Toastmasters Club

From Boston and Directly North of Boston

At Route 3/93 split, bear right
Follow signs for Route 93 South to Route 95 Dedham, Providence
Stay left to Exit #4 -- Route 24 South/Brockton, Fall River.
Exit 17B -- Route 123 West/Easton
Center for Nonprofit Management is just past the entrance of Stonehill College at 16 Belmont Street (two-story white house)

From The Cape

Route 25 West
Into Route 495 North
Exit #7A -- Route 24 North
Exit #17B -- Route 123 West/Easton
Center for Nonprofit Management is just past the entrance of Stonehill College at 16 Belmont Street (two-story white house)

From West of Boston

Route 90 (Mass Pike) East
Route 95 South
At junction of 95 South and 93 North, Stay straight on Route 93 North heading toward Braintree. Do not exit on Route 95 South.
Take Exit #4 for Route 24 South/Brockton, Fall River
Exit #17B -- Route 123 West/Easton
Center for Nonprofit Management is just past the entrance of Stonehill College at 16 Belmont Street (two-story white house)

From Northwest of Boston

Route 93 South
Exit #37B -- Route 95 South
Stay on Route 95 South past Waltham and Dedham
At junction of 95 South and 93 North, Stay in left lanes (Exit #12) for Route 93 North toward Braintree. Do not take exit for Route 95 South.
Take Exit #4 for Route 24 South/Brockton, Fall River
Exit #17B -- Route 123 West/Easton
Center for Nonprofit Management is just past the entrance of Stonehill College at 16 Belmont Street (two-story white house)

In October 1924, a group of men assembled by Dr. Ralph C. Smedley met in the basement of the YMCA in Santa Ana, California, U.S.A., forming a club “to afford practice and training in the art of public speaking and in presiding over meetings, and to promote sociability and good fellowship among its members.” The group took the name “Toastmasters.” We are a local chapter of Toastmasters International.

Today, 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 199,000 men and women in more than 9,300 clubs in more than 70 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 are—to 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.