In October 1924, a group of men joined Dr. Ralph C. Smedley to form a club “to afford practice and training in the art of public speaking and in presiding over meetings, and to promote sociability and good fellowship among its members.” The group took the name “Toastmasters.”  Toastmasters came to Australia in 1957. Hornsby District Toastmasters has been meeting since 1980.

 

Clubs in New South Wales and the ACT are listed on the District 70 website. Other clubs in Sydney's north meet on Sunday through to Thursday nights.  We are one of more than 11,700 clubs that make up Toastmasters International in 92 countries with a membership of 235,000 men and women.

 

The mission of a Toastmasters club is to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity to develop communication and leadership skills, which in turn foster self-confidence and personal growth. 

 

Experienced professionals and new speakers alike can benefit from our practical, face-to-face learning program. Whether you're speaking to the board of directors, your customers, your co-workers or your kids, Toastmasters can help you do it better. You'll learn and practice in a friendly comfortable environment with people who are there for the same reason: to become better communicators.

 

At Toastmasters, members learn by speaking to groups and working with others in a supportive environment. Each meeting gives everyone an opportunity to practice conducting meetings, giving impromptu speeches, presenting prepared speeches and offering constructive evaluation. Members choose their own topics. The variety can be seen in our recent meeting report. Members work through assignments from the internationally acclaimed communication and leadership manuals.  

 

Beatrice Taylor Hall

Willow Park Community Centre
25 Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby

Our meetings are held on:

The first and third Tuesdays of every month
Meetings commence promptly at 7.15pm and last about two hours. There is no charge to visit.