Toastmasters International - Edmonton & Area

The Toastmasters Program is delivered through individual Toastmasters clubs.  To participate in the Toastmasters program you join a specific club. 

Club Mission

The mission of a Toastmasters club is to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity to develop communication and leadership skills, which in turn foster self-confidence and personal growth.

Clubs in Edmonton and Area

There are 70 Toastmasters clubs in the Edmonton area. Clubs hold their meetings at various times of the day (breakfast, noon, evening).

To find out about the clubs that meet in Edmonton and area:

• email mrtoast@telusplanet.net for a list of clubs that meet near you, or, 
• call the local Toastmasters Phone Line, 465-2833.

For a list of Toastmasters clubs around the world, visit the Toastmasters International Web Page .   Clubs are listed by country, province or state, and then alphabetically by geographic location.

Club Meetings

A typical club is made up of 20 to 30 people who gather regularly (usually once per week) either in the morning, at noon or in the evening. The meetings range from one to two hours in length, depending on the time of day. Noon hour meetings are usually one hour in length.

After a brief business meeting, which gives you the opportunity for practicing parliamentary procedure, an impromptu session, or "Table Topics" program is presented. This session gives members the opportunity to speak "off the cuff" on a topic assigned to them.

At each meeting, several members give prepared talks of five to seven minutes in length. As part of the meeting, the speakers are given feedback from one of the members of the club which highlights the strengths of the presentation and may offer a suggestion for enhancing the speech.

Program assignments are rotated among members. This means that every member has an opportunity to try a variety of speaking tasks and enhance and expand his or her abilities.

Some of the duties that members perform include: Toastmaster, Evaluator, Table Topics Master, Grammarian, Timer, Speaker and Chairperson of the Business Meeting. All of these tasks groom members in specific speaking, listening and coaching skills.

Guests are always welcome at Toastmasters club meetings!

Membership Fees

New members pay an initiation fee, for their initial set of manuals and there is a monthly membership fee which is generally paid in advance on a semi-annual basis.  Fees can vary slightly between clubs depending on how much the clubs pay for their meeting space (between $150-250/year).

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