About Toastmasters INTERNATIONAL

Toastmasters International is a non-profit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of meeting locations.

The organisation was founded by Ralph Smedley in California in 1924. Headquartered in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, Toastmasters International now has more than 280,000 members in 13,500 clubs in 116 countries. 

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