St. Vladimir Toastmasters Club

St. Vladimir Toastmasters is a local chapter of Toastmasters International. Which is a world leader in communication and leadership development. Our membership is 313,000 strong. These members improve their speaking and leadership skills by attending one of the 14,650 clubs in 126 countries that make up our global network of meeting locations.
They are a diverse community group who get together each week, 7 to 8:15 pm on Wednesday evening, It was a FUN, jam packed 75 minutes
I went to the meeting to improve my confidence, public speaking AND leadership skills, especially to rid myself of filler words such as eh, and uhm
Others join … to overcome their fear of public speaking, to build their confidence or because they need to improve their presentation skills for work.
At St. Vlad’s, their membership reflects the multicultural nature of the downtown core of Toronto They have a number of members who feel comfortable enough to rely on the club to help strengthen their skills with English as their second language.
Most people stay … because it’s FUN and casual.
There are many roles in the meeting and everyone take turns leading the meeting, keeping track of time, giving each other constructive feedback and evaluation and leading a game of improvised «Table Topics» and more.
Everyone is a teacher and everyone is a student. There are are no «rank» inside the meeting. Everyone contributes as they choose and everyone learns and supports everyone else. We welcome you to visit — we think you’ll stay! It’s FREE to visit — no obligation; just enjoy the evening. Guests are also welcome to participate in the impromptu speaking rounds.
The membership fees are just $ 8/​month — less then the cost of a cup of coffee a week, one of the lest expensive Toastmasters clubs in Toronto!