My specific purpose is to persuade my audience to support the non-profit organization Toastmasters International.
I. Introduction
A. You should support Toastmasters International.
B. After discovering Toastmasters International, I decided doing more research would be really good, because this organization is great for the world.
C. You should support Toastmasters International because number one they are the world’s leader in communication and leader development, second they begin by using a manual to help members develop certain speaking skills, and lastly the benefits that will help you in all walks of life.
II. Body
A. Toastmasters International is a world leader in communication and leader development.
As stated by toastmasters.org, it is a non-profit educational organization that operates clubs worldwide for the purpose of helping members improve their communication, public speaking, and leadership skills. (Explanation)
This organization offers different programs of communication and leadership projects that are designed to help you learn the arts of speaking, listening, and thinking.
Ralph C. Smedley founder of the first club which was Smedley Chapter One in Santa Ana, California at the YMCA on October 22, 1924. (The organization grew out of this single club.)
This company has served over 4 million people, but today it only serves over 292,000 members in 122 countries through its over 14,350 member clubs. (Statistics) {We have 20 clubs here in Memphis, a couple are St. Jude Toastmasters Club and Motor Mouths Toastmasters Club} (Example)
Transition: Now that we know about Toastmasters International and why they have this organization, we will discuss their educational programs.
B. Toastmasters helped members develop certain speaking skills by using a manual.
To help each member learn at a pace suitable to his or her developmental needs they adopted a “learn-by-doing” philosophy.
Are divided into two separate tracks:
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