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Effective Communicators Toastmasters Club

In October 1924, a group of men assembled by Dr. Ralph C. Smedley met in the basement of the YMCA in Santa Ana, California, U.S.A., forming a club “to afford practice and training in the art of public speaking and in presiding over meetings, and to promote sociability and good fellowship among its members.” The group took the name “Toastmasters.”  Effective Communicators Toastmasters of Rockville, Maryland, is a local chapter of Toastmasters International.

Today, Toastmasters International is a non-profit organization which gives its members the opportunity to develop and improve their public speaking abilities through local club meetings, training seminars and speech contests. Toastmasters International includes more than 199,000 men and women in more than 9,300 clubs in more than 70 countries. 

Experienced professionals and beginning speakers alike can benefit from our practical, face-to-face learning program. Whether you're speaking to the board of directors, your customers, your co-workers or your kids, Toastmasters can help you do it better. You'll learn and practice in a friendly, comfortable environment with people who are there for the same reason you are—to become better communicators.

At Toastmasters, members learn by speaking to groups and working with others in a supportive environment. A typical Effective Communicators Toastmasters club meeting is made up of a small group, of under a dozen people, with the ability to give you personalized support on your unique communications and leadership needs.  At each meeting, everyone has an opportunity to speak, practice conducting meetings, give impromptu speeches, present prepared speeches, and offer constructive evaluations. We place special emphasis on practicing to master job interview questions during our table topics section.  Our small size allows us to cater to your  public speaking and leadership needs with sufficient time to practice.

Come visit us as our guest to learn more about the Effective Communicators Toastmasters Club.

                                             7:00 to 8:30 pm

                                           2nd and 4th Wednesdays
                                                     of each month