Founded in 1924 in Santa Ana, California, Toastmasters International is a non-profit organisation dedicated to empowering people to achieve their full potential and realise their dreams by providing a way for them to improve their communication and leadership skills, and find the courage to change.
Toastmasters International is governed by a Board of Directors elected by the membership.
Membership is open to any person over 18 years old. No invitation is needed in order to join.
Currently Toastmasters International comprises of more than 280,000 members in more than 13,500 clubs in 116 countries. More than a million people all over the world have benefited from the Toastmasters experiece!
You’ll improve your public speaking and leadership skills through involvement in Toastmasters. The prepared and impromptu speeches that you give will help get you over the initial fear of public speaking and then, will further hone your skills in a supportive environment.
You will build your leadership skills when you take on positions during the meetings and/or executive positions that you hold within the club.
Toastmasters’ Leadership program can be completed to improve your leadership no matter whether you are new to leadership roles or are a veteran.