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Toastmasters’ International
Become the Speaker and Leader you want to be

What is Toastmasters?
It is an organization that started in 1924 at the YMCA in Santa Ana, California in USA. Its main purpose is to encourage members to practice and hone their communication and leadership skills. There are more that 12,500 clubs in the world in various languages. Since 1924 Toastmasters International has helped millions of men and women become more confident in front of an audience.

How do we learn to speak confidently?
There is no instructor. Instead each speech meeting is critiqued by a member in a positive manner, focusing on what was done right and what could be improved.

What happens at the meeting?
Toastmasters meetings should ideally be compromised of about 20 people and they meet twice a month for about 2 hours. Participants practice and learn skills by filling a meeting role, ranging from giving a prepared speech or an impromptu one to serving as a timer, evaluator or a grammarian.

Skills from Toastmaster Meeting

Confidence. The ability to communicate, persuade and lead. The skill to tell one’s story, shape better tomorrows and point others in the same direction. These are the attributes of leaders, and not all leaders are born with talent. They learn it, one experience at a time, and so can you.

For nearly a century, Toastmasters International has been helping women and men of every background, education level and economic standing develop the competency they need to become effective communicators and, ultimately, inspired leaders. That proud tradition continues to this day, bolstered by a reaffirmation of purpose and a new aesthetic vibrancy that includes our logo, colors, fonts and educational materials. Our organization is growing like never before; Toastmasters International now comprises more than 13,000 clubs in 116 countries around the world, from Myanmar to Mexico, China to the Netherlands. Our new look and feel represents a realization of this truth and a tireless commitment to it going forward.

This is an exciting time in Toastmasters history; more than ever we are prepared to equip a new generation of success-oriented people with the practical communication and leadership skills necessary to improve their confidence and achieve their goals. Whether you’re a college student, stay-at-home mom, small business owner or CEO, we invite you to join Toastmasters International—where leaders are made.