{"id":454,"date":"2020-07-13T13:57:40","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T13:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/toastmasters\/?page_id=454"},"modified":"2023-11-29T19:30:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T19:30:09","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/toastmasters\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Mission of the Rutgers Staff Toastmasters Club (RSTC<\/strong>)<\/h4>\n<p>We empower individuals to become more effective communicators and leaders.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Goals of the Rutgers Staff Toastmasters Club<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>We provide a supportive and positive learning experience in which members are empowered to\u00a0<b>develop communication and leadership skills, resulting in greater self-confidence and personal growth<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>In Toastmasters, all members are guided by a set of essential core values:\u00a0<b>integrity, respect, service, and excellence<\/b>. These values enable member achievement through club excellence.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"co8aDb\" role=\"heading\"><b>Five Core Competencies<\/b><\/h4>\n<div class=\"RqBzHd\">\n<ul class=\"i8Z77e\">\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">Public Speaking. Builds confidence in delivering both prepared and impromptu speeches, through practice and evaluations, you learn how to present their messages effectively, concisely and professionally. &#8230;<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">Interpersonal Communication. &#8230;<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">Strategic Leadership. &#8230;<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">Management. &#8230;<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">Confidence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"co8aDb\" role=\"heading\"><b>These 11 paths are available to you:<\/b><\/h4>\n<div class=\"RqBzHd\">\n<ul class=\"i8Z77e\">\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">Dynamic Leadership.<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">Effective Coaching.<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">Engaging Humor.<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">Innovative Planning.<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">Leadership Development.<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">Motivational Strategies.<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">Persuasive Influence.<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">Presentation Mastery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mission of the Rutgers Staff Toastmasters Club (RSTC) We empower individuals to become more effective communicators and leaders. Goals of the Rutgers Staff Toastmasters Club We provide a supportive and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/toastmasters\/about-us\/\" class=\"\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-454","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>About Us - Toastmasters Club<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/toastmasters\/about-us\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"About Us - Toastmasters Club\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Mission of the Rutgers Staff Toastmasters Club (RSTC) We empower individuals to become more effective communicators and leaders. Goals of the Rutgers Staff Toastmasters Club We provide a supportive and &hellip; Read More\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/toastmasters\/about-us\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Toastmasters Club\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-11-29T19:30:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/toastmasters\/about-us\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/toastmasters\/about-us\/\",\"name\":\"About Us - Toastmasters Club\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/toastmasters\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-07-13T13:57:40+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-11-29T19:30:09+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/toastmasters\/about-us\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/toastmasters\/about-us\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/toastmasters\/about-us\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/toastmasters\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"About Us\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/toastmasters\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/toastmasters\/\",\"name\":\"Toastmasters Club\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/toastmasters\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"About Us - Toastmasters Club","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/toastmasters\/about-us\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"About Us - Toastmasters Club","og_description":"Mission of the Rutgers Staff Toastmasters Club (RSTC) We empower individuals to become more effective communicators and leaders. Goals of the Rutgers Staff Toastmasters Club We provide a supportive and &hellip; Read More","og_url":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/toastmasters\/about-us\/","og_site_name":"Toastmasters Club","article_modified_time":"2023-11-29T19:30:09+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/toastmasters\/about-us\/","url":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/toastmasters\/about-us\/","name":"About Us - Toastmasters Club","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/toastmasters\/#website"},"datePublished":"2020-07-13T13:57:40+00:00","dateModified":"2023-11-29T19:30:09+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/toastmasters\/about-us\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/toastmasters\/about-us\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/toastmasters\/about-us\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/toastmasters\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"About Us"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/toastmasters\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/toastmasters\/","name":"Toastmasters Club","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/toastmasters\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/toastmasters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/454"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/toastmasters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/toastmasters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/toastmasters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/toastmasters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=454"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/toastmasters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/454\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":550,"href":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/toastmasters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/454\/revisions\/550"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/toastmasters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}