Toastmaster Courses

Toastmaster Training Courses

from the

World's Leading Association

for toastmasters that wear the red tail coats and make your event run smoothly.

The English Toastmasters Association

Professional Toastmasters

Training School

with ongoing support for you after your course.

Learn to be a Toastmaster

and

Master of Ceremonies.

We train more successful toastmasters each year than any other organisation that provide toastmaster training courses.

This may be due to our unique one to one tuition and our focus on what you would like to get from your training.

It is also interesting to note that our testimonials from attendees at our training courses are all quality testimonials from people that are turning out to be great toastmasters. This may be because we care for our own members and for their success. We always strive to give them the highest possible level of service when they undertake their training as toastmasters with our Association.

Extra specialist expertise is brought in, to offer different view points from other professionals such as photographers, caterers and venue management. The importance of networking within the events industry is also highlighted as this is often crucial to your ongoing success.

Some of our own more experienced toastmaster are also often on hand to share their own experiences and to start the development of new relationships to help and partner new members.

Courses are run at dates and times to suit you and are geared to your existing experience so that you may learn in the best way and style to get you the results that you want.

All moneys paid go into the course, tuition and your development rather than, on what may be, quite costly accommodation.

New members are quickly listed on around fifty of our own web sites to help your name get established and known in the business.

Whatever is not covered in the three day course may be covered in greater depth at times to suit you, when you need further information.

Our monthly Mastermind Group Meetings keep you in touch with your colleagues and afford you networking opportunities, experience and work sharing opportunities which are totally unique to The English Toastmasters Association.

We are unlike many other associations in that we do not sell work to each other, but prefer to help and support each other to the benefit of our clients.

It is interesting to note that we are being followed by other toastmaster training schools who now state that they are thinking about offering further Professional Development for their members.

Who Knows? We are in rather a unique position.

They may one day also publish a Code of Ethics that includes not drinking alcohol whilst working for clients.

That would really bring them up to date!!

We have heard of some comments that some toastmasters do not see the necessity for the non drinking rule. May we suggest that we consider this to be a matter of professional etiquette to show the correct respect for our clients.

At the prestigious English Toastmasters Association we offer first class training services with ongoing support and a structured career development path for toastmasters, masters of ceremonies, town criers and celebrants.

The picture above shows some of our toastmasters attending the October 2012 Trafalgar Day Members Meeting at The County Hotel, Chelmsford, Essex. There were toastmasters from Norfolk (both John and Kim), Kent, Suffolk, Surrey, Devon, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Essex present. Thank you to Jim Cattermole and Ralph Heijmer for being our chairmen for the day.

We are thankful that David Court, Court on Camera was able to be with us to give you an insight into the workings of our Association but his far more professional pictures are shown below.

For a no obligation chat please call

01245 222392 or 07971 409977

at any time.

Would you like to join our Association or learn to be a toastmaster or Master of Ceremonies and perform your duties to the very highest standards?

If you would like more information about any of our services please fill in the contact form or go to our courses page

A Kind and Stunning Letter

I have to put the words of this letter received on Saturday 12th May 2012 on the first page of our website for several reasons.

This letter came in from one of our members, Ralph Heijmer, who is a real pleasure to work with and has been working in the wedding and leisure industry for some years.

Having watched toastmasters working and then employing one for his own wedding, Ralph decided that he would like to become a toastmaster and work to the highest possible standards.

Ralph is a very kind and caring gentleman that takes extra care of his clients and I think that this letter helps you to get an idea of what we are trying to do to support our member toastmasters and also to improve the quality of toastmasters in our industry.

Ralph's letter reads as follows;-

Dear Richard and Linda,

I rather think that a letter of thanks is long overdue, and needless to say this correspondance is sent with heartfelt appologies for my tardiness in writing.

However, moving happily forward I did want to write to you both and convey my sincere gratitude and appreciation for your assistance, help and support since my inception into the English Toastmasters Association.

As you know, a previous personal experience left me somewhat dubious of so called "National Associations" that are run as a private entity and as a result I was somewhat hesitant in joining the ETA, simply for fear of parting with my hard earned cash only to receive back - not a lot.

I can whole heartedly say that this was not the case with your good selves - moreover and in my opinion, the complete ethos of the ETA, is unrivalled within the industry. The post-training continued and constant support, advice and time is truly unbelievable and it goes without saying that I am extremely pleased and proud to have chosen such a well run and organised association that actually cares about its members and their career path.

