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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)

Below are a number of questions that we are asked all the time at our meetings. If you have a question that is not listed here or answered elsewhere in our Web site, then send us an email and one of us will respond.

Brian Richards, ATM-S
Club President
brian_richards@comcast.net 

  1. When and where does your club meet?
  2. Who can visit or join your club?
  3. Can I come and visit a meeting to see if I like it?
  4. Can I attend your meetings without joining your club?
  5. Do I have to join or be a member to attend meetings?
  6. If I choose to visit the meeting, will I have to talk?
  7. What does a guest do at a meeting?
  8. How much does it cost to join the club?
  9. Is it fun?
  10. Who do I talk to if I want to join?
  11. What does a new member do at a meeting?
  12. What speeches will I be giving as a new member?
  13. Will I have to give a speech every week?
  14. What if I get very busy and can't keep up?
  15. Aren't you guys professional speakers?
  16. What is the goal of your club?
  17. What is the highest designation one can achieve through membership in Toastmasters?
  18. What are your hour-long meetings usually like?
  19. What skills other than public speaking can I learn at your club?
  20. Who are your members?
  21. How many people attend your meetings?
  22. What can I learn from Toastmasters?
  23. The meetings seem so formal. Why is that?
  24. What's a Prepared Speech?
  25. What is an Evaluation?
  26. Is this a class?
  27. Can someone help me with getting started on speech writing and presenting?
  28. How many speeches must I perform before I earn Toastmasters' entry level designation, i.e. the Competent Toastmaster (CTM)?
  29. What can you tell me so I can get a feel for your club, i.e. how many members do you have, etc?
  30. What is my commitment as a member?
  31. What can you tell me about the education manuals Toastmasters offers?
  32. What can you tell me about the first 10 prepared speeches I'll have to do to earn my CTM?
  33. What can you tell me about the Advanced Communication & Leadership Program?
  34. What can you tell me about the Better Speaker Program?
  35. What can you tell me about the Successful Club Program?
  36. What can you tell me about the High Performance Leadership Program?
  37. What can you tell me about the Successful Communication Program?
  38. What can you tell me about the Successful Leadership Program?
  39. What can you tell me about the Leadership Excellence Program?