Southern Minnesota Mentors Toastmasters
Club 7470
Pine Island, MN, USA

Southern Minnesota Mentors Toastmasters Club is an advanced club. Our membership is open to anyone who either has already achieved the CTM (Competent ToastMaster) award, or who belongs to another Toastmasters club, or both.

Because our members belong to or have belonged to other Toastmasters clubs, we offer a rich mix of Toastmasters diversity. Because many of our members are current or past district officers, we offer a wealth of Toastmasters leadership experience. Because many of our members are active participants in district events, such as conferences, conventions, and TELIs, we offer familiar and friendly faces at district events.

Our club meets monthly, generally the last Saturday of the month, unless that conflicts with a holiday or district event. See the club calendar for exact meeting dates. We meet at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 214 3rd St SW, Pine Island, MN, 8:30 - 10:00 am.

We chartered on July 1, 2000.

We are club 7470, in area 84, in Southern Division, in District 6, in region IV, in Toastmasters International.
For more information about Toastmasters, be sure and visit the websites:
District 6 Toastmasters: http://www.d6tm.org
Toastmasters International: http://www.toastmasters.org

Most frequently asked question:
I have no leadership experience, can I join Southern Minnesota Mentors Toastmasters?

Absolutely! Our members range from those who are just getting their feet wet in leadership to those who have many years of leadership experience within and outside of Toastmasters. Whether you want to be a leader, or coach others as they find their leadership style, we provide an effective and supportive venue for pursuing your goals.

Here's more about Toastmasters International:

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.

St Paul's Lutheran Church
214 3rd St SW
Pine Island, MN, USA

8:30 - 10:00 am Central Time
Usually the last Sat of the month unless there is a holiday or district event. See our club calendar for details.