As time moves rapidly forward I am confident that with the backing of the E.T.A. and you both, I can look forward to the future of toastmastering as an exciting and prosperous career.

In the meantime I am really looking forward to seeing you again.

With fond regards and thanks again.   Ralph Heijmer META

I hope that this letter will give an insight into the way that our Association is pleased to work to support our members and further benefit their clients.

We are proud of the levels of service that our members will deliver to their clients as they understand how much more we are able to do to make our clients feel cared for and special.

If you are thinking of becoming a toastmaster, there is a reason that we are the leading Toastmasters Association for training and ongoing support services for our members and that is mainly due to our professionalism and the higher levels of commitment that we offer our members.

We would be pleased to hear from quality people who would like to embark on a journey into our industry with a caring and supportive Association.

Please Call Us At Any Time

on 07971 409977 or 01245 222392

for a friendly chat and further information about how to get started or to become a better toastmaster.

The English Toastmasters Association

Mastermind Group Meetings 2012

Programme of Events

We run a well structured programme of events for our members to network with each other and to make sure that they are well informed and able to deliver excellent service to their clients.

Details of Forthcoming Events

for members may be found at

http://www.englishtoastmasters.co.uk/Toastmaster-Training-Monthly-Meetings.php

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Tuesday 23rd October 2012

The members annual Trafalgar Day Meeting

held at The County Hotel, Chelmsford,  Essex

The picture above shows some of our members attending our Trafalgar Day Special Meeting.

The pictures above show our toastmaster members both outside and in The County Hotel, Chelmsford, Essex and was taken be David Court of CourtonCamera Photograpy. 

Some of our members very kind comments about this meeting are shown below.

Dear Richard and Linda, Further to the recent Trafalgar Day held at the Chelmsford County Hotel, I thought I would put pen to paper (or rather fingers to keyboard!) to thank you both for a most superb and excellent day. 

I have to say the effort in creating such an event was clear and unsurpassed as was the thought and orgganisation behind it which created a hugely interesting, informative and enjoyable day for all, although I rather do think you are in danger of raising the expectations to a level which will become ever more challanging to continue surprising us with your fantastic support and help.

Once again yet another excuse for me to say how very pleased and proud I am to belong to a great organisation and to be part of what is probably the best Toastmasters' Association World Wide!

Looking forward to the next meeting in November."  Toastmaster in Kent

Linda Palmer wrote: "Reading everyone's comments about the day has just made me so proud. Our Members enjoy the networking and the various discussions prompted by agenda items. A day packed with great interaction and learning for everyone - not just the newest members but for the established members too!"  Essex lady toastmaster

Dear Richard and Linda,  Thank you for a very informative day. I know just how much endeavour goes into preparing and delivering something like this and you should congratulate yourselves on a job well done.

With a wide range of experiences present around the table, it is quite a challenge to ensure there is something for everyone and from one meeting to the next not too much duplication. I thought you achieved this today with flying colours.

In the months ahead, I will try to do better in supporting the masterclasses but I have become so unexpectedly busy with my celebrancy that it has proved quite a challenge to escape from the clutches of funeral directors.

The information about optimising photographs for the Internet and getting the edge to raise more money at charity funtions where most useful and opportunities for networking with career professional development and on tap support help with the further development and maintenance of higher standards are major benefits of belonging to the ETA.

Once again many thanks  Chris Woods  Toastmaster in Suffolk   01394 387260

www.suffolk-toastmaster.co.uk

Dear Richard and Linda, Thank you for an excellent day with you at the Trafalgar Day event in Chelmsford. I really enjoyed it and learnt a lot.  Very best regards Simon Tobin Suffolk Toastmaster.

John Driscoll wrote, "This was my first attendance at a whole day ETA event and I have found it well structured and a wonderful experience with the benefits of ideas, networking and sharing experiences."  Toastmaster in Norfolk

Tony Pule wrote, "Without the ETA I could not manage and have progressed as a toastmaster on my own. It is a fantastic organisation run by the most caring and supportive people I know. The whole agenda was meaningful and positive giving a common sense of purpose, camaraderie and great support.

