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Ralph C. Smedley (February 22, 1878 – September 11, 1965) was the founder of Toastmasters International, an international speaking organization with more than 352,000 members in 141 countries and more than 16,400 individual clubs. Illinois Wesleyan University recognized Smedley's service to mankind by conferring him the honorary degree of ...
Toastmasters International places a large emphasis on building the public speaking and leadership skills of its members. [12] The current education system Pathways consists of eleven differing paths suited to their needs and requirements, based around Public Speaking, Interpersonal Communication, Management, Strategic Leadership, and Confidence.
The World Championship of Public Speaking began in 1938 and has grown to over 50,000 participants in 149 countries in 2022. In its early decades, it was referred to as the Toastmasters Speech Contest. [ 1] By the 1990s, there were about 10,000 participants every year. [ 2]
Sunset Cafe. Coordinates: 41.8309°N 87.6186°W. 1923 advertisement. The Sunset Cafe, also known as The Grand Terrace Cafe, was a jazz club in Chicago, Illinois operating during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. It was one of the most important jazz clubs in America, especially during the period between 1917 and 1928 when Chicago became a creative ...
Table topics are topics on various subjects that are discussed by a group of people around a table. As practiced by Toastmasters International, the topics to be discussed are written on pieces of paper which are placed in a box in the middle of a table. The participants pick up one paper each and start talking about the topic written on the paper.
This is a category for private social clubs, present and historical, in Chicago. It is not for nonprofit organizations, political parties, or businesses. Pages in category "Clubs in Chicago"
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The first club was NOT named that in 1924. It later adopted that name around 1977 - 1979. Originally, it was just the Toastmasters Club and was given "No. 1" after additional clubs were formed. It's inaccurate to state Toastmasters International grew out of "Smedley Chapter One Club" as that was NOT the name of the club back then.