Pittsburgh Toastmasters

Welcome to Toastmasters Club 144

 

Where new speakers become good speakers and good speakers become great speakers

 

We are one of the oldest clubs east of the Mississippi

 

Our meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month

in January, April, June, July, August, September, and October

and on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month

in February, March, May, November, and December

Please visit us!

 

In October 1924, a group of men assembled by Dr. Ralph C. Smedley met in the basement of the YMCA in Santa Ana, California, U.S.A., forming 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.” We are a local chapter of Toastmasters International.

Today, Toastmasters International is a non-profit organization which gives its members the opportunity to develop and improve their public speaking abilities through local club meetings, training seminars and speech contests. Toastmasters International includes more than 199,000 men and women in more than 9,300 clubs in more than 70 countries.

Experienced professionals and beginning 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 you are—to become better communicators.

At Toastmasters, members learn by speaking to groups and working with others in a supportive environment. A typical Toastmasters club is made up of 20 to 30 people who meet once a week for about an hour. Each meeting gives everyone an opportunity to practice conducting meetings, giving impromptu speeches, presenting prepared speeches, and offering constructive evaluation.

5:45 pm-7:30pm, 2nd & 4th Monday

in January, April, June, July, August, September, and October

5:45 pm-7:30pm, 1st & 3rd Monday

in February, March, May, November, and December

 

 

*President's Distinguished Club 2008-2009 and 2009-2010*

*Select Distinguished Club 2005 - 2006 and 2007 - 2008*

*Distinguished Club 2004 - 2005 and 2006 - 2007*