Toastmasters International

Toastmasters lets you decide what pace you would like to set for your self-development. You are encouraged to challenge your skills, but are not forced into any actions. Challenges can be scary, but they also have rewards. You fill find your local club provides a mutually supportive and positive learning environment that enables members to develop effective public speaking and leadership skills. Participation in Toastmasters International events outside your locale, also gives you further opportunities to advance your skills in learning the arts of speaking, listening and thinking

The secret to Toastmasters' success is simply it gives you an ongoing opportunity to practice. Toastmasters believes that people can only truly improve their public speaking skills by actually speaking in front of others regularly. Your local club provides a proactive and supportive atmosphere for members to speak before the club on a weekly basis. By taking advantage of our ongoing speaking opportunities, you'll find that those shy and awkward feelings that are common with public speaking will begin to diminish much quicker than being coached by a high priced consultant!

These are some of the People who benefited from Toastmasters ...

• Tim Allen Actor, star of television series, "Home Improvement"
• William Bennett former Premier of British Columbia
• Debbie Fields founder, Mrs. Fields Cookies
• Napoleon Hill best-selling author of "Think and Grow Rich;" presidential advisor
• Billie Jean King Tennis pro and former Wimbledon champion
• Harvey Mackay best-selling author "Swim With the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive
• Tracy Wilson CBS commentator, Canadian Bronze Medalist in Ice Dancing
• Tara Dawn Holland Miss America, 1996

We all admire a "good communicator" and often see them as politicians, artists, entertainers, and television personalities. But on a more personal scale, one who can really communicate gets the promotion at work, has the more friends, the deeper personal relationships and in general, an easier life than one who cannot communicate well.