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Toastmasters International (TI) is a nonprofit educational organization that operates clubs worldwide for the purpose of helping members improve their communication, public speaking, and leadership skills. Through its thousands of member clubs, Toastmasters International offers a program of communication and leadership projects designed to help people learn the arts of speaking, listening, and thinking.
The organization grew out of a single club, Smedley Chapter One Club, which would become the first Toastmasters club. It was founded by Ralph C. Smedley on October 22, 1924, at the YMCA in Santa Ana, California, United States. Toastmasters International was incorporated under California law on December 19, 1932. Throughout its history, Toastmasters has served over four million people, and today the organization serves over 332,000 members in 135 countries, through its over 15,400 member clubs.
Toastmasters originally began as a series of short-lived speaking clubs organized by Ralph C. Smedley during his tenure with the YMCA. In 1903, as education director of the YMCA facility in Bloomington, Illinois, he discovered there was a need for training in speech. As Smedley designed a club within the "Y" for speech training, he struggled for a name, until George Sutton, the general secretary, suggested calling it a Toastmasters club. The boys liked the name and the club was a success.
Wondering what it’s like to attend a typical Toastmasters meeting? Pay a “virtual visit” to the Bright and Early Toastmasters club. This video will help you better understand what happens during a meeting and how the experience can benefit you.
2016 World Champion of Public Speaking, Darren Tay Wen Jie, District 80. Highlights of winning speech, titled “Outsmart; Outlast”.
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Speech title: "The Ultimate Bootcamp Experience" This speech took 1st place at the District 95 Humorous Speech Contest in Frankfurt on November 15, 2014. The contest took place in front of approximately 300 people and featured the finalists from Toastmasters clubs in 10 European countries.
This was my winning speech at the Humorous Speech Contest 2011 of District 41 (Pan-India) of Toastmasters International. Vikram is professional Stand-Up Comedian, Master of Ceremonies and Soft-skills trainer. Visit http://vikrampoddar.in
The winning speech at the Gold Coast Toastmasters in the Humorous Speech Contest August 2015.
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