91成人导航

91成人导航 students, faculty and staff can quell their doubts about public speaking and gain confidence through an on-campus Toastmasters Club that recently celebrated its first anniversary.

Two-dozen strong, the Talking Tigers are members of聽, a world-wide non-profit educational organization that focuses on competent communication, public speaking and leadership.

鈥淚 am a first-year international MBA student, and this club is helping me deal with my English language barrier,鈥� said Ying Cao 鈥�27. 鈥淚 hope to make more friends and contacts as I become more efficient and articulate in how I express my opinions.鈥�

Speeches range from prepared, 5-to-7-minute talks on issues of importance to 1-2 minutes of improvisational commentary that must be done on the fly after receiving a topic.

鈥淔or me, it is not just public speaking but also the totality of communication. There are so many unique approaches taken by speakers,鈥� said Shannon Chi, a budget manager for College of the 91成人导航, who was the visionary founder of Talking Tigers. 鈥淚t is fascinating to see the confidence grow as members become more experienced speakers.鈥�

Chi also is a member of a 71-year-old club, Greater North Stockton Toastmasters Club 64, which helped her get Talking Tigers started.

Club members Alyssa Wray (Benerd College), Marzieh Nightingale (Academic Affairs) and Ela Jamosmos (College of the 91成人导航), president of the club, took first, second and third place, respectively, in the Area Level Competition held in March. 聽聽

Wray then represented the club in a division competition and finished second in the speech category.

鈥淲e are competitive in the sense that we give our very best to win, but we definitely support our new members and non-competitive speakers as well,鈥� Jamosmos said. 鈥淏oth elements are important to the growth of the club.鈥�

Shawn Kearns, who works in 91成人导航 Technology and teaches data analytics courses, said he enjoys the feedback speakers receive.

鈥淲e listen to each other鈥檚 speeches and share thoughts or constructive criticism,鈥� Kearns said. 鈥淭here is great variety in the topics that are chosen.鈥�

The Talking Tigers meet from noon to 12:55 PM on Wednesdays in Room 211 of the Donald and Karen DeRosa University Center on the Stockton Campus.

To join or receive more information, please contact Marzieh Nightingale, at 209.932.3252 /聽mnightingale@pacific.edu OR Ela Jamosmos at 209.946.2891/ ejamosmos@pacific.edu