At Toastmasters, members learn by speaking
to groups and working with others in
a supportive environment. A typical
Toastmasters club is made up of 20 to
30 people who meet
once a week for
about an hour. Each
meeting gives everyone
an opportunity
to practice:
ª Conducting meetings.
Members learn
how to plan and
conduct meetings.
ª Giving impromptu
speeches. Members
present oneto
two-minute
impromptu
speeches on
assigned topics.
ª Presenting prepared speeches.
Three or more members present
speeches based on projects from
manuals in Toastmasters’ proven
communication and/or leadership
program. Projects cover topics such
as speech organization, vocal variety,
language, gestures and persuasion.
ª Offering constructive evaluation. Every
prepared speaker is assigned an evaluator
who points out speech strengths
and offers suggestions for improvement.
At Toastmasters, members learn by speaking to groups and working with others in a supportive environment. A typical Toastmasters club is made up of 20 to 30 people who meet once a week for about an hour. Each meeting gives everyone an opportunity to practice:
Conducting meetings.
Members learn how to plan and conduct meetings.
Giving impromptu speeches.
Members present one to two-minute impromptu speeches on assigned topics.
Presenting prepared speeches.
Three or more members present speeches based on projects from manuals in Toastmasters’ proven communication and/or leadership program. Projects cover topics such as speech organization, vocal variety, language, gestures and persuasion.
Offering constructive evaluation.
Every prepared speaker is assigned an evaluator who points out speech strengths and offers suggestions for improvement.