On August 24, 2005, Hear Me Out Toastmasters reached charter strength, earning official recognition by Toastmasters International as an affiliate club. Of the 10,000 Toastmasters clubs in the world at the time, we founded as one of fewer than twenty dedicated to the personal and professional development of verbal communication and leadership skills of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender individuals and their allies.
Over these first eleven years, we have met over two hundred times, and del...
On August 24, 2005, Hear Me Out Toastmasters reached charter strength, earning official recognition by Toastmasters International as an affiliate club. Of the 10,000 Toastmasters clubs in the world at the time, we founded as one of fewer than twenty dedicated to the personal and professional development of verbal communication and leadership skills of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender individuals and their allies.
Over these first eleven years, we have met over two hundred times, and delivered nearly three hundred speeches. Our members' achievements include:
-- 19 Competent Communication awards
-- 9 Advanced Communication awards
-- 18 Leadership awards
-- 3 Distinguished Toastmasters - the highest level of personal achievement in the Toastmasters program.
-- 5 competing in speech contests at the district level
-- 9 district leadership roles
-- 2 District Governors - Distinguished and Select
Come celebrate our accomplishments to date, and those yet to be attained -- possibly your own achievements.