
with the
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 areto 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.

Effective Communicators
Toastmasters Club #4580
Richard Montgomery High School
250 Richard Montgomery Dr
Room #170
Rockville, MD 20852
Free parking in the well lit parking lots.
7:00 to 8:30 pm
2nd and 4th Wednesdays
of each month