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Foothills Toastmasters Calgary | Build Confidence in Speaking and Leadership

Welcome to Foothills Toastmasters, one of Calgary’s most established public speaking and leadership clubs.
For over 60 years, we’ve helped professionals, students, and community members overcome fear, communicate with confidence, and develop strong leadership skills — all in a friendly, supportive environment.

Whether you want to:

√ Speak with confidence at work
√ Improve presentations and interviews
√ Grow as a leader or mentor

Foothills Toastmasters is the perfect place to start.

Testimonial:

“Toastmasters gave me the confidence to speak in front of any group at any time. The willingness that every member has to help each other is second to none. The more you participate, the more you get out of it and the learning never ends.”— S. Fylypchuk

“Foothills Toastmasters has been a game changer. At first I associated Toastmasters with public speaking but soon learned it is much more than that. Through Toastmasters I’ve become a better communicator, a better listener, a better leader and yes I now feel comfortable speaking in front of large groups. It’s been a key factor in building my real estate business.”— Gord Piper

”When my mother passed away recently, delivering the eulogy became a breeze without the stage fright I usually had to contend with. It was still an emotional time, though I felt that I had delivered a really good eulogy for my mother coming from deep within my heart.”— A. Naron

“Unless you live your life, you will have nothing to examine.”— R. Angelozzi

“The secret of Toastmaster’s success is that it is many things to many people and somehow, no matter who you are or what your goals and needs are, you will not only achieve those goals but you will also learn a few new and unexpected things along the way.”— R. Anderson

“The experience with Foothills Toastmasters Club is a life-change-event for me. After 4 years with Foothills Toastmasters, I gained tremendous confidence and became more skillful to speak in public. My interpersonal communication has been improved as well. These achievements couldn’t be made without strong support from Foothills Toastmasters’ friendly members.”— R. Wang

“The biggest benefit of Toastmasters to me, even beyond the ease of speaking in a public forum of virtually any size, is the huge confidence gain. The Toastmasters environment helps build both your confidence and speaking skill set exponentially and it extends to your personal life as well as business. The ability to address an audience competently opens up doors as well as provides career benefits that you’re unlikely to get from any other form of personal development.”— P. Temple

“In 2008 I stumbled on the Foothills because of a mistaken address. Years later, I’m still an active member of the club and regularly commute to it even though I live and work in the south end of the city.”— E. Wheeler

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Whether it’s running a meeting of shareholders, presenting to a potential client, or running effective staff meetings, being able to persuade, inspire, and communicate important ideas is critical to your success.

If you want to rise above your peers, be more successful both in business and personally, there is nothing that will guarantee you stand out from the crowd more than the ability to speak effectively in front of an audience. It gives you instant visibility within your organization and enhances your reputation far more than any other business skill.

Facing your fear of speaking in public is much easier within a group of people who fully understand that particular challenge. After all, everyone at Foothills Toastmasters has “been where you are now.”

“The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.” – Michelangelo

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Welcome to the Toastmasters family!

You’ll find that you’ll meet people who may end up being lifelong friends — leaders that you can lean on for business tips that often go well beyond public speaking.

Toastmasters truly is like a second family!

“Toastmasters gave me the confidence to speak in front of any group at any time. The willingness that every member has to help each other is second to none. The more you participate, the more you get out of it and the learning never ends.” –  S. Fylypchuk

How Toastmasters Works

As a member, you learn by speaking in front of an audience and working with others in a very supportive and fun environment. (We like to laugh and learn at the same time!
You increase your self-esteem and confidence every time you speak. It doesn’t take long to start to feel comfortable addressing a group and you polish your presentation skills at the same time.

Our meetings typically have 10-20 people who meet for about two hours on Thursday evenings. We are one of the few dinner clubs in Calgary. Members have specific roles assigned each week and meetings give everyone an opportunity to practice:

• Conducting meetings. Our weekly meetings begin with a short business session which helps members learn basic parliamentary procedure. It prepares you for a position on the board of an association or corporation.
• Giving short impromptu speeches. You’ll learn to present a two minute talk on any subject in any meeting you might be called to address at the last minute.
• Presenting prepared speeches. You’ll organize and deliver longer-length speeches (up to seven minutes in length and receive valuable feedback to help you improve. Each speech project concentrates on a specific important element of speaking, such as speech organization, voice, language, gestures, and persuasion.
• Constructive evaluation.  You’ll learn how to deliver constructive criticism, an essential skill every leader must master.

“Foothills Toastmasters has been a game changer. At first I associated Toastmasters with public speaking but soon learned it is much more than that. Through Toastmasters I’ve become a better communicator, a better listener, a better leader and yes I now feel comfortable speaking in front of large groups. It’s been a key factor in building my real estate business.” — Gord Piper

The Tools We Use

Members also have access to books, audio, and video on speaking and leadership. They receive the award-winning “Toastmaster,” a monthly magazine that offers the latest insights on speaking and leadership techniques.

” When my mother passed away recently, delivering the eulogy became a breeze without the stage fright I usually had to contend with.  It was still an emotional time, though I felt that I had delivered a really good eulogy for my mother coming from deep within my heart.” – A. Naron

Interested in Joining?

Feel free to join us as our guest any Thursday night from September through June. Be sure to come a bit early (about 5:45 or so) as the meeting begins at 6 pm sharp. Our meetings are free to guests and there’s an option of enjoying dinner during the meeting for at a very reasonable price.

“The only reason to give a speech is to change the world.” — John F Kennedy