Why join Toastmasters?

London Victorians is a Toastmasters club based near Victoria station. People of all types and backgrounds join Toastmasters to improve skills such as:

• Public speaking
• Confidence and personal presence
• Communication
• Leadership
• Influencing

By joining our Toastmasters Club in Victoria, you will receive a learning plan followed by more than 270,000 people in 148 countries around the world to improve public speaking, presentation, communication and leadership skills.

Our club provides a professional, fun and encouraging environment to develop your skills without fear of failure.

Joining the Toastmasters programme with our club near London Victoria and Pimlico stations, you’ll be able to:

• Give an inspiring speech or presentation in front of an audience
• Be confident when speaking to groups or people you don’t know
• Speak to other people clearly and confidently
• Persuade people to gain more of what you want

London Victorians is an established Toastmasters club in Victoria. We have achieved the highest recognised status of Toastmasters Clubs worldwide by being awarded ‘President’s Distinguished Club’ status, the best a Toastmasters Club can achieve.

We achieve this status by proving to Toastmasters International that our educational programme is allowing our members to grow their skills in public speaking and leadership. You can find more information on the Toastmasters Distinguished Club program here.

Who becomes a member of our club?

We have a mix of people join our Toastmasters club in London Victoria. All of us want to be the best we possibly can be in these skill areas and, despite the professional focus on personal development, we retain a fun and encouraging club environment in which to develop.

Every member of our Toastmasters Club in London gets registered with Toastmasters International, an organisation recognised as a world leader in public speaking, communication and leadership development skills. On joining, each of our members receives enrolment to the Toastmasters International Educational Program and then our club helps them develop their skills and achieve recognition from the larger organisation.

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What’s the process to join? 

Normally, non-members follow this 3-step process before becoming members:

1. Enquire via our website contact page about the club and meetings; or come along to a meeting to see how it works
2. Visit our Toastmasters Club another once or twice, to see if the club is the right environment for you.
3. Respond to the e-mail you will receive after signing-up each time as a guest, or reach out to us requesting to join.

How much does it cost to join?

Club Mmebership costs £35 per month with a one-off £30 joining fee. We require new members to commit for at least 4 months, and membership costs will vary depending on the month you will join-in.

Joining Month	Membership Duration	Membership fees
January	9 Months	£345
February	8 Months	£310
March	7 Months	£275
April	6 Months	£240
May	5 Months	£205
June	4 Months	£170
July	9 Months	£345
August	8 Months	£310
September	7 Months	£275
October	6 Months	£240
November	5 Months	£205
December	4 Months	£170

Once your initial membership lapses, you can renew it for the following 6 or 12 months until either 31st March or 30th September.

Membership fees covers the costs of educational materials from Toastmasters International and the club expenses, primarily our venue.

How long will it take before I’m a good speaker?

Joining a Toastmasters club is not a quick fix. Most of our members join for the long-term because this is a skill that must be developed and practiced regularly to be effective. We often have people join our Toastmasters Club near Victoria who previouslattendedto one-dayay course and have forgotten everything.

You should see an improvement every time you give a speech or take part in the meeting roles.

There are nearly 200 speech slots a year, and over 500 smaller speaking opportunities – so you can go as quickly, or slowly, as you wish.

Another tip for members is to visit as often as possible and learn from the speakers on the night. You can learn a lot from observing and evaluating other speeches to incorporate techniques into your own speeches.

Please come along to one of our meetings soon to understand more about us, and what you can gain by becoming one of our members.