How to Join Indooroopilly Toastmasters

FACT: Manuals, memberships and magazines don’t make a strong speaker !

It is only through active participation a Speaking Club or Organisation that you will gain the experience and feedback required to improve your communication skills. Your confidence will improve as you progress, and the butterflies in your stomach will be trained to fly away.

Costs and Joining

Enjoy a free night on us as you discover the wonderment of what Toastmasters has to offer. All meetings include light refreshments, tea and coffee, hosted in a professional function centre.

Casual attendance fees after the initial visit is $5 per evening.

A discounted pre-paid system is in place to reduce your evening costs, and to save the worries of having to arrange money on the night. This pre-paid system is paid at the time of semi-annual renewals, or when first joining as a member to the Club.

Annual fees are $120. However this is broken down into two semi-annual payments of $60, which are due at the start of March and the start of September each year. Members that are joining outside of these months will respectfully pay a pro-rata amount of the semi-annual fee.

A once-off Lifetime Registration Membership fee of $40 is payable at the time of joining and is sent to Toastmasters International which registers you within the organisation, which includes a bound copy of the Indooroopilly Toastmasters Guide.

Upon joining our club, you will receive

1.      A new member's kit which contains the Competent Communication Manual (communication track) and the Competent Leader Manual (leadership track). The CC Manual is the first in a series of 16 speech manuals which will lead you through your Toastmasters educational program. The program is designed so that you can work at your own pace, with several internationally recognised awards along the way

2.      The Indooroopilly Toastmasters Club Membership book. Also called The Blue Book. It contains the description of segments that are currently being used within the Club, as well as “How to run professional meetings”, and the history of the Club.

3.      The Club Badge. This provides you with an Id as well as a sense of belonging, when you join the Club.

Membership Benefits

As part of your membership to our Club you will receive the following items :

Communications & Leadership Workbook - This contains guidelines and advice for the first ten speeches you will make at Toastmasters. Upon completion, you will receive a CC (Competent Communicator) Award and a letter (optional) will be sent to your employer, telling them of your achievement.

Variety of Public Speaking Manuals - Manual topics include tips for adding strength and authority to your voice, how to become skilled in non-verbal communication and tips and techniques for giving helpful evaluations.

Membership Certificate - An official certificate to frame and display.

"The Toastmaster" Magazine - An award-winning monthly publication that offers the latest insights on speaking and leadership techniques.

Indooroopilly Toastmasters Guide - To complement the Communications and Leadership Manual provided to members by Toastmasters International, Indooroopilly Toastmasters club has developed a guide for new members. This guide provides detailed explanations on how to plan and present any segment in the programme. You will be presented with your own copy of the Indooroopilly Guide when you join our club.

Membership Form

If you have enjoyed your evening and would like to join our club, please ask our Vice President Membership for an application form while you visit on the night. We have withdrawn the form from this website.