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be in June 2019. The club began by holding television. Our programs are broadcast to

traditional Toastmasters meetings in the studio 500,000 cable subscribing homes throughout
and recording them. Shortly before I added this the tri-county greater Portland area. The latest
advanced club to my membership in 2017, the development is that we record at 4 studios
TV program had evolved to the interview format throughout the area: Oregon City, Gresham,

you see now on the club’s YouTube channel TV Portland, and Beaverton. We still have openings
Toastmasters Oregon. for crew at most of our studios, and need an
Two 12-minute interviews are paired in editor for our program.
each 30-minute episode. The interviews can be Our club is a co-op and members contribute

in English, Spanish, Hindi, Tamil, Mandarin, by editing or running the control room while
Cantonese, French, or any language that the other members interview their monthly guest.
host and guest speak natively or fluently. We Then, those hosts run the studio while you
can cut-away during the interview to show interview your guest. Together, everyone learns

photographs or video. You can search YouTube not only the communication skills, but the
using the abbreviation “TVTMS03E14” in the technical skills as well. We also have volunteers
YouTube search box to see a sample episode who work strictly behind the cameras, in
and to explore other episodes. Our interviews wardrobe, stage management, control room,

can be profiles of interesting Toastmasters or cameras, sound, lighting, and editing. So there
community members, or to highlight important are a vast array of skills people can develop
non-profit work that is going on. working on a television production once a month
Every month, we put 25 Toastmasters on at one of our studios.

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