FAQs
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1. About Toastmasters
2. Membership
3. Leadership and Organisation
4. Toastmasters Speech Contests
1. About Toastmasters
- What is Toastmasters?
- What does the name "Toastmasters" stand for?
- Is this just a group for people just in the US?
- I'm scared to death of speaking! Why should I look into Toastmasters?
- How is Toastmasters more beneficial than other forms of speaking improvement?
- How is Toastmasters organized?
- Where can I find a club?
- Do I have to ask permission before attending a meeting of a club in my area?
- Do Toastmaster's clubs have a meal with their meeting?
- What happens at a meeting?
- Where should I go for further information?
- Can I send mail to Toastmasters officials via the Internet?
2. Membership
- How does one go about joining Toastmasters?
- How much does membership cost?
- Can I belong to more than one club?
- If I belong to more than one club, do I have to pay full dues for each?
- Are my dues tax deductible?
- What do I get for my dues?
- What do I get for my New Member fee?
- If I want to drop out of Toastmasters after joining, what do I do?
- How receptive are clubs to new members?
- If I join, will they make me speak right away?
3. Leadership and Organisation
4. Toastmasters Speech Contests
- What's all this about speech contests?
- What are the various contests?
- How do you pick the winners?
- Who gets to compete?
- When do the contests take place?
- What do I get if I win a contest?
- Is my District permitted to have different rules for the speech contests than what is specified by Toastmasters International?
- Hey, what about the Debate Contest or the Interpretive Reading Contest or some other contest you didn't mention?