Toastmasters is a nonprofit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through practice and mentorship. Members learn by attending weekly meetings to take on roles like giving speeches, evaluating others, or leading discussions. The organization provides step-by-step communication and leadership programs comprising manuals and projects. Members work through these at their own pace while gaining confidence, skills, and professional connections. Toastmasters clubs are led by officer roles and follow a regular agenda at low-cost meetings designed to be supportive learning environments.

1. What is Toastmasters?
What is Toastmasters?

2. Outline
Overview
Educational Programs
Value
Meeting Roles
Club Officers

3. Overview
Overview
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4. Established in 1924
More than 292,000 members in
over 14,350 clubs in 122 countries
around the world
Facts and Figures
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6. Learn-by-doing workshops
Weekly practice:
 Filling meeting roles
 Giving prepared or impromptu speeches
 Volunteering for leadership roles
No instructor
How Toastmasters Works
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7. The Toastmasters
The Toastmasters
Educational Program
Educational Program
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8. Educational System
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9. First two manuals when you join

10. Speech organization
Eye contact
Gestures
Use of humor
Delivery
The Communication Track
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11. Choose from 15 advanced
communication manuals to learn
skills specific to your interests.
The Advanced
Communication Series
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13. Fulfill club meeting roles
Serve in officer roles at the club
level and beyond
The Leadership Track
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14. Developing a vision
Goal setting and planning
Developing plans and strategies
Team building
The Advanced
Leadership Program
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15. Value
Value
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“Ours is the only organization I know
dedicated to the individual.”
– Dr. Ralph C. Smedley
Founder of Toastmasters International

17. Practical presentation experience
A safe place to make mistakes
and learn
Mentorship opportunities
Toastmasters Advantages
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18. A self-paced program
Weekly, bi-weekly or monthly interactive meetings
Impromptu speaking opportunities
Peer evaluations
Participation in leadership through meeting roles
Personal attention in small group setting
Affordable dues
Opportunities to lead meetings
Features
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19. Develop critical-thinking skills
Build listening skills
Give and receive constructive feedback
Become more confident in front of a group
Learn time-management skills
Benefit from a supportive environment
Develop leadership skills
Benefits
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20. Unlimited personal growth
Clear communication skills
Self-confidence
Positive mentoring relationships
Improved leadership skills
Relationship building
Individual Value
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21. – Debbi Fields Rose
Founder, Mrs. Field’s Cookies
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“The idea of getting in front of a group, not as
Mrs. Fields but as Debbi, made my knees
shake. But the Toastmasters group
understood. Here’s a place where you can
learn, grow, develop — and where other
people are doing and feeling the same thing.”

22.  Chris Matthews, Author and journalist, host of MSNBC’s
Hardball with Chris Matthews
 Tim Allen, Actor, star of television series Home Improvement
 Tom Peters, Management expert and author
 K.C. Jones, Former NBA basketball coach for Boston Celtics
 Linda Lingle, Former governor of Hawaii
 James Lovell, Former NASA astronaut; missions include Apollo 13
 Debbi Fields Rose, Founder, Mrs. Fields Cookies
 Leonard Nimoy, Actor, Spock from T.V. series Star Trek
Well-known Toastmasters Alumni
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23. – Linda Lingle
Former governor of Hawaii
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“Toastmasters is the best and least
expensive personal improvement
class you can go to.”

24. 22,000 KRW: New member fee ($20)
39,000 KRW: Six months’ membership
dues ($36)
6,000 KRW: Six months’ club fee
Total = 67,000 KRW at the first
Club Charter Fee: $125
Costs
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25.  Membership period (4-9, 10-3)
 At this point,
22,000 KRW: New member fee ($20)
19,500 KRW: 3 months’ membership dues
3,000 KRW: 3 months’ club fee
6,500 KRW: Club Charter Fee
Total: 51,000 KRW (3 months: July to September)
Costs
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26. Low-cost communication and
leadership training
Practical experience
Confidence building
Networking
Constructive evaluations
Why is Toastmasters for
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27. Meeting Roles
Meeting Roles
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29. Meeting Roles
 Presiding Officer - Usually the Club President, or next highest
officer available, opens and closes the meeting and presides
over the business meeting.
 Toastmaster - The emcee or host of the meeting, runs the main
meeting and introduces the Prepared Speakers.
 Word Master/Grammarian - Presents the 'word of the day',
provides a definition and use of the word in a sentence, Counts
grammatical Errors and keeps a record of who uses the Word of
the Day, correctly.

