The members and guests arrive from 6:30pm and the meeting starts promptly at 6:45pm, with a 10 minute network break halfway through the meeting. Our meetings follow a proven format below.
Each meeting sees 1-3 members present a prepared speech of 5 to 7 minutes. The members chose the subject and prepare the speech in advance. They focus on develop certain skills according to their focus and the objective set in their Toastmasters speech manual or learning experience program - Pathways.
To help develop our on-the-spot thinking and speaking confidence, each meeting sees 6-9 members or guests get on stage and answer a simple question for 1 - 2 minutes. These skills help us in situations where we are asked questions, such as meetings or job interviews when we would like to deliver a clear, confident reply.
Evaluation is the core of the Toastmasters meetings. During this part of the meeting we focus on giving constructive feedback to help the speakers recognise their strengths, increase their confidence, and identify the points they can improve their public speaking and leadership skills. All of this so that we can all get better week by week.
We ensure to provide a safe, supportive and encouraging environment where we can all grow our speaking ability, leadership and increase our confidence.