Karori Toastmasters Club is a community club dedicated to developing and promoting public speaking and leadership skills. We welcome guests, and guest speakers, and are always looking for new members.
For further information about Karori Toastmasters, please phone 04 476 2488, or email Mark Garnham, V.P. Membership.
We meet every 2nd Thursday from 7.30pm to 9.30pm.
Meetings are held in the Beauchamp Street Chapel, 21 Beauchamp Street, Karori, on the corner of Beauchamp Street and Lewer Street.
(If coming down Karori Road from Wellington City, just turn left at the Post Office, and you're in Beauchamp Street. The Beauchamp Street Chapel is about 100 metres down the road, on your left.)
There is plenty of parking available on Beauchamp Street and there is angle parking on Lewer Street.
Makara Peak, Karori
| President | John Stapleton |
| V.P Education | Saskia Peters |
| V.P Membership | Mark Garnham |
| Sergeant at Arms | Glen Sorensen |
| Secretary | Clare Craig |
| Treasurer | Dave Cook |
| V.P Publicity | Luke Howison |
The Toastmasters Programme has two main educational tracks:
You can work on just the Communication Track, or both at the same time.
Communication Track
The core of the Communication Track is the Communication manual which contains 10 speech projects. This manual helps you develop the basic skills needed to prepare and present an effective speech. Each speech project builds upon the skills used in the previous projects, and you should strive to meet the objectives of each project, including time limits. The programme is basically a self-teach programme, with mentors and evaluators to help you.
Most speeches are 5-7 minutes in length, with the first speech, the Icebreaker being 4-6 minutes, and the final Inspirational speech, is 8-10 minutes. When you've completed all ten speech projects, the Vice-President Education will apply to Toastmasters International for you to be awarded the "Competent Communicator Award".
Advanced Communicator Awards
After receiving your Competent Communicator Award, you can move on to the Advanced Communication Programme. This programme consists of 15 manuals, each containing five speech projects on a variety of themes. When you have completed any two Advanced Manuals, you will be awarded the Advanced Communicator - Bronze Award. To receive the Silver and Gold awards, you must complete two more manuals for each level, plus some other criteria. There is no time limit on completing awards.
For a detailed explanation of the Award Programmes, visit the Toastmasters New Zealand Communication page.
Can I come along or do I need to be invited?
Visitors are always welcome and don't need an invitation.
Is there an age restriction?
To be a member of a Toastmasters club you need to be 18 years old.
Do I have to join straight away?
No, just come along a few times as a visitor and to see if suits you first.
Evaluations are the lifeblood of Toastmasters. After every prepared speech, the speaker receives an evaluation, both written and oral, using the evaluation guide for the speech project in the manual. The purpose of the evaluation is to help the speaker become a better speaker by commenting on the aspects of the speech which deserve praise. The evaluator will also make recommendations for improvements, so that the speaker receives immediate and valuable feedback for the future. The evaluator will always leave the speaker feeling encouraged with good ideas.
For more information about evaluations, visit the Toastmasters New Zealand Evaluations page.
Toastmasters International: Visit Toastmasters International for the history of Toastmasters, current Toastmaster Events and speaking resources.
Toastmasters New Zealand: The Toastmasters New Zealand website has a range of useful links to resources and information:
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