U Can Speak
University of Canterbury Toastmasters Club
Club 5859, Area G6, District 72
Our club meets on Monday evenings from 7:00 to 8:30 pm in the International Room, UCSA Building, 90 Ilam Road, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Visitors are always welcome, but you may want to contact us first, especially over the summer, or during lecture breaks, just in case the venue or time has changed.
Toastmasters International is a non-profit organization which gives its members the opportunity to develop and improve their public speaking abilities through local club meetings, training seminars and speech contests. Toastmasters International includes more than 230,000 members in more than 11,500 clubs in 106 countries.
Experienced professionals and beginning speakers alike can benefit from our practical, face-to-face learning program. Whether you're speaking to the board of directors, your customers, your co-workers or your kids, Toastmasters can help you do it better. You'll learn and practice in a friendly, comfortable environment with people who are there for the same reason you areto become better communicators.
At Toastmasters, members learn by speaking to groups and working with others in a supportive environment. A typical Toastmasters club is made up of 20 to 30 people who meet once a week for about an hour. Each meeting gives everyone an opportunity to practice conducting meetings, giving impromptu speeches, presenting prepared speeches, and offering constructive evaluation.
Updated: March 4th, 2010.
