The George Washington University Toastmasters Club is one of many chapters in the internationally renowned network of public speaking organizations known as Toastmasters International. We are in our third year at Foggy Bottom and are open to any student, alum, faculty, staff, or community member.

Toastmasters helps our members improve their public speaking skills and develop their communication and leadership skills to use in academic, professional, and personal settings. We meet on campus several times per month, providing members and guests with several opportunities to participate in meetings.

Three meetings are held each month. The meetings are usually held on the first Tuesday, the second Wednesday, and the third Thursday of each month, during which members and guests may deliver and receive feedback on impromptu and prepared speeches. For confirmed meeting dates and times please view the schedule.

Throughout the semester, our club also hosts special meetings wherein members and guests can listen to modules prepared by Toastmasters International as well as speeches done by invited guests. Over the past few years, our club has hosted special guests including a communications professor from UDC and GWU Professor Lee Huebner, who was a speechwriter from the Nixon Administration. Our members have also participated in Toastmasters International speech contests. Just this spring, one member made his way up to the Division Contest. We are very proud of our past accomplishments and look forward to more in the upcoming year.

Guests are welcome to attend and even participate in GWU Toastmasters meetings before committing to join. Club dues are $60 per year; new members are required to pay an additional $20 fee that covers introductory speech materials and a membership to Toastmasters International. Dues can be paid in installments as well as pro-rated for those who join Toastmasters after the beginning of the semester.

Toastmasters International is recognized by many businesses worldwide and is a great résumé builder. By joining GWU Toastmasters, new members have the opportunity to deliver and evaluate prepared speeches as well as participate in other meeting roles that equip participants with the confidence needed to make that important presentation. Additionally, Toastmasters opens the door for members to begin their journey on the Toastmasters International Communication and Leadership tracks, which if completed, lead to the coveted Distinguished Toastmaster Award.

GWU Toastmasters is a great investment in your future and I look forward to seeing you at a Toastmasters meeting on campus!

Angela Cherepinsky
President
GWU Toastmasters