Gavel Clubs are a way of providing the Toastmasters experience to groups who may be ineligible for regular membership due to age, or other circumstances. Following similar Toastmasters club meeting protocols, Gavel Clubs use club officer titles and education manuals. However, Gavel Club members are referred to as “Gaveliers”. Gavel clubs also provide Toastmasters members and clubs with an excellent opportunity for community service. The WIS Gavel Club was founded in August 2018.
The organization grew out of a single club founded by Ralph C. Smedley on October 1924, at the YMCA in California, United States. It originated as a set of classes with the aim of improving the communication skills of the young men under his charge. Toastmasters International was incorporated under Californian law on December 1932. The first international chapter was established in Vancouver, Canada in 1932. The organization began admitting women in 1973.
Toastmasters International is a nonprofit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skill through a worldwide network of clubs. Headquarterd in Englewood, Colo. The organization’s membership exceed 364,000 in more than 16,200 clubs in 145 counteries. Since 1924, Toastmasters International has helped people from diverse backgrounds become more confident speakers, communicators, and leaders.
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