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In recent years, nearly half of all new Toastmasters Clubs have been formed within companies and organisations. Why is that?
Well, much of any organisation's success depends on communication. Employees face an endless exchange of ideas, messages, and information as they deal with one another and with customers day after day. Toastmasters provides the tools that enable employees to become effective communicators and leaders at about a quarter of the cost of a regular corporate training programme.
Toastmasters training helps employees:
- give better sales and management presentations
- hone their management skills
- work better with fellow employees
- effectively develop and present ideas
- offer constructive criticism
- accept criticism more objectively
Toastmasters produces results. Around the world more than three million men and women of all ages and occupations have benefited from Toastmasters training, and more than one thousand corporations, community groups, universities, associations, and government agencies now use Toastmasters training for employees' personal development.
Find out which businesses and corporations sponsor Toastmaster Clubs in the United States and around the world from the Toastmasters International website. Corporates in New Zealand are starting to catch up with the overseas phenomenon. Telecom NZ, Vodafone, Foodstuffs, ICANZ, Waitakere City Council, IPENZ, State Services, Auckland, Canterbury, Victoria and Massey Universities, all have their own clubs. Also find out what's involved in chartering a corporate club.
Find out how to start a club
Register your interest in finding out how you can start a club in your organisation by filling in our enquiry form. You will be contacted by a member of the National Executive team to discuss your enquiry.
Go to Corporate Clubs to find out more about why corporate clubs are so popular.
Visit a Toastmasters club
Use our Club Finder to locate a club near you. Contact the club and go along to their next meeting as a guest. Participate in table topics, listen to speeches and evaluations, sign the guest book, enjoy yourself and learn. You'll want to start your own Corporate Club straight away!
Join our mailing list
By joining our Toastmasters mailing list, you'll receive regular news and information about Toastmasters in New Zealand.
Corporate Speechcraft
Running an in-house corporate speechcraft course is a great way to kick start your Toastmasters speaking career, and is a way of establishing a corporate club very quickly. Find out what Speechcraft is all about and how it can work for you.
The Toastmasters Educational Program
The Toastmasters Educational Program is unique. It's a self-paced program where you are both a learner and a teacher at the same time. Many of the speech assignments mirror actual day to day situations, and you'll find you can use the skills and ideas you acquire immediately in your workplace or business.
The Toastmasters Leadership Program
The Toastmasters Leadership Program can help you become a better manager or team leader. You'll learn how to organise and run meetings, how to participate in group decision-making, and how to teach others what you know, in a friendly helpful way. You find out how to define a mission and set goals, develop and lead a team working towards those goals.
The Toastmasters High Performance Leadership Project is ideal for managers and team leaders looking for a way to enhance their team leadership skills.
Educational Materials
Here's some educational materials which you may find useful:
Contact Us
For more information please email marketing@toastmasters.org.nz with details of your request.
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