Tosa/Medical Toastmasters Club 5010
Celebrating 25 Years of Public Speaking
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.
Tosa/Medical Toastmasters is a diverse group of new and experienced speakers. We are a local chapter of
Toastmasters International. Our club has a variety of members including a Distinguished Toastmaster with more than 20 years of public speaking experience, several seasoned speakers, and an energetic cadre of newcomers that are working towards to become Competent Communicators. Tosa/Medical Toastasters draws from members from throughout the metro Milwaukee area and from varying professional and personal backgrounds. Our common bond is a strong desire to develop and improve our communication and leadership skills.
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 areto 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.
Tosa/Medical Toastmasters meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month. Meetings start at 6:30 P.M. and usually conclude at 8:00 P.M.
Tosa/Medical Toastmasters meets at the
Medical College of Wisconsin. The college is located at 8701 W. Watertown Plank Road in Wauwatosa, WI. Out meetings are usually held in Room H1210 in Health Research Center which is part of the main education building. Parking and access to the building is available off of 87th Street.
