Smedley Speakers' Society is a Toastmasters' Club based in Bangalore, India. We at Smedley's are committed to the vision of Toastmasters International's founder, Dr. Ralph C. Smedley, to help individuals achieve excellence in public speaking and leadership.

What is more, we try to achieve this vision in an atmosphere of enjoyment, selfdiscovery and fun.

Smedley's aims to achieve this by:

• Providing a forum that fosters learning, growth and fulfillment in a friendly, supportive manner
• Ensuring a link to all the resources and tools developed and deployed by Toastmasters International, and being a true representative of the global Toastmasters' movement
• Providing professional, up-to-date systems and techniques
• Maintaining fairness and transparency at all times, holding the clubs' and members' larger interests above all else
• Being in harmony with the Toastmasters' movement and the society at large, in the local, national and global contexts
• Being a mentor to each member, allowing individuals to build on their own, intrinsic styles while helping them rise to their full potential

• A variety of manuals and resources on speaking
• Access to other books, audio and video disks
• The Toastmaster, a monthly magazine that offers the latest insights on speaking and leadership techniques
• Periodic training programmes, for members as well as for corporate and other

Toastmasters and leadership

• Organizing meetings, motivating others to conduct meetings.
• Club leadership roles, leadership development programme.
• Learn leadership by leading.

Company benefits. Toastmasters' tools enable employees to become effective communicators and leaders. Toastmasters training helps employees:

• Give better sales presentations
• Hone their management skills
• Work better with fellow employees
• Effectively develop and present ideas
• Offer constructive criticism
• Accept criticism more objectively

Toastmasters International is a worldwide non-profit organization devoted to public speaking and leadership, established in October 22, 1924, in Santa Ana, California. Its's business and services are administered by its World
Headquarters, located in Rancho Santa Margarita, California.

Today, Toastmasters Clubs extend across all continents, with over 1,70,000 members from age 18, from every occupation and background. There are over 8,000 clubs around the world. More than three million men and women have benefited from Toastmasters training. Over 1,000 corporations, community groups, universities, associations, and government agencies now use Toastmasters training. Visit www.toastmasters.org for more details