How to save money attending quality courses on public speaking and communication

IMG_6337
Originally uploaded by panzergrenadier

Have you ever received unsolicted emails, flyers or brochures advertising training courses before?

Receiving training flyers and brochures
I'm sure many of you have received such invitations! Some of them are quality courses, some of them are mediocre but most of them costs considerable amounts of monies.

In my organisation, the fax machine regular spits out unsolicted faxes to attend public communication courses for about $400-$500 a day conducted by overseas trainers. That's the going rate for attending professional courses on how to be a better speaker and communicator.

Open secret about where to get value-for-money training
Here's a open secret I would like to share with you about public speaking and communication training. You can avail yourself to quality training by experienced public speakers (and many are full-time trainers by profession!) for as little as $0.50 per day! For the price of less than a cup of coffee or tea, you can be trained by experienced toastmasters by joining a toastmasters club!

Why join toastmasters
If you ever have a problem:

• articulating your ideas to your boss, supervisor or colleague;
  
• explaining something to your spouse, children or family member;
  
• convincing someone of the validity of your ideas, your approach, your method;
• standing in front of your customers, clients or business partners;
• making a thank-you or acceptance speech at a dinner, a function or a wedding

Join toastmasters!

I can say, sincerely from the bottom of my heart, this is not a marketing gimmick or ruse. I have been a toastmaster for close to 5 years and I have moved from being a Competent Toastmaster to a Competent Leader to a Advanced Communicator Bronze. I have participated in Humourous Speech Contests, Evaluation Contests, International Speech contests. And I have won contests at the Club, the Area, the Division and competed among the best in Asia at the district for the Table-Topics contest.

Toastmasters provides value-for-money training
Toastmasters works and is a value-for-money programme that teaches you:

• Fundamentals of public speaking
• Overcoming fear of speaking in front of an audience
  
• How to think on your feet and respond to virtually any topic that is thrown at you
• The secret to crafting any type of speech
• How to capture the audience's attention
• And much, much more
  

So long as you are serious about becoming a better speaking. So long as you are willing to invest at least once a month (if not more often) to attend a club meeting. So long as you are willing to attend so many education workshops on public communication and leadership for as low as $8 for a 2 hour workshop, toastmasters is for you!

Special offer for visitors to fivecentstencents blog
I invite all visitors to my blog to attend the Open Alumni Toastmasters Club's Education Workshop on THE ART OF PUBLIC SPEAKING at a discounted rate. Just quote this code word "fivecentstencents.blogspot.com" and you can bring along a friend to this meeting free-of-charge (buy 1 get 1 free!).

Part I: THE ART OF PUBLIC SPEAKING

• Learn the skills and techniques of public speaking to boost your career and life
• Learn how to control the butterflies within you to impress, persuade and to inspire
  

Part II: THE ART OF CONFIDENT LIVING

• Learn about skills and techniques of living confidently
• Learn about how to expand your life exponentially
  

ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Patrick Chang, currently the Membership Director of Asia Professional Speakers - Singapore, is a public speaking trainer with more than 20 years of training experience. He is the founder of SimplySpeaking, an organisation specialising in public speaking and presentation training. In 1998, Patrick began providing public speaking training and has since trained more than 1000 participants including students, undergraduates, school parent volunteers, teachers, corporate executives, business owners, statutory boards, MNCs, community clubs and toastmasters clubs.

Date: 14 June 2007 (Thursday)
Place: The Corporate Office
(Near Tanjong Pagar MRT and Raffles Place MRT)
Level 9, Great Wall Room
138 Robinson Road
Singapore 068906
Time: 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm
Investment: $8 only (Each paying participant can bring 1 friend for FREE! Just quote fivecentstencents.blogspot.com)
(Light Refreshments will be served)