BrattleMasters meet Thursday evening

“Back to School” is the theme chosen by the Toastmaster of the evening, Rob Packard of Shrewsbury, when BrattleMasters, the local Toastmasters club, meets this week.

Three speeches are scheduled and each speaker is assigned an evaluator who will present a two-three minute evaluation by the end of the meeting. Not only is the public welcome to attend, but is invited to participate in the extemporaneous speaking exercises, if they wish. In addition to the speeches and evaluations, there will be reports from a grammarian, a timer and an ‘ah’ counter. Check it out on the second floor of the Marlboro College Graduate Center, 28 Vernon Street, Brattleboro.

Current members are from Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

Since 1924, Toastmasters International has helped people from diverse backgrounds become more confident speakers, communicators, and leaders. There are more than 352,000 members in 16,400 clubs in 141 countries.