About Toastmasters International

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Join Us And Let Us TRANSFORM You Into A Master Presenter Cum Speaker That Holds Court Effortlessly At Any Event




Hi, glad you stopped by!

You’re probably wondering how we can help you become a better public speaker or at least overcome your fears of speaking in public.

That’s why you’re here, isn’t it?

We don’t blame you.  Lots of people have this problem.  Even the experts who appear so confident on stage were once in your place.

We know because so many people who have joined us for our meetings are now very well established speakers, trainers and mentors.

How Toastmasters Can Help Transform You

Toastmasters provides a supportive and positive learning experience in which members are empowered to develop communication and leadership skills, resulting in greater self-confidence and personal growth.  Members improve their speaking and leadership skills by attending the regular meetings held in one of the 16,400 clubs in 141 countries that Gurney Hydro is proud to be part of.

The Pathways Learning Experience


Pathways is the new revolutionary education program launched by Toastmasters International in 2017.  Pathways is designed to help you build the competencies you need to communicate and lead.  It brings together the best of both worlds in terms of communication and leadership, building specialized skills in the path that you have selected.

It gives you:

  • The opportunity to build up to 300 unique competencies
  • 11 specialized learning paths to choose from
  • Online content, so that you can learn anytime, anywhere
  • Real-world, transferable skills
  • Content available in Arabic, English, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish and Traditional Chinese

The 11 paths currently available to you include:
  • Dynamic Leadership
  • Effective Coaching
  • Engaging Humor
  • Innovative Planning
  • Leadership Development
  • Motivational Strategies
  • Persuasive Influence
  • Presentation Mastery
  • Strategic Relationships
  • Team Collaboration
  • Visionary Communication
For more information on the individual paths, click here.

Once you have signed up for a pathway, you will be given all the tools necessary to complete your assignments including video tutorials, checklists, examples plus very detailed overview of what you need to do.

And if you're still at a loss, you can always get help from your club members and senior members for ideas and coaching.  They will be more than happy to guide you on your way.

A Toastmaster Wears Many Hats

It takes teamwork to create a successful meeting.  There are many roles to be filled up and each of them allows you to sharpen various skills such as listening, giving feedback, critical thinking, organization and analytical skills, just to name a few.  Meeting roles are:

Click on each of the roles for details.

Beyond Your Club...

As a member of Toastmasters International, your playground is not limited to just your home club.  With thousands of clubs all over the world, you can visit any of them and do your assignment projects there.  This gives you the opportunity to widen your network and get to know people from all walks of life, all over the world.

Toastmasters is not just a membership to a club, it's a membership to a worldwide organization that is instantly recognizable, not just for public speaking, but also for grooming leaders.

In addition, you also get the opportunity to organize events or speak at workshops/special events organized by your club.  In short, what you accomplish throughout your journey as a Toastmaster are:
  • The fine art of ORGANIZING your thoughts into a SOLIDLY STRUCTURED speech 
  • How to turn even the most mundane details of your life into a story that INSPIRES and CAPTIVATES your audience
  • Weaving a tapestry that HYPNOTIZES audience and transports them into your world using nothing more than the power of your WORDS
  • RECEIVING and GIVING constructive criticism that are aimed at BUILDING and REINFORCING your strengths
  • Developing ANALYTICAL, THINKING and PROCESSING skills that will enable you to brilliantly discuss ANY topic like a university professor
  • Developing LISTENING skills that will allow you to IMMEDIATELY hone in on important information like a laser
  • LEADERSHIP skills to take point in any project LIKE A BOSS
And most important of all, you get to do all these at your own pace, in a very relaxed and fun environment.

You will have a support system and wisdom of senior members who are very passionate about guiding you to becoming the very best version of yourself.

Ready to get started?  Contact any of our Club Officers here to get yourself signed up.

Find out about our next meeting here and follow us on our social media for the latest updates.

Additional Resource Links:

Features, Benefits & Values of Toastmasters
Toastmasters Club Experience Video
All About Toastmasters Brochure
Benefits of Toastmasters Membership
Toastmasters International Fact Sheet

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