Toastmasters International (TI) is a non-profit educational
organization that operates clubs worldwide for the purpose of helping members
improve their communication, public speaking, and leadership skills. Through
its thousands of member clubs, Toastmasters International offers a program of
communication and leadership projects designed to help people learn the arts of
speaking, listening, and thinking.
Toastmasters International is:
• A non-profit organization,
• Comprised of over 3,50,000 members in over 140 countries,
• Represented by over 14,500 clubs, and
• Dedicated to excellence in communication and leadership
• Most Toastmasters clubs meet weekly for 1-2 hours, and follow a
pretty basic agenda:
• Prepared speeches – Members are given opportunities to prepare,
rehearse, and then deliver presentations in front of their fellow members.
• Speech evaluations – Whenever you speak in Toastmasters, you
receive helpful and supportive evaluations from your peers.
• Impromptu speaking – Members practice speaking “off the cuff”
for one or two minutes by responding to general topics of interest (table
topics).
About Mysore Area Toastmasters:
Toastmasters is split into Regions, Districts, Divisions and Areas
based on the geographical locations and number of clubs. India has 4
Toastmasters Districts, District 41 (Northern India), District 82 (Tamil Nadu
and Sri Lanka), District 92 (Kerala and Karnataka) and District 98 (Central
India). In District 92, there are 9 Divisions A to I. Mangalore and Mysore
together forms Division F. Mysore is Area F4 in Toastmasters International. So,
that's the hierarchy.
Mysore Area (F4) has 6 clubs:
Community Clubs:
1. Mysore Toastmasters Club
And 5 Corporate Clubs (Only the people of the corporate can join
as a member)
1. Oratorium Infosys Toastmasters Club
2. L & T Impact Toastmasters Club
3. Leaders' Garden Toastmasters Club, SPI.
4. SDMIMD Toastmasters Club
5. Myra Toastmasters Club
Although, only the corporate individuals are allowed to join the
club as a member, any member of any club can walk-in to other clubs as a guest.
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