The Smooth Speech Toastmasters Club was established in 1985 and was the first Toastmasters club in the world established specifically to support people recovering from a stutter, stammer or other speech disability. Doug Spinks (Distinguished Toastmaster) was the driving force in setting up our club.
Our club is still going strong and meets every other Tuesday night at Club Burwood, Sydney and also online using Zoom. We run an exciting and engaging formal agenda, packed with speaking tasks and challenges. Members are strongly encouraged to fully engage and progress through their chosen Toastmasters personal and leadership development program using the Toastmasters Pathways online learning management system.
We welcome treated and untreated people with a stutter, stammer or other speaking disability, and everyone else. We welcome people who are completing or have completed any treatment program for stuttering, whether this be the Smooth Speech treatment, the McGuire Program or any other program - don't let our club name let you think we accept Smooth Speech graduates only. About half our members have received treatment for stuttering.
This is a safe, supportive and also challenging environment in which to improve your public speaking skills, practice your speaking technique(s) and increase your comfort with public speaking. Members find they develop improved interpersonal and speaking skills for use in the home, with friends and professionally. People who join our club find us to be friendly, inclusive and very helpful and understanding. If you want to gain confidence in public speaking in a supportive environment, then give us a try. You won’t regret it.
Guests are always welcome to our club meetings - please contact us on email smoothspeech@hotmail.com to arrange a no-obligation visit to one of our club meetings. We look forward to meeting you!