Thank you Richard and Linda"   Toastmaster in Kent

James McCarraher wrote "Hi Linda, Thank you for your considerable efforts. it was a great day! Please count me in for St George's Day - it is now in my diary. Kind regards James"  Toastmaster in Hampshire

Mark Wilding wrote "I always enjoy these meetings where I am always learning, networking, meeting old and making new friends. We are always pushing the standards to the next level and there is always a friend at the end of the phone. Just keep striving to be the best."   Toastmaster in Essex

Allen Stockel wrote " This meeting was as good as a refresher course and an opportunity to learn from colleagues. A major benefit of belonging to the ETA is that being in an Association from which I can learn to conduct myself better as a toastmaster and thus serve my clients in a better way gives me the edge."   Devon Toastmaster

Toby Langford wrote, "Some of the benefits of belonging to the ETA are support, friendship, knowledge delivered in a calm, relaxing informative environment by an excellent Association"  Toastmaster in Hampshire

Thursday 19th April 2012

St George's Day - Members Special Meeting

Held at The County Hotel, Chelmsford,  Essex

Not all our time is spent in our uniforms at our larger meetings. We normally dress for the photo shoot at the end of the morning session and change out of our uniforms for lunch.

The four pictures above are courtesy of David Islip Photography who was one of the three photographers and one videographer at our meeting. David's work is excellent and more information is available at www.david-islip-photography.co.uk  David has thanked us for "a very educational and informative day - fun also!"

Dear Linda & Richard,   Yesterday was a FANTASTIC day, one which I really did enjoy, Richard I think what you have achieved with your English Toastmasters Association is just fantastic and I think other professionals need to look at.

 THANK YOU, THANK YOU so much for inviting me. I really did gain a lot from the meeting and have made new friends all of which I hope to work with in the future.

 At some point Richard I would like to meet up with you as I really do feel you are onto a winner with the format of your meetings which a lot of other wedding professionals should get involved in to make our industry a better industry to work in if we all understand each other and all work together.

 What I would like to do is invite you and Linda to the MPA London & Essex Regional print Comp on Wednesday 16th May 2012 at times to be confirmed ( approx time to start 4.30pm), and hopefully you would both like to join us for dinner.   Hope to talk to you both soon.

 Once again THANK YOU for inviting me and also for being such good hosts and making me feel so very welcome.   Kind regards,   Kevin Pengelly FMPA FBIPP DipPP

The best meeting so far with a clear agenda, a very open, free flowing day that was well organised with breakout subjects that were well chosen and valuable. Two of the major benefits of belonging to the E.T.A. is the back up and support and being a professional working to a strict code of ethics. I enjoy the E.T.A. because they are like minded and great company.  Jonathan Curran.

Hello Linda and Richard,  Thank you for the very enjoyable and informative day we had yesterday.

It was very fruitful and filled with positive approaches to success. Regards Nelson

Most enjoyable experience and valuable source of information with continued professional guidance related in practical terms and unlimited ongoing support.  Roy Timms

Mr. Palmer  Thank you so much for a fantastic day. It was the best meeting yet and hopefully people will act on some of the suggestions that were put forward. I am stunned that each time I meet more members of the E.T.A. they treat me like one of their own and prove to be such nice people.  Jim Cattermole

RICHARD & LINDA,  Tempest Fugit = time flies. My fellow members Jon and Arjun agree wih me that when one enjoys the day time passes so quickly.

You and Linda are aware that my two above named friends and I traveled to the E.T.A. St Georges' Day seminar together in one car. Economy is one reason, but more important is that it's an additional way to add to the networking and relationship building exercised by happy faces around members table.

Educational, encompassing, enterprising and enlightening, E.T.A. !   Regards   Howard Marco

The picture above shows our toastmaster members outside The County Hotel, Chelmsford, Essex and was taken by Harish for David Court of CourtonCamera Photograpy . 

Meeting of the Mastermind Group of the English Toastmasters Association February 2012

With a special guest from The Confrérie du Sabre d'Or which is devoted to promoting the act of Sabrage and the enjoyment of Champagne. The Heart of the Order is the growing number of Caveaux de Sabrage where Sabrage may be performed. The Caveaux range from small restaurants and Wine Bars to the grandest of Hotels.They all have two things in common - Champagne and fun. This is a wine and far too good to be left only to special occasions.

Some of our members will be pleased to introduce you to the Confrérie du Sabre d'Or and the fun of Sabrage.

