Do you want to: If so, then join a Toastmasters club, whether it's Boston Toastmasters or any other Toastmasters club that is close to you.
Boston Toastmasters is a non-profit club with a diverse membership. Many ages and ethnicities are represented.
Feel free to attend one of our meetings with no obligation:
Meetings are held on the first and third Tuesday of every month, Parking is fairly easy to find unless a Red Sox game is scheduled.
The meeting format consists of: 1. Four prepared speeches delivered by members, running 7 minutes each. 2. Evaluations of the prepared speeches delivered by other members, running two minutes each. 3. Impromptu speaking in which members volunteer to speak on randomly generated topics for 2 minutes each. 4. Occasional group outings paid for using the club’s funds. Leadership opportunities include: Would you like to know more? In order to join:
· Improve your comfort level when faced with an audience?
· Give your boss a reason to promote you?
· Polish your presentation skills?
· Improve your leadership skills?
from 6:15pm - 7:30pm.
Take the Green "B" subway line to "Boston University Central".
a Members construct their speeches based on outlines described in the Toastmasters Manual.
a Learning to give constructive feedback is an essential component of leadership.
a Members practice speaking without preparation.
a Hey, Toastmasters isn’t all work and no play!
· Becoming one of seven officers of the club, and helping to lead the club and manage its members and its finances.
· Leading a meeting, coordinating the agenda, and introducing all the speakers calmly and fluidly.
· Motivating your peers to complete 10 speeches to accomplish the Competent Communicator designation.
· Show up at a meeting any time you wish; there's no obligation to join, and it's not necessary to contact us beforehand.
· Subscribe to our email distribution list by sending an email to BostonTM-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
· (To remove yourself from this distribution list send a blank email to BostonTM-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com)
· Or, if you have a specific question, you may send an email to: bostontm-owner@yahoogroups.com, and one of our officers will contact you.
1. Fill out the membership application
2. Pay the amount corresponding to the current month based on the chart below or bring in a check made out to Boston Toastmasters for the correct amount.
3. Once you join by paying the initial fee shown below, you will pay fixed dues of $36 every April 1st and October 1st. That’s just $72 per year.
Join the club:
Apr
$81
Oct
$81
May
$75
Nov
$75
Jun
$69
Dec
$69
Jul
$63
Jan
$63
Aug
$57
Feb
$57
Sep
$51 (+$36 Oct dues)
Mar
$51 (+$36 Apr dues)
(Membership amounts differ from month to month because all members pay fixed dues in April and October. So, if you joined in May, your fee would include the new member fee along with dues for May through October. However, if you joined in September, your fee would only include dues for September; you would then pay the fixed dues that all members pay in October.)
I'm ready to pay the membership fee online (or bring in a check to the meeting) and fill out the application!
Download a copy of the first speech:
I'd like to prepare my first speech!
Renew your dues as a current member:
I'm ready to pay my biannual dues online!
Sign up for a speaking role at a future meeting:
I'm already a current member and I want to improve my skills!