“What is a Toastmasters Club? Is it a club to become a master in giving a toast ?”

Astuty's Answer: Toastmasters Club belongs to Toastmasters International, a nonprofit organization which offers a way to practice and hone communication and leadership skills. Participants practice and learn skills by taking a meeting role, ranging from giving a prepared speech or an impromptu one to serving as timer, evaluator or grammarian. Taken from the official website of Toastmasters International. For more information on Toastmasters educational program, read here.

For more information on the Club's meeting, read here.

"Do I need a certain TOEFL score ?"

Astuty's Answer: A basic knowledge of English and some self confidence are sufficient to join the club. We can also help you to grow your confidence  even more by giving you plenty of opportunities to express yourself in front of an audience and in English.

"Can I join the meeting as a guest ? " 

Astuty's Answer: Yes, you can. You can visit us as an observer first. At the opening of the meeting, the club president or his deputy will ask you to introduce yourself briefly. Then you can enjoy watching the activities.

If you want to speak up during the meeting, you can volunteer to participate during the table topics or impromptu speech session. At the end of the meeting, you are invited to give comments on the meeting.

"What activities are there during a regular meeting ?"

Astuty's Answer: A regular meeting is usually divided in 3 sessions :

Table topics session, prepared speech and evaluation session. Sometimes there is an additional session like joke session or birthday session. Read more here

"Is this club for "professionals" only ? "

Astuty's Answer: The answer is "yes".  What we mean by professional here is not a profession, but an attitude. Whoever can be a professional when he/she speaks in a good manner and with good words.  We aim to be professional, to act professionally by training our communication -, leadership-, and public speaking skills.

"As a beginning Toastmaster , can I have a mentor, someone who can give advice  about my speeches? If I can, how do I choose my mentor?”

Astuty's Answer: Yes, you can. As soon as a new member is being inducted or formally accepted as a member, he/she can directly ask one of senior members to become his/her mentor. If you had no idea who to choose, consult with the club officers (especially Vice President Education or VPE).
Tip: If you still don’t know much about your Toastmasters fellows, just ask  your club officer from the Executive committee or EXCO.

 
“Suppose my advanced manual   is “Public Relations” with 5 speech projects in this  order: The Goodwill Speech-The Radio Talk Show-The Persuasive Approach-Dispel the Hostility-The Crisis Management Speech. Can I deliver them randomly?”

Astuty's Answer: It is better to deliver your projects in the order as stated in the manual. However,  if you get stuck in getting an idea for your speech or you want to refresh your mind, you may  alternate with the projects of the other advanced manual that you have chosen ( out of the 15 advanced manuals available). 
For example, you can deliver the first 2 speech projects of the manual "Public Relations " and then give the first speech project “ The Toast “  of your other manual   "Special Occasion Speeches".