Our special guest David Court, resplendant in his new uniform as Maitre - Sabreur of the Confrerie du Sabre d' Or

Our February meeting was enthusiastically received and we all shared information and knowledge about our experiences as toastmasters and at the same time covered subjects from sales and marketing to Hindu weddings. It was great to see our latest two members, Arjun Desai and Leona Cunningham being well received into our fold. With three new members already lined up for their training during March, we are pleased to be known as the most active toastmasters organisation.

Well, why shouldn't we have fun during our meetings? With our ongoing life long learning program already planned out for the next twelve months, many of our members find that the meetings are too good to miss.

The picture above is from our 2011 Christmas Quiz, held at our headquarters in Essex.

Jim Cattermole attended with his daughter Lynsey and thoroughly enjoyed the day. Kelvin Moir also attended and was at our very first training session over seven years ago. This photo was kindly taken by David Court of CourtonCamera, www.courtoncamera.co.uk who is one of our Honoury Fellow Members and shows Linda Palmer, one of our founder members. Also in attendance was Harish Patel, an excellent videographer and also an Honoury Fellow of our Association who may be contacted on 07729 487861.

The day was lively and fun but very useful as a learning and networking experience. Members attended from Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Essex, Kent, Buckinghamshire and London.

Monthly Mastermind Group Meetings

at the

English Toastmasters Association

The English Toastmasters Association is getting stronger while virtually all the other organisations for toastmasters are declining or stagnating. At The English Toastmasters Association we are working together as a team.

Another great photo from David Court from Court on Camera. Thank you David for your time and support and for catching the moment as you always manage to do showing that learning with friends in the busines is fun.

A brash statement! But just look what is happening and why we are moving on at a pace.

Our members have the opportunity to meet one another every month and work together, and learn together. Even though we have some of the best toastmasters in the business we are still enjoying learning. By pooling our knowledge and experience, we are growing stronger together and are all able to offer a better quality service to our clients.

Working as an alliance with a specific goal, namely to give our clients the best service that they could ever dream of. Each member works closely with each other and cares for each other. As a team, we are stronger than any other Association. Our monthly meetings are more popular than ever and our members are talking to each other to help each other in many ways.

We share jobs, knowledge, equipment in some cases and care about each other. We are there for each other if ever there is a problem such as illness. If one of our members is unable to take a job, we will find another English Toastmasters Association toastmaster to look after the client.

Our general principal is that we do not sell work to each other, rather we believe in giver’s gain.

That is to say -   If I find business for you, then you will probably want to find business for me, to reciprocate.

The concept of a Mastermind Group has been established for nearly a century. This concept was introduced in 1925 by Napoleon Hill in a book entitled “The Laws Of Success”. It has impacted on many businesses where they are growing from a position of strength. He then defined the Mastermind way of working together as a “coordination of knowledge and effort, in a spirit of harmony, between two or more people, for the attainment of a definite purpose.”

We motivate each other and look forward to each other’s company. More so, we come away from each meeting on a high and with a “to do list”. Targets to get the word out, “that toastmasters can and do make a difference at functions”. We all are working together with a common interest and goal, to be the best that we can be for the benefit of our clients.

We have a group of like-minded people available to help us all to succeed where we get the benefit of differing perspectives, input and feedback which enables us to make better decisions.

Our mastermind team can bring resources and connections to the table that we may not have had on our own. We are all accountable to each other and are all inspirational when working together as a group. This enables us to maintain our focus in achieving our goals.

In other words we can “leverage” our resources from our group of Mastermind members for the benefit of all the members of our Association.

This concept has been the driving force behind many businesses throughout history and there is plenty of room on this Mastermind team, because we have the resources available to allow us all as an Association and as individuals to grow in the way that suits each individual member.

If you would like to be a part of this winning team please just join us at our monthly Mastermind Meetings

If you are not a member of

The English Toastmasters Association yet and would like to talk about becoming a toastmaster

please call at any time on

07971 409977 or 01245 222392

and ask to speak to Richard Palmer

Back to some of our earlier meetings

Thursday 20th October 2011

Trafalgar Day - Members Special Meeting

The County Hotel, Chelmsford,  Essex

The Chairman for this meeting was Commander Chris Woods who was a very popular chairman with our members and guests.

