Bishopdale Toastmasters
Christchurch can change your life

We’re helping the world to think, listen and speak better

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Learn to speak with confidence in public

Do you want to develop your public speaking skills, so you can speak confidently in front of an audience? Then come to our club. Join us and begin the rewarding journey to being a competent communicator. You’ll become part of a international organisation with 5,800 members in New Zealand and over 358,000 worldwide.

Our Club is a community club dedicated to developing and promoting public speaking and leadership skills. We welcome guests and new members anytime.

The skills you learn at Toastmasters will help you both in your personal life and in your work. As well, the confidence that you develop through your speaking will flow into other areas of your life.

Click here for information on the Toastmasters programme and how it works in New Zealand. Click here for an overview of the Pathways education programme.

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Hooray! We’re back to meeting in person from Thursday 4th June. This is your chance to see how Toastmasters can help you.

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Why choose us

What you’ll learn at Toastmasters

At Toastmasters, you will learn how to:

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Speak without any preparation
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Prepare and practise your speech
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Organise your speech into a logical sequence
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Open and close your speech effectively
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Learn how to use Powerpoint with our data projector

When delivering your speech, you’ll learn how to:

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Use body language and gestures to add impact
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Use your voice to enhance your message
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Get control of your nerves

In addition, you’ll find out how to:

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Get to know your audience
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Introduce other speakers
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Evaluate speakers with effective feedback

We are excited to help