Walnut Creek Toastmasters

Why join Toastmasters? For me the start came six years ago where my manager told me I need to work on my communication skills. Since this was a corporate job I needed to tell them very specifically what I was doing to improve my skills. A club started at work and I joined. I thought I would go for a year or so and be done.
Six years and two clubs later I am still in Toastmasters. It is a great place to improve your communication skills in a low risk environment. After all, when you first join you don’t know anyone so it’s a safe place to take risks; you don’t need to be perfect and impress your boss. Even better, you have the opportunity to make friends and get some free entertainment to boot. There is always something interesting in each speech and this particular club is great with a lot of friendly people.
If you want to work on leadership skills or learn how to organize large events Toastmasters can help you with that too. Since it’s a volunteer organization people welcome your involvement and will help you learn what to do.
You will get out of Toastmasters what you put in and more.

After participating in many clubs as a Toastmaster over the past 12 years, I find this club to be not only friendly and supportive, but well-​organized as a team. The membership is enthusiastic and diverse. Meetings are vibrant and well-​run. Very happy to be part of such an excellent Club!

Walnut Creek Toastmasters exemplifies the positive atmosphere and learning environment that Toastmasters is supposed to provide. The members are professional and friendly. The membership is so cheap that it is a wonder all people don’t come here to develop the communication skills.

I have been a part of the Toastmasters community for the last 5 years and it has truly been an incredible ride. The fact that we have the opportunity to not only improve our communication skills, but also enhance our leadership capabilities makes for a valuable experience.
The Walnut Creek Toastmasters club has been around for 10 years, and you can tell by the veteran members who have been with the club since its inception that it will be around for 10 more. These members are the ones who’s passion inspires you to improve your communication and leadership skills to eventually meet their level.
I agree that this club still has room to grow, but I feel confident in its future and I see a lot of new members coming in with a lot of enthusiasm to improve. I can’t wait to see how this year pans out and I am excited for the future of this club! :)

In a couple of books I have read about sales and self-​improvement, joining to Toastmasters was mentioned as an imperative first step to build self-​confidence. Speaking of my self-​confidence, it was low enough that I have always though that, as Groucho Marx put it, «I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member» ;)
So I joined Walnut Creek Toastmasters.
It did not take me long to realize how important for personal growth is to be relaxed and confident in front of audience. Most importantly: positive team members and generous atmosphere in the club. All members are supportive and tolerant, helpful and sincere, always ready to give an advise on assigned role or speech. Thanks to all of them!
Join Walnut Creek Toastmasters and enrich you life!

This is a great club. I’ve been a member for years and everyone is very welcoming, not to mention that there are some amazing speakers. I definitely recommend this club to anyone seeking to improve their speaking skills and gain confidence as a speaker. I know that it’s helped me.

Walnut Creek Toastmaster is my Home Club. I feel loyal to this club and have grown a lot here. I have made some of the best friends that I have here at this club and would recommend it to anyone looking to improve their public speaking or leadership skills. The only reason I don’t give it 5 stars is because there are still somethings I see that we can improve upon communication wise, as well as in the efficiency of the meeting. But hay, that is what we go to Toastmaster to learn, right? Every guest is welcomed warmly like a member. Look forward to having you.

Toastmasters has literally changed the way that I communicate professionally and personally, as well as enhanced and improved my leadership abilities.
I thought that this was just a public speaking club when I finally joined 2 years ago!
Little did I know that I would gain the courage to stand up and speak in front of my peers, thanks to the supportive environment in this club, as well as learn how to think quickly on my feet, and become a better leader.
This particular club was a great starting point for me, as the people are friendly and nice, the membership base is a younger demographic than other Toastmasters Clubs in the area, and there is no pressure to speak if you do not want to get up in front of a small audience just yet.
An added bonus is that I have made friends in the club, as well as recruited my friends outside of the club to join in the fun. Yes, it’s FUN to give prepared and impromptu speeches, to give evaluations of other people’s speeches, and to become a club officer to collaborate with fellow club members.
The new location at The Kensington is stellar! It’s no wonder that two other Toastmasters Clubs also meet here. It’s clean, well-​lit, has lots of seating and tables, a good speaking space, and its own side entrance.
I highly recommend Toastmasters as an organization, and this club specifically.
Don’t wait to gain confidence! If you want to impress hiring managers at job interviews, learn how to respond quickly to questions out-​of-​the blue, learn how to give presentations at work, or just want to network and socialize while learning new skills, check out Toastmasters!