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Flying Toasters
Welcome to Flying ToastersToastmasters Club!
We are a supportive, friendly Toastmasters club helping people of all abilities improve their public speaking and leadership skills. Want to know more? Email us any time toastersflying@gmail.com
The Flying Toasters club is a friendly and fun group working together to help each other improve leadership and communication skills. We can help you gain the confidence you are looking for! If you want to learn better ways to speak in public, facilitate meetings, give and receive feedback, and have a great time, we are the club for you! Guests are always welcome!
Flying Toasters
Where did the name Flying Toasters come from for the Department of Human Services (DHS) Toastmasters club?
The club originally started as a project in the Office of Information Services by the late Ward Kent, a former toastmaster, to promote public speaking and effective meetings. Being a computer based group the early personal computer screen saver Flying Toasters was an immediate choice since Toastmasters and Toasters are so similar, at least to the computer programmer nerd mind.
But how did a Flying Toaster as an icon ever occur? The story involves the usual programming elements of too little sleep, too much time, and a ‘why not’ way of thinking. In 1991 Jack Eastman had a Mac II with a color screen - $5,000 computer in those days. One of those late nights while wandering around the house he was thinking about the artistry problems - how to do something really fun for Mac 2.0. He drifted into the kitchen, and the toaster caught his eye. His sleep-deprived brain put wings on it.
Later friends saw his early version of the graphics and invited him to collaborate in Berkeley Systems to produce After Dark, a collection of screen savers for the Mac. Soon another product was created for the IBM PC called the Magic screen saver, which was the first screen saver for Windows. The rest, as they say, is history. If you want more or the story of early screen saver development it can be found at:
Find Your Voice
Why do people join Toastmasters and how do they benefit? In this short video, members from different countries and backgrounds share how they’ve built the skills to become better communicators and leaders.
Transform Yourself
Participate in Toastmasters’ proven program, where you’ll learn how to speak comfortably in front of a group and lead with purpose. People who join Toastmasters find potential they never thought they had and achieve more of their goals and dreams.
How Will You Benefit?
Attend meetings where you will regularly practice skills that make you a more confident speaker and leader. These real-world, highly in-demand soft skills will help you advance your career, acclimate to a new city or even get a new job!
Why it Works
Toastmasters is a powerful combination of a proven education program where you receive effective evaluation that helps you build skills at your own pace. Plus, Toastmasters’ communication and leadership development does not take place in a typical instructor-led classroom and is not limited to a set timeframe, like a seminar or conference.
What Members Say
Sara Safari, DTM
Teacher, humanitarian
Andrew Clumpus
Financial Analyst,
2015 International Speech Contest Semi-finalist
Jing Humphreys, DTM
Senior Chemist,
Sonneborn, LLC
Roger Caesar, ACB, ALB
Owner and President,
Caesar Transport, Inc.,
2015 International Speech Contest Semi-finalist
Why Our Club is Right for You
Our club helps people from diverse backgrounds become more confident speakers, communicators and leaders. From young professionals to experienced managers to those seeking personal growth, you’ll find a warm, supportive group that shares your goals.
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Take the first step on your Toastmasters journey. Go to our meeting information page to find out when you can join us for our next meeting.
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Meet Some of Our Members
Here is a list of some of our members who have chosen to make their profiles public.
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