Our guest speakers were Kevin Pengelly from Pengelly Photography, based in Suffolk.

http://www.pengelly-photography.co.uk/index.html

Thank you to Kevin Pengelly for the photo ( shown above ) of our members outside the County Hotel, Chelmsford, Essex, just before luncheon was served.

and Howard Marco from Toastmaster Clothing

Our Agenda for the day was very lively and well received.

It must be said that the staff at The County Hotel in Chelmsford always provide a first class service with an excellent breakfast and luncheon in surroundings that suit our meetings very well. Thank you to you all at the County Hotel in Chelmsford.

Here are some of the comments from our members and guests

Richard: There is no doubt in my mind the Trafalgar Day seminar held today was the best meeting the association has run. Main mention must be made of the excellent manner that Commander Chris Woods took the chair.

Fine selective vocabulary, a firm eye on the clock, well " navigated ".

Members input was varied and informative, time passed rapidly as everyone found it fun as well as educational. -- Good growth .  Very best wishes  Howard Marco

Thank you very much for yesterday.  All your hard work, on our behalf, was plain to see  for all of us and, I believe that, without exception, everyone is grateful to you for your sterling work. I enjoyed chairing the meeting and the pleasure of supporting you and being in the chair.   Very best wishes   Chris  

Thoroughly enjoyable meeting, very informative and another successful day with professional development and the friendship and camaraderie of the members

Many thanks Tony

Thank you for providing an exceptional day yesterday, full of relevant content and some very useful discussion.

We are getting better and bigger as the leading Association and it is always a joy to meet with my fellow toastmasters. Best wishes Mark Wilding

The picture above shows James McCarraher from Hampshire receiving his certificates on completion of his training and becoming a member at the English Toastmasters Association Headquarters in Danbury, Essex

Let us share our Mission Statement and our Vision with you.....

Our mission is to establish and grow a quality organisation for toastmasters based on the highest levels of service, loyalty, and integrity. As an organisation, our aim is to provide consistently superior services for our members and to foster an environment that enables our members to achieve personal and professional growth and success. Our members' professional needs and objectives are paramount.

Our vision is to be the highest quality Toastmasters' Association and leading provider of superior support for Toastmasters and Masters of Ceremonies worldwide. Our Association facilitates excellent quality training and marketing services which enable our members to exceed their clients' expectations and raise the profile of toastmasters and masters of ceremonies. By delivering superior quality services to our members and offering our members the highest level of training, support, loyalty and integrity, our members will be able to achieve personal and professional growth and success whilst providing consistently superior services to their clients.

We operate to the highest standards, through our published Code of Ethics. Our members work in a caring and client focused manner. We will concentrate on what is important to our clients. Most other organisations for toastmasters do not either publish their Codes of Ethics or make them available for their clients to see. Being transparent in the way that our members offer their services helps to generate trust with their clients.

Would you like to become a toastmaster for hire or work to a higher standard than you do at present?

Would you like more work?

Would you like to have better marketing and promotion?

Would you like to know how to make your clients even happier by improving your performance?

Would you like to perform your role and your duties to the very highest standards?

Would you like to work to a published Code of Ethics that offers your clients total peace of mind and shows your professionalism towards your work and to your clients' needs?

All of these benefits and many more are offered by the quality English Toastmasters Association that promotes professionalism and cares for toastmasters and the services that they provide for their clients........

Some other organisations that represent toastmasters are beginning to copy our Code of Ethics but are still leaving out one of the most important ones. Our members do not drink alcohol when we are working for our clients and do not consider this to be 'a perk of the job'. We are here to serve our clients professionally.

Please call 01245 222392 or 07971 409977 at any time for more information.

Just a few interesting facts about

The English Toastmasters Association

We run more training courses and have more quality testimonials for training than any of our competitors. There are over 100 testimonials about our courses here on this site. This means that you know the quality of our training is second to none and you will not find better training anywhere else.

The picture below shows members of our Association at one of our training days with Internet Consultant Sue Lees giving a presentation about working the Internet and using social media to get better known.

Members of our Association get ongoing support and training for life, all inclusive within their membership fees. This gives them excellent value for money from their annual subscriptions.

We are the fastest growing organisation for toastmasters because we work harder for our members, than any other organisation. Our marketing is far superior than any marketing from other organisations for toastmasters and therefore our members, in general, are busier than some other toastmasters.

