Question 1

What does The Tuesday Literary Club do?

Accepted Answer

The club provides members with an opportunity to meet in a relaxed atmosphere to exchange views on a wide variety of topics while developing public speaking skills.

Question 2

What are the benefits of joining the club?

Accepted Answer

Members are able to listen to and evaluate high quality presentations, respond to Editor's paper topics on current events, develop confidence and techniques to improve public speaking skills and participate in after meeting refreshments in a comfortable private home setting.

Question 3

How often does the club meet?

Accepted Answer

The club holds 12 regular meetings every other Tuesday evening from 8 pm until around 10:00 pm from the last week in September to the second week of March. In addition an annual awards banquet is held in April where partners of members are invited to attend and participate in the proceedings.

Question 4

How much does it cost?

Accepted Answer

The full member fees for the 2008-2009 season are just $30. There is an additional cost for the annual awards banquet.

Question 5

Where are the meetings held?

Accepted Answer

The meetings are held at the private home of one of the members located in the Toronto area with easy access to the T.T.C. subway and major streets.

Question 6

How many members are in the club?

Accepted Answer

The club currently has 18 full members and 10 associate members. There is a maximum limit of 30 full members. From time to time there have been waiting lists of prospective members when the maximum membership was reached.

Question 7

How do I attend a meeting as a guest?

Accepted Answer

Guests are always welcome and encouraged. You can contact Peter at TuesLitClub@rogers.com (mailto:TuesLitClub@rogers.com?subject=Request to be a guest at TLC meeting)or one of the members to arrange for an introduction to the club.

Question 8

How can I join the club?

Accepted Answer

After attending at least one meeting as a guest you must be nominated and seconded by full members. The club will then hold a confidential vote on the nomination and advise you of the results. Payment of the seasonal dues is a condition of membership and currently there is no waiting list for new members.

Question 9

How can I overcome my fear of public speaking?

Accepted Answer

There is no foolproof way for overcoming the fear of public speaking however with practice, preparation, support, repetition and membership in the Tuesday Literary Club you will feel the fear diminish each time you speak.

Question 10

What topics should I speak on?

Accepted Answer

You will have the opportunity to respond to one of the editor's paper topics at each regular meeting. In addition as a full member you are expected to make a presentation of between 20 to 30 minutes each season. The topics can be whatever you like ranging from personal experiences, books, interests, music, art, history or politics or religion. All members are expected to show respect for other members in their presentations and comments and not use the opportunity to solicit members or speak at length on their field of work.

Question 11

How is the club organized?

Accepted Answer

The club annually elects an executive consisting of a President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, Critic, Counsellor and two Editors. These officers run the club functions with the support of various ad hoc committees as needed.

Question 12

How can the club help me?

Accepted Answer

Your success in both your personal and business life is greatly influenced by how effective you are. Through active membership in the club you can learn to effectively speak, listen, conduct a meeting, lead a committee and motivate others. In particular responding to the Editor's paper is a valuable way of building the skill of 'thinking on your feet' where you speak with little or no advance warning.

Question 13

What kind of people are currently members?

Accepted Answer

The Tuesday Literary Club is open to anyone interested in joining, both men and women. The current members are drawn from various professions and business interests. The diversity of members' interest adds greatly to our meetings.

Question 14

What geographic area is served by the Tuesday Literary Club?

Accepted Answer

Traditionally the members are drawn from the Greater Toronto Area but we do have full active members who regularly drive to meetings from other locations in Southern Ontario, for example Guelph and Kitchener. There are some associate members, formerly full active members who are unable to attend meetings regularly for various reason but who continue to maintain their connection with the Club, much further away from Toronto.

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