Explore a Toulouse Speakers Meeting
Our meetings offer a practical and supportive environment to develop public speaking, communication, and leadership skills. Through prepared speeches, impromptu speaking, and constructive evaluations, members learn by doing and grow together.
How Is a Meeting Structured?
Our meetings follow a structured format that gives members different opportunities to practise and develop their skills. Each meeting includes three main parts.
01. Prepared Speeches
Members prepare speeches in advance and present them during the meeting. Usually, two to four speakers take the floor, sharing their ideas, stories or experiences while working on different communication skills as part of their Toastmasters Pathways project.
02. Table Topics
Table Topics is Toastmasters' impromptu speaking session. Participants are given a question or topic and invited to speak about it for one to two minutes, with a 30 seconds preparation time. It's a fun way to practise thinking on your feet, organize your thoughts and express yourself in the moment. Guests can join in too, if they feel comfortable.
03. Evaluations
Every prepared speech, impromptu speech, and other role receives feedback from another member. Evaluators highlight what worked well and offer suggestions to help the speaker improve. We also reflect on the meeting as a whole and how it went.
Meeting Roles
During our meetings, members take on different roles to help the meeting run smoothly and make the most of the experience. Here are the most common roles you’ll see at our regular meetings.
Click on the different roles to discover what their main responsibilities are.
Organizes and leads the meeting, introduces speakers and role holders, and ensures the meeting flows smoothly.
Leads the impromptu speaking session by preparing questions and inviting members to speak spontaneously for a short time.
Provide constructive feedback on prepared speeches and Table Topics, highlighting strengths and suggesting areas for improvement.
Tracks speaking times and signals when speakers reach their time limits, helping everyone practise concise communication.
Evaluates the overall meeting, including the performance of role holders, and offers suggestions to make future meetings even better.
Listens for effective language use, highlights interesting expressions, and offers suggestions for improving grammar and vocabulary.
Tracks filler words and sounds, such as “um,” “uh,” and unnecessary repetitions, helping members become more aware of their speaking habits.
This member shares the Word of the Day, explains its meaning, and encourages members to use it during the meeting.
Proposes a toast to a person, cause, idea, or occasion n usually related to meeting's theme, and invites everyone to raise their glass.
Attend a Meeting
Curious about Toastmasters?
The best way to understand what we do is to experience a meeting yourself. You're welcome to join us as a guest, free of charge.
Come meet our members, discover how our meetings work, and see whether Toulouse Speakers is the right fit for you. No previous public-speaking experience is needed!
Upcoming Meetings
We meet every two weeks, on Mondays, from 19:15 to 21:30.
Upcoming meetings in autumn 2026:
- Monday, 2 November
- Monday, 16 November
- Monday, 30 November
- Monday, 14 December
Join us online
You can join our meetings via Zoom.
If you're attending for the first time, please contact us through our social media channels or by email at [email protected] to receive the meeting passcode.
Join in person
We meet at different locations in Toulouse, so the venue may vary from one meeting to another. We announce the location of each upcoming meeting on our LinkedIn page, Meetup profile and Instagram account. Follow us to stay up to date and find out where we'll meet next!