District 50 Toastmasters
We build new clubs and support all clubs in achieving excellence.
What’s Happening in D50?
Personal Development
- Build speaking skills
- Run effective meetings
- Grow with Pathways
- Develop leadership skills
- Speak outside your club
- Compete in contests
Programs & Education
- Buy Toastmasters branded items.
- Redeem bookstore bucks.
- Enjoy shopping at store.d50tm.org as our store is now open. Not finding an item which is available at the official Toastmasters store? Send an email along with item name and number to the Bookstore Manager: store@d50tm.org
“This organization if fun! The member interaction is also supportive. My journey has just begun, and already I’m developing leadership skills, and the growth is limitless. When I think of Toastmasters or talk about it -well, it always makes me smile!”
“Its an incredible forum to be part of for self development and Toastmasters are welcoming and a fun bunch to be around.”
“During my recent careers I benefited greatly from my TI leadership training.”
“A great organization ! Great place and welcoming! You learn to better yourself in front of people and you learn to better your communication and social skills”
A Little About Toastmasters…
What is Toastmasters?
Toastmasters International is a world leader in helping people become more competent and comfortable in front of an audience. With nearly 332,000 members in 15,400 clubs in 135 countries, Toastmasters offers a proven – and enjoyable! – way to practice and hone communication and leadership skills.
How Can Toastmasters Can Help You?
Do you feel sick at the thought of speaking in front of a room full of people? Are you looking for a way to improve your presentation skills and position yourself for advancement at work? Would you like to learn more about what it means to be a leader?
Toastmasters is the best kept secret in personal and professional development. A Toastmasters meeting is a learn-by-doing workshop where you hone your skills in a friendly atmosphere. Visit a local club and find out more! Or go to the Toastmasters International site to find a club by City or Zip Code.
How Toastmasters Can Help Your Organization?
Thousands of corporations sponsor in-house Toastmasters clubs. Businesses and government organizations have discovered that Toastmasters is an effective, cost-efficient means of meeting their communication training needs.
Toastmasters groups can also be found in governmental agencies, as well as in a variety of community organizations, prisons, universities, hospitals, military bases, and churches.
Contact our Club Growth Director to discuss the steps involved to form a Toastmasters club in your organization or community, and see the Starting a New Club pages. The District Marketing team will even schedule a demo meeting for your organization.
Skills Toastmasters Learn:
- Communicate more effectively
- Improve presentation skills
- Increase leadership potential
- Motivate and persuade team members
- Effective listening for evaluations
- High self-confidence
- Become more successful in your career
- Reach your professional and personal goals
Build Your Skills and Confidence as a Leader
The world needs leaders. People are called on to head families, coach teams, run businesses and mentor others: to be leaders, to lead others, take action, and inspire others to do the same. But leaders cannot facilitate accomplishments on their own, they must communicate.
By regularly giving speeches, receiving (or obtaining) feedback, leading teams and guiding others to achieve their goals in a supportive atmosphere, leaders emerge from the Toastmasters program. Every Toastmaster’s journey begins with a single speech. During their journey, they learn to tell their stories. They listen and answer. They plan and lead. They give feedback—and accept it. Through our community of learners, they find their path to leadership.
Learn by Doing
Do you want to learn how to deliver a speech like a pro, or gain leadership skills to advance in your career? Your goals are important, and Toastmasters’ proven program can help you reach them. By joining a club, you’ll gain the skills to become a more confident public speaker and a stronger leader in every area of your life.
Build Your Confidence
Toastmasters is a great way to go beyond fear and move into confidence. The foundation of this confidence is practice, and Toastmasters helps people by providing a safe space to practice.
Nothing will help those who are afraid of public speaking conquer this fear better than practicing public speaking itself.
Achieve Your Personal and Professional Goals
Do you want to learn how to deliver a speech like a pro, or gain leadership skills to advance in your career? Your goals are important, and Toastmasters’ proven program can help you reach them. By joining a club, you’ll gain the skills to become a more confident public speaker and a stronger leader in every area of your life.
Your Next Steps…
Find a Club
Join a Club
Get Plugged In
District 50’s Latest News
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Toastmasters Towering: Lennox International Toastmasters Club
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Toastmasters Towering: Texas Dragon
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