Massey Toastmasters

The mission of a Toastmasters Club is to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every individual member has the opportunity to develop oral communication and leadership skills, which in turn foster self-confidence and personal growth.

1. In order to carry out this mission, this Club shall:
   Help its individual members improve their abilities to communicate effectively;
   
2. Provide for its individual members’ instructions, educational materials and opportunities which will give them skill and experience in the preparation and delivery of speeches;
   
3. Encourage its individual members to read and to listen analytically;
   
4. Provide for its individual members’ fair and constructive evaluation of their efforts toward selfimprovement;
   
5. Increase its individual members’ knowledge of the rules of parliamentary procedure and their skills in conducting meetings and participating in group discussions;
   
6. Afford leadership training for its individual members; and
   
7. Provide opportunities and encouragement for its individual members to appear before audiences and to express their thoughts creditably.