The mission of a Toastmasters Club is to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every individual member has the opportunity to develop

oral communication and leadership skills,

which in turn foster self-confidence and personal growth.

Please join us Wednesdays at noon!

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.” We are 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 members in more than 9,300 clubs in more than 70 countries.

“The Toastmasters experience can help employees gain the necessary skills to speak, listen, and think in ways that broaden their abilities and help create a skillful and talented workforce.” --Janice Lachance, Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management

“While the idea of speaking in front of an audience intimidates most people, it’s a skill anybody can learn,” says Toastmasters International President Jon Greiner, who is a product support manager for Caterpillar Inc’s global mining division. “Our organization is full of people who have changed their lives for the better, thanks to becoming more confident communicators."

Experienced professionals and beginning speakers alike can benefit from our practical, face-to-face learning program. Whether you're speaking to theboard 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 Toastmasters club is made up of 20 to 30 people who meet once a week for about an hour. Each meeting gives everyone an opportunity to practice c onducting meetings, give impromptu speeches, present prepared speeches, and offer constructive evaluation.