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About Toastmasters

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Why Join Toastmasters?

Improve your Communication, Presentation, Management and Leadership Skills by joining a Toastmasters club today!

You'll discover a wide variety of members ranging from those who have:

Never delivered a presentation to an audience before…
to professional speakers, trainers, salespeople, attorneys, teachers, students and retirees…

Toastmasters is really for everyone because when it comes to communication skills, there's ALWAYS room for improvement!

How to Join Toastmasters

  1. Visit the Club section to find a meeting time and location that fits your schedule. Plan to visit a few clubs to find which one you are most comfortable with.

  2. Send an e-mail or call the contact person on the club listing to verify the meeting time and location and so that the club will know to expect you. Some clubs are entirely free to visit while others meet in restaurants and may require a meal purchase.

  3. Plan to arrive 15 minutes before the meeting begins. Club members will be eager to meet you.

Benefits for the Individual

Survey after survey shows that presentation skills are crucial to success in the workplace. Many people pay high fees for seminars to gain the skill and confidence necessary to face an audience. Toastmasters provides an option that is less expensive and held in high regard in business circles. This organization has been around for more than 84 years and offers a proven and enjoyable way to practise and hone communication and leadership skills.

 

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Benefits to Companies

When employees are confident and competent communicators, everyone wins.

Your company's success depends in large part on how well your employees communicate with each other as well as with customers. The effects of a poorly run meeting or an ineffective sales presentation are lasting and expensive. How well do your employees convey their expertise to potential customers? Can they lead meetings efficiently? Can they offer constructive feedback and diplomatically deal with a wide range of people? Good communicators tend to be good leaders, and chances are your company needs employees with leadership potential. This is where a Toastmasters group can help.

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Costs

When you join a Toastmasters Club there are certain costs that are involved. Membership Fees are payable twice a year, in April and October. The basic membership fee is US$36 for the six-month period, pro rata. In effect this means that the membership fees work out as US$6 per month.

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Starting a club

Toastmasters groups are formed every day in a variety of settings across the world. Groups meet onsite at corporations, churches, community centres, even in restaurants. Community clubs are generally open to anyone, while company clubs are usually limited to employees of that company and are called "closed clubs".

The process to form a Toastmasters group is simple and all of the materials are provided for you! You can start a Toastmasters group onsite at your corporation or other organization, or you can start a local group in your community. This is the first step to start a group of people like yourself on the journey to improving your speaking and leadership skills!

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