{"id":246050,"date":"2019-10-16T20:57:23","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T10:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=246050"},"modified":"2020-07-16T11:59:37","modified_gmt":"2020-07-16T01:59:37","slug":"learn-the-art-of-speaking-for-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2019\/10\/16\/learn-the-art-of-speaking-for-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn The Art Of Speaking &#8230; For Free!"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_214966\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-214966\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/20180806toastmasters.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-214966\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/20180806toastmasters.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/20180806toastmasters.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/20180806toastmasters-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-214966\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FLASHBACK: Marietta Wetzig was congratulated on achieving her Distinguished Toastmaster Medal by South Burnett Toastmasters president Bettina Stewart last year; this year, Marietta&#8217;s helping organise a free Art Of Speaking workshop to share the techniques she&#8217;s learned<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>October 16, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Have you ever needed to persuade a workmate to your point of view and were not sure about the best way to do it?<\/p>\n<p>Ever needed to propose a toast, or give a speech in front of a big audience?<\/p>\n<p>There are several techniques that have been proven to work well in these sorts of situations but the price to attend a quality seminar or workshop to learn them can be expensive.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, South Burnett Toastmasters will be holding a free workshop later this month where they&#8217;ll teach these skills and several more besides.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Toastmasters&#8217; Art Of Speaking workshop is designed for people who want to learn how to speak better and express themselves well.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Guests will discover how they can communicate more effectively with friends, propose a toast at a family occasion or persuade a co-worker to a different point of view.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;ll also learn the Toastmaster way, a highly effective technique to remove the fear factor many people experience when speaking in front of an audience.<\/p>\n<p>This workshop will also teach guests techniques and strategies that will guide them on how to construct a speech and communicate the message they want to deliver in the way they want it delivered, as well as how to be time conscious of their delivery length.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The free workshop will be held at Kingaroy RSL at 6:30pm on Thursday, October 31.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Apart from free tuition, there&#8217;ll also be a free supper.<\/p>\n<p>For further information, contact Marietta Wetzig on (07) 4163-6236 or Rod Morgan on (07) 4163-3044.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> South Burnett Toastmasters meet at Kingaroy RSL every 1st, 3rd and 5th Thursday of the month at 7:00pm. 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