English or bilingual. This means that you can practice your English in one of those clubs. Of course, it’s an excellent way to meet interesting people, not only from your country but also from all around the world. Toastmaster clubs usually have members from different countries.

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34 Comments

  1. Hassan

    Great

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  2. Laila.legdali@gmail.com

    Hi Georgiana.There s only a few days i discovered your podcasts.I m areally astonished.
    It s exactly what i search.
    Your english speaking is quite captivating.I ll definitely listen more than 3 times everyday the same audio.now i m in number#004…
    I m so lucky and i thank you a lot.
    You re awesome.

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    • GEORGIANA

      Thank you! Enjoy!

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      • Felix silva

        Thanks for your precious time dear teacher your class is so awesome

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      • Otto

        I love you teacher Georgiana

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  3. Abdelhaq

    thank you georgiana for all.
    i like very much your quiet speaking

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    • GEORGIANA

      Thanks!

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      • Natalija Kajcevska

        Your potcasts are always effective, informative and at the same time very enjoyable and…
        “Toasmasters practice” is such a good idea!
        Thank you, Geaorgiana!

        Greetings!

        Reply
  4. Abdelhaq

    i don’t know is here Toastmasters, in morocco!!!
    exactly in tanger?

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    • GEORGIANA

      I recommend you to go to Toastmasters.com and check out where’s the nearest Toastmasters club.

      Reply
  5. Amboise norejeune

    Excelent ways
    For help

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    • GEORGIANA

      Hi Amboise! Thanks for the comment! I’m happy that you liked my lesson!

      Reply
  6. Jaziel

    Es de lo mejor para aprender inglés. Tus métodos realmente funcionan

    Reply
    • GEORGIANA

      Gracias Jaziel!!

      Reply
  7. Chandan

    it’s awesome mam! i can’t express how i’m feeling. this podcast really fantastic.

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    • GEORGIANA

      Thanks Chandan!!!

      Reply
  8. Rohit Dadhwal

    Hello Georgiana, you are awesome the way you teach is very unique and easy to understand. I have one question according to this video Toastmaster is nice technique to improve our spoken English so shall i go with Toastmaster or with your videos.

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    • GEORGIANA

      That’s a great idea Rohit! I’ve been going to a Toastmasters club some years ago and it was a wonderful experience.

      Reply
  9. Amboise norejeune

    Hello teacher , your lessons it very ful help i like you teacher and god bless you in your ways in your work .in your familly ect..

    Reply
  10. boras

    Hello Georgiana, thank you for your mission. I am writting from Turkey to you.

    Reply
    • GEORGIANA

      Hi, Boras! Have a nice day!

      Reply
  11. R. Vitor

    Great lessons Ms Giorgian! you’re a very dedicated teacher and thanks for all the help you have been giving us English learners a great bear hug of your student Vitor from Brasil.

    Reply
    • GEORGIANA

      Hi, Victor!! I’m so happy that you’re enjoying my English lessons. I wish you a great day!

      Reply
  12. Hazem

    I like the content of your website, You made me interested in going to attend a Toastmasters session in my city(Cairo), Thanks.

    Reply
  13. GENADY

    Hi Georgiana.
    Thanks a lot for your attention to people and nice podcasts for learn English

    Reply
  14. Rahim

    Hello Gorgiana.thank you for your useful podcasts.i enjoy of reading them ,your podcasts very help me to learn english fluently.thank you for your efforts

    Reply
  15. José Pérez

    I think Toastmasters is a good idea. It’s a good initiative. I am going to think about this.

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  16. Aldeneide Soares da Silva

    Hi Georgiana,
    I would like to say thank you for your effort to teach English, differently
    I’m in love with your podcast, it’s amazing content I can’t stop to listen and learn.

    Kisses from Brazil.

    Reply
  17. Felix silva

    Thanks for your precious time dear teacher your class is so awesome

    Reply
  18. CESARE DEL VESCOVO

    Ciao Giorgiana. Your podcast are very, very useful. Moreover, I follow your “Magic Course” and I must admit that I’m getting amazing improvements. Thanks & bye

    Reply
    • GEORGIANA

      Thank you so much for your kind words. I’m thrilled to hear that you find my podcasts useful and that you’re benefiting from my “Magic Course.” It’s wonderful to know that you’re experiencing amazing improvements. Keep up the great work! If you have any questions or need further guidance, feel free to reach out. Thanks again, and have a fantastic day!

      Reply
  19. Mohamed

    Hi Georgiana,

    Thank your for this poadcasts , I really appreciate your method .

    Mohamed from France.

    Reply
  20. Mohammed

    Hi Georgiana,

    I ordered the course fluency II, I hope that I can improve my english.

    Kind Regards

    Reply
    • Georgiana

      That’s awesome! Happy learning!

      Reply

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