- For Undergraduate Students
- For Postgraduate Students
- For Tutors, Teachers and Lecturers
- For Toastmasters from other Clubs
- For Everyone
For Undergraduate Students
Great that you consider improving your speaking skills – the earlier you start, the better. We have many students in our club who have vastly improved their presentations skills, gained more confidence and routine with preparing class presentations. Needless to say what positive impact active membership in our club has had on their grades. Our more advanced students know exactly what examiners look for. Given the broad academic background of our members, I bet we even someone in our club who is fairly competent in your subject area! Besides, membership in our club looks great on every CV and is the ideal preparation for your future job interviews.
- Boost your grades for class presentations
- Benefit from the the leadership and management skills you earn for your studies
- Hone your skills of speaking off-the-cuff
- Meet fellow students from a wide range of subject areas
For Postgraduate Students
You have to present your research at conferences, give answers to questions from the audience or chair sessions? And then there is that defence coming up… Welcome to U-CAN-SPEAK! Forget about presentations that are more soporific than any sleeping pill. With us, you will become the presenter that attracts all attendees eagerly awaiting your talk. No matter how confident you already feel with your current talks, in a few months’ time your presentation skills will have reached an entirely new level. Moreover, a special focus at our club lies on intercultural sensitivity and special communication skills in international environments – exactly what is needed in academic environments.
Even after you have finished your degree, you will still benefit from the communication and leadership skills you have earned through your U-CAN-SPEAK membership. Successful presentation techniques are a big bonus not only for communicating research, but also for teaching.
- Use visual aids effectively
- Gear your presentations towards specific audiences
- Communicate in multicultural environments
- Learn to think on your feet to answer even tricky questions confidently
- Make your CV stand out among other applicants for positions in academia or industry
For Tutors, Teachers and Lecturers
With U-CAN-SPEAK, you will get a new perspective on communication in teaching. Appear more confidently in front of your students, structure your material more effectively and use visual aids in the best possible way.
As a large number of our members are undergraduate and postgraduate students, you will get immediate feedback from your target group. We also offer excellent networking opportunities: our members who are currently or becoming high school teachers or university lecturers always love to share experiences and ideas.
For Toastmasters from other Clubs
Are you interested in joining an international video conference in a Toastmasters club? Do you want to evaluate your speeches and new presentation techniques on video? Are you looking for a club that allows you to use cutting edge technology in your presentations? If you answered one of these questions with yes, then you should seriously think about a dual membership with U-CAN-SPEAK Toastmasters.
Not only will you discover an entirely new dimension of public speaking, you will also experience a vibrant atmosphere that is unique to our club. Not enough, the feedback you give to our student members in your evaluations will reach tomorrow’s scientists and academics. Your experience will have a direct impact on improving tertiary teaching and research communication vastly.
For Everyone
We all communicate every day. Actually, we cannot not communicate. Together we can learn how to improve the ways we communicate, be it through words, body language, facial expressions or emotions. Become part of a community of learners that learn by doing in front of the most supportive audience you can think of.
U-CAN-SPEAK Toastmasters have been recognised for their members’ outstanding educational progress and their effective club management. “President’s Distinguished Club” is the highest recognition any Toastmasters Club can earn from Toastmasters International. We have regularly achieved this level of distinction in past years and are well on track to achieving it this year again!
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