Let me second the vote for Toastmasters. It's done more to help my freelance career than anything else. And it's fun! There is probably a chapter near you. Check http://toastmasters.org for addresses and meeting times -- I know there's also one in Brattleboro (my home club) and in Shelburne Falls. On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 8:39 AM, <anderson at crocker.com> wrote: > ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. > ** If you did, we all thank you. > > > > Hello all, > > One of the best things you can do for your career is to cultivate good > public speaking skills. Whether you're pitching an idea to prospective > clients, or leading a seminar at a trade show, public speaking > communicates to the world what you've got to offer. Toastmasters has a > program to help you advance as a public speaker and presenter - a > program that's both effective and lots of fun. > > Speakeasy Toastmasters, the Northampton chapter of this international > organization, is having its Open House on the evening of Wednesday, > April 17th. Everyone is invited. We'll meet at 6:30 at College Church, > 58 Pomeroy Terrace, Northampton. You can find more information on our > web site: http://www.toastofnorthampton.org/ > > Hope to see you there, > > Dave Anderson > > > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > -- <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103582272438&s=522&e=001yMXrq9ir0gBX7ESCD5f3qAy3s-hBfhWCr-aXEvNXEappa8BMWBkPMIpbXiUIvJ0GA0-IJ7h7iGpvzQe1dQBqOmxJqmZvaOOAJCQz7y3uLog=> lisa at lisasieverts.com 603-762-0235 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20130407/c55b5026/attachment.html