This was my first experience at a Toastmaster Club meeting. I attended the Savannah Club at Memorial Health. At first I felt a little out of place because it wasn't something I normally went to. But within a few minutes they made me feel welcome and like one of their own. At first I had to get up, introduce myself and tell why I was there and what I wanted to get from this experience. Some people there asked me, when you heard about toastmasters, what you thought it was about. My response was that at a wedding your best man gives his awkward speech, so that being said I think toastmaster is about giving speeches and working on your speaking skills. Toastmasters is about leadership, it's about getting up in front of an audience and giving a speech so the audience can paint a picture with your words. To my surprise it wasn't as bad as I expected. I expected it to be a room full of people standing up and giving long, boring speeches. But it was nothing of the sort. We covered many interesting topics. One of the things I liked most about the entire meeting were the topic tables. We played a very interesting match. We had three dice. We would roll them up and see what number you get on each. You would then use the number you rolled on the first die you rolled. For example, we had a document with different topics; if you rolled a 1, your argument would be if you could get back in time. Then you would use the number you rolled on the second die and go onto the sheet. Let's say you got a 5 and on the paper it says I would never do it again. Then you would use your third die and when you roll a 2. You would look on the card and it might be because the hair was too long. So... at the heart of the article... the attention you should try to relate to them. Then the end was nearing our meeting, so we judged each speaker. In the 3-5 minute speeches everyone finished within the allotted time. In the 5-8 minute group there were two people who didn't keep the time limit and in the 8-10 minute group only one person kept the time limit and that was the girl who talked about alcoholism. We judged the speakers on how comfortable they felt up there, given their speech. As if they used hand gestures or stood on the podium. We also judged on the quality with which they prepared their speeches. Once they finished judging, they invited all the guests to stand up and say what they thought. I have to be honest, it wasn't as boring as I expected and it was very informative. I learned a lot about what the audience looks for when a person gives his speech.