Everybody's Talking

At a Toastmasters meeting everyone talks - that's why you're there!  You'll build "quick thinking" skills as you're asked to give a one-to-two minute impromptu speech during Table Topics. 

Later you may be the person asking the Table Topics questions.    Eventually you will introduce speakers, give prepared speeches, conduct meetings and perform many other roles.

You'll love the applause

Constructive evaluation is the heart of the Toastmasters learn-by-doing program.    An evaluator will be assigned to you each time you give a prepared speech.    Your evaluator will point out your presentation's strenghts and offer suggestions for improving your next speech.  At first you will be applauded for your effort; later you'll be applauded for your skill.

Leadership is an Art

You can't learn to be a leader in a day; it takes practice.  In Toastmasters you'll build leadership skills by organizing and conducting meetings and motivating others to help you.  You can earn leadership awards by working on a leadership project related to your personal or professional life, or by serving as an officer in your club.

Company Benefits

A company's success also depends on communication.  Employees face an endless exchange of ideas, messages, and information as they deal with one another and with customers day after day.   How well they communicate can determine whether a company quickly grows into an industry leader or joins the thousands of other businesses mired in mediocrity.

Toastmasters provides the tools that enable employees to become effective communicators and leaders - all at a very low cost.  Toastmasters training helps employees:

Toastmasters produces results.  Around the world more than three million men and women of all ages and occupations have benefited from Toastmasters training, and more than one thousand corporations, community groups, universities, associations, and government agencies now use Toastmaster training.

Community Benefits

Toastmasters has helped many members in their community service activities.     Using the speaking and leadership skills developed in Toastmasters, people have become more active in business, churches, and service and charity organizations.

Toastmasters members are able to organize activities, conduct meetings, and speak in public as their organizations representative.  Some even become active in local, state, or national government.

References:

"Join Toastmasters.  Oral communication skills count.   Height and hair color may be in the genes, but public speaking isn't.  One good answer to the public speaking problem is Toastmasters.  They do a fabulous job of helping people shape up their communication skills"
-Tom Peters

"Toastmasters gives me the opportunity to regularly organize and present speeches.  The skills I have learned and improved help me make a positive impression every time I speak."
-Anita Perez Fergusson, President-National Women's Political Caucus

"I recommend Toastmasters to everyone.  the program is excellent and has helped me to advance in my career.  I've been able to work in situations of team leadership that I would've  never attempted without my Toastmasters experience"

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