You are Safe with Us!
Our Secret? Our Supportive Environment.
Worried about embarrassing yourself in front of an audience? In Toastmasters, that’s not possible. Our meetings offer a safe environment to fail – and learn from the experience. Everyone in the meeting was once a beginner and can identify with your nervousness.
As you watch them speak, meeting participants might look like experts to you, but they know the truth: Were it not for repeated practice and the help of constructive evaluations and a trusted mentor, they would not be as competent.
A mentor? In Toastmasters, every new member who wants one is assigned a mentor -- a friendly, experienced fellow member who helps you settle in and offers tips on how to survive your first few speeches. At first, you’ll be given short, easier assignments, and as you gain confidence, the speaking opportunities will grow with you. Whenever you stand up and speak, you will receive encouraging, helpful feedback on how well you did and how you can improve. This is done through formal speaker evaluations.
The self-paced program allows you to schedule speeches around your work schedule and other commitments. It also helps you progress at your own pace. As you gain experience and confidence, you will have the opportunity to take on leadership and mentoring roles. Many members consider this a valuable way to enhance their own learning experience.
Toastmasters are a group of people who do things they could not do alone. Members learn together and help each other succeed. Members offer support to one another and have fun in each other’s company. Toastmasters’ founder Ralph Smedley even said, “We learn best in moments of enjoyment.” After all, he called his organization “Toastmasters” and not “Roastmasters.” In Toastmasters, everyone is cheering for you to succeed!