Speak Outside Your Club

If you are unable to schedule a prepared speech because your club's meeting agendas are full, then maybe you need to become a target speaker.

As a target speaker, you will give a prepared speech at another club- either at a contest like speech evaluation or just as a regular guest speaker during a meeting.

What are the benefits of being a Target Speaker?

• You experience speaking in front of different audiences and in different environments.
• You learn to be calm and comfortable in dealing with different situations.
• If you're a target speaker in an evaluation contest, you get multiple speech evaluations.
• You meet new people, network and broaden your circle of acquaintances.

How do you become a Target Speaker?

• Tell your Club Executives of your interest in speaking in outside clubs. They usually get requests for speakers.
• Some clubs advertise their need for a target speaker on places like facebook. You can usually find some requests on the District 86 facebook page.
• Directly contact a club that you can visit easily and ask if they have any open speaking positions that you can fill in for.