30. Meeting Roles
 Timer - Times prepared speeches, table topics and evaluators
 Ah Counter - Counts verbal pauses, such as: ah, um, so, er,
you know, well, and but.
 Table Topics Master - Leads the impromptu portion of the
meeting. Selects members to participate and provides them a
topic.
 Table Topics Speaker – Speaks on an impromptu topic given
by the Table Topics Master, 1-2 minutes.

31. Meeting Roles
 Prepared Speaker - Gives a speech using one of the manual
projects. Usually 5-7 minutes, varies based on the project
requirements.
 General Evaluator - Leads the evaluation portion of the
meeting.
 Speech Evaluator - Evaluates a prepared speech. Provides a
written evaluation using the speaker’s manual evaluation page.
Provides corrective feedback to the Speaker in a 2-3 minute
verbal evaluation.

32. Regular Meeting Agenda
 Invocation
Sergent-at-Arms opens meeting, introduce President
 President Opening
Any announcement, introduce guests
 Toastmasters introduction
Word Master/Grammarian
Ah-Counter
Timer
General Evaluator (GE)
 Prepared Speakers: 3 speeches (5-7 min. per each speech)
 Table Topic Master
Creates stimulating questions for 1-2 min. answer

33. Regular Meeting Agenda
 Evaluation Session by GE
Evaluators (2-3 min per each evaluation)
Timer Report
Word Master/Grammarian Report
Ah-Counter Report
GE to evaluate the meeting in general
 Award Presentation: Best Speaker, Evaluator, Table Topic
 President Closing
Announcement, guest comments, and role sign-up for the next meeting

34. Club Officers
Club Officers
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35. Club Officers:
Club Officers: President (PRES)
 Assures that all officers are handling their duties for each
meeting and for the club future.
 Opens and closes each meeting.
 Set a positive tone for every meeting.
 Introduce guest at the beginning of the meeting.
 Coordinate with the district officers on items related to the club.
 Guide the Club officers in setting and tracing Distinguished Club
Program Goals.

36. Club Officers:
Club Officers: Vice-President
Education (VPE)
 Schedule all meeting roles.
 Plan any special meetings.
 Track individual member communication and leadership
progress.
 Oversee the Club Mentor Program.
 Orient new members.
 Handle all of the President’s duties when necessary.

37. Club Officers:
Club Officers: Vice-President
Membership (VPM)
 Greet all guests at the meeting.
 Talk to guests about the benefits of Toastmasters.
 Talk to them about the meeting structure and introduce them to
the presiding officer.
 Follow up with guests and assist new members in completing
the Membership Application.

38. Club Officers:
Club Officers: Vice-President
Public Relations (VPPR)
 Promote the club in various ways to attract new club members.
Work with VPM to sign-up new members.
 Maintain the clubs website and provide a monthly newsletter to
keep members informed of all appropriate information

39. Club Officers:
Club Officers: Secretary (SEC)
 Maintain a roster of current club members.
 Handle all club correspondence with Toastmasters International.
 Inputs the Club Officers list or any changes on-line to
Toastmasters International.
 Take the minutes of each meeting and distribute them to the
club members.
 Take and distribute the minutes of the Executive Officers
meeting.
 Remind the presiding officer of any pending club business.

40. Club Officers:
Club Officers: Treasurer (TRES)
 Collect club dues and new member fees and pay them to
Toastmasters International immediately.
 Prepare and monitor a club yearly budget.
 Arrange for a yearly audit.
 File yearly E-postcard (Form 990-N) with the IRS.
 Provide a monthly Treasurer’s report to the Executive officers
board. Order supplies as required.

41. Club Officers:
Club Officers: Sergeant-At-Arms
(SAA)
 Arrange meeting room reservations, assure that the room is
available for the upcoming meeting.
 Assure that club supplies are present at all club meetings.
 Set up the meeting room prior to each meeting.
 Notify Treasurer when any club supplies need to be ordered.
 Greet guests.
 Open each meeting, introduce the presiding officer.

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Contact Us
Visit
http://postech.toastmastersclubs.org

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www.toastmasters.org
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