NPC Toastmasters meets in McClendon Room, 7 pm May 8

Did you know that Pablo Casals discovered Bach’s Cello Suites on a dusty shelf in a Barcelona music store 1889? Casals was just 13 years old at the time and he would spend the next 12 years mastering the suites before performing them in public.

A National Press Club Toastmaster recently gave a speech on this musical maestro’s dedication as part of a “Give an Inspiring Speech” exercise. Sometimes the exercise is more academic – a dry run of a professional presentation one needs to deliver.

No matter the topic or exercise, they all help us become more confident public speakers, and we usually learn something, too. The next meeting is at 7 p.m. Monday, May 8, in the McClendon Room.

If you also would like to be a better speaker – at work, in a committee, or to an adoring public -- Toastmasters can get you there. Come check us out.

The NPC Toastmasters Club meets on the second and fourth Mondays of each month at 7 p.m. There is no charge to visit and no limit to the number of visits. Membership fees are about $130 per year.