Toastmasters Club is a place where members practise public speaking & improve their Communication & Leadership skills. All clubs are part of a larger international fraternity called Toastmasters International (TI). TI is a non-profit educational organization founded in 1924 in USA-- that operates clubs worldwide for the purpose of helping members improve their communication, public speaking and leadership skills.
Through its member clubs, Toastmasters International helps men and women learn the arts of speaking, listening, and thinking--vital skills that promote self-actualization, enhance leadership potential, foster human understanding, and contribute to the general betterment of humankind.
Today, there are more than 250,000 members and over 12,500 clubs located across 92 countries.
There are 260 clubs in India & Sri Lanka, 11 in Pune, but 8 of these are in-house, i.e. only for employees of companies such as Infosys, NVidia, Eaton, or for the students of I2IT. There are only 3 community clubs open to the general population. Toastmasters club of Pune -West is one such community club which caters to the people living in the West side of Pune i.e Kothrud, Paud Road, Karvenagar, Warje, Sinhagad Road.
We hold fortnightly meetings of our clubs on Wednesday evenings at Kothrud.
We are having the installation function of this club on coming Saturday, 8th January 2011, from 4 to 6 pm, followed by Hi-Tea, at the Symbiosis Law School Auditorium.
Mrs.Leela Poonawala, will grace the event by being the Chief Guest.
Please feel free to seek more information, if need be, 98230 18114 (Manish)
http://punetoastmasters.tk
Added by Manish Kulkarni on January 2, 2011