Hey - Loudoun Toastmaster is having an Open House on Thursday 10/16...  If you have been putting off visiting a Toastmaster's meeting now is your chance to visit in a "no pressure" environment.  We will have a lot of fun and did we mention: snacks?

Download our brochure in the Public Downloads area for more information!!!

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. Our Toastmasters club is made up of 20 to 30 people who meet twice a month for two hours. Each meeting gives everyone an opportunity to practice conducting meetings, giving impromptu speeches, presenting prepared speeches, and offering constructive evaluation.

Loudoun Toastmasters is an evening club located in Lansdowne, VA. Our members come from the surrounding communities, including Ashburn, Lansdowne and Leesburg. We even have several members that come all the way from West Virginia to attend our meetings!

We meet at the National Conference Center in Lansdown, VA. Follow the link for Directions on the left for more information! Look in the Public Downloads folder for a detailed map of the campus.

We meet twice a month on the first and third Thursday evenings from 7:15 until 9:00 PM. Guests are encouraged to arrive around 7:00 PM to get to know the members prior to the meeting.

We hope to see you at the next meeting!