Practice Public Speaking | Data Science Speakers Club | IN PERSON

The Data Science Speakers Club is a Toastmasters International club that helps current and next-generation data scientists improve their public speaking skills. Join us to contribute to the meeting and practice speaking in a supportive environment. This is an Online Meeting! Use Teams to join or come in person. You can visit the event as a guest. Or you may decide to join our club. Joining the Data Science Speakers Club means joining a supportive environment to build your confidence in public speaking and to practice speaking in front of an audience. You will also gain the opportunity to receive feedback on your speeches in a friendly environment, including what you have done well and guidance on the areas you can improve upon. We also run a mentorship program where an experienced mentor supports you on your public speaking journey. Meeting Theme: TBC Tentative Schedule: 18:00 - Pre-meeting socialising 18:30 - Meeting starts 18:40 - Guest introduction 18:45 - Table Topic 19:15 - Break 19:30 - Prepared Speeches (3 prepared speeches with evaluation) 20:15 - Wrap up, awards, announcements 20:30 - End of Meeting We will have impromptu speech preparation in groups called Table Topics, where guests can participate. We meet on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Mondays of each month. Each meeting is a mixture of prepared speeches by our members, speaking roles, and impromptu speaking challenges by members and guests.