About Us

Cottonwood Speakers Club is for people who wish to improve and practice their public speaking skills in a friendly environment, meeting like-minded people and enjoying the sociable atmosphere that prevails!

Our members are drawn from all walks of life - including business, education, students and retirees. This means that there is great variety in the topics covered in peoples' speeches and talks, providing our audiences with fascinating and enjoyable entertainment during our meetings.

We offer a warm welcome to guests - do join us for one of our meetings! We meet on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month at the Durley Hall Hotel, Bournemouth find us. Meetings start promptly at 7.30pm and we usually adjourn to the hotel lounge by 9.30pm for a sociable drink to conclude the evening.

Our members join us for many reasons, including:

• Improving confidence by speaking in 'public' in a supportive environment

• Learning from others, seeing them developing their own skills

• Accessing advice on how to improve your speaking skills

• Enjoying a sociable club atmosphere

Here is a thank you from a previous members - it's a testament to the power of Toastmasters !

" Hello to you all, just a quick note to tell you that I can't make it to the next meeting. I have been unable to attend for a while due to other committments but I will always be grateful for the wonderful opportunity Toastmasters has given me. I am now able to speak effectively in public and presented my first workshop a few weeks ago.

The experience of speaking regularly at Toastmasters has helped transform a quivering, mumbling, 23 second first attempt at Table Topics, vocalist, into someone who can actually enjoy the process of delivering a one day workshop to 25 people.Toastmasters really works and what's more the people that go are great!

So my sincere thanks to you all.
Best Regards,
Jon Adler "

For Public Speaking, Effective Presentations and Presentation Skills, Confidence to Speak in Public and Building Self-Esteem: Cottonwood Speakers, Bournemouth (Poole Christchurch Wimborne Dorset Ringwood Hampshire)

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Have you read the latest copy of 'The Toastmaster'?

All members of Toastmasters International receive a copy of "The Toastmaster". This is a monthly magazine with features and regular articles to help everyone make the most of their membership and become a more effective public speaker.