We have our own fully-staffed headquarters with state-of-the art training facilities. This means that you can enjoy your training as the service will be provided in the way and style that suits you best. We will also cater for dates, start and end times to suit you.

We offer more, better quality and faster support for our members, including regular meetings, seminars and web services. All the benefits that a truly professional Association should be offering its members to help them with their professional development.

Ongoing training and help is included in the annual membership fees. Our members carry on learning or gaining knowledge at the speed and at the times that suit them. You choose the speed of your learning. If you want more time and more help - we are here for you.

For more information about our services please keep reading

If you would like to join our friendly Association that works for it's professional members, offering unique, excellent-quality courses and training to the highest-possible standards,

please call us on 07971 409977

or use the contact form to find out more.....

Announcing a powerful new training course for those people who wish to learn the skills and secrets required to be a properly-trained and client-focused toastmaster.

You now have access to the best kept secrets of how you can get sensational results when working for your clients, by attending our training courses and using ethical methods of client care that other organisations do not use or even understand.

To uphold higher standards of training and focus on individuals' existing strengths, our courses for new toastmasters are held on a one-to-one basis only. If you would like to specialise in a particular type of event, for example weddings, we will be pleased to train you in the area of specialisms or expertise that you require as well as general training. Our Toastmasters Training School offers specialist training, geared to our candidate's specific needs.

Amazing results from a higher level of training in client focused services. We will be pleased to discuss your requirements in more detail. We are also pleased to offer training for hotel staff and staff from other venues or businesses that have the need for further client focused staff training.

Treat your staff and your business to specialised training for front-of-house staff including client care and announcements. Please give us a call. Most venue owners and managers comment that they have never seen welcome announcements for brides and bridegrooms the way that our members do it. Most guests say they did not know that a wedding could be so much fun. We would be pleased to offer training for groups or on a one-to-one basis for front-of-house staff, to give your venue or group the winning edge for client care and service.

Amazing results from one to one training. Due to the client satisfaction and the comments that we get when we train on a one to one basis, training courses will only be offered on this basis to new members in future. Training courses that are run on a one to one basis have been found to be the best method of upholding quality training, based on the abilities and requirements of each individual candidate. 

The courses are generally held over three days and lead to the presentation of a certificate of attendance at the end of the course. There are no qualifications for toastmasters that are recognised by any educational bodies at this moment. We are working on formalising our courses at present and hope to have more news about our endeavours in the future.

Although we offer one-to-one training courses, candidates will go out and meet other toastmasters and visit venues as part of our courses. One-to-one tuition is always available to suit your individual requirements, based on your existing skills and experience. 

We specialise in client focused services for our members, but are able to offer these courses and training sessions to non members of our organisation who wish to provide higher levels of service for their clients. We are pleased to do this because, by raising the standards in our profession, we all should create more demand for our services.

Applicants may be accepted for training and/or membership of the our Association, from existing toastmasters who are members of other organisations representing toastmasters or their interests, subject to interview and agreement to our code of ethics and a minimum of one alignment day.

We welcome toastmasters who wish to learn our different  approach to higher level, quality service for our clients. 

If you would like to join our friendly Association that works for it's professional members, offering unique, excellent quality courses and training to the highest possible standards, please call us on 07971 409977 or use the contact form to find out more.....

Why train to be a toastmaster with us? 

Would you like professional tuition on a one-to-one basis with practical solutions from a quality toastmaster and his team, who work to the highest international quality standard (ISO 9001:2008).....

I will be honest with you about the best ways of learning our profession so that you can give the best service and get stunning results for your clients, where you make sure that they get the day of their dreams.......

If we really were to tell you why, it would be easy to give you our opinion of why we are the best organisation to train with on our one-to-one training courses and join for long-term support. However, we do not like to tell you when everyone who has been through our training courses have written their comments and they are on this site for you to read.  Please visit our client testimonials page with comments from the people who have trained with us, to see what they think.

Using a modern style of teaching we are now bringing new higher standards of training to our profession and meeting the needs of individuals according to their existing experience and future aims. We believe that once a toastmaster has been trained they will not know it all. We continue to look at every aspect of our work, taking the time to refine and develop new methods of delivering the best quality service to and for our member toastmasters. This in turn helps them to deliver higher quality services to their clients.

For your continued satisfaction we believe that no matter how professional our work may seem, there will always be room for further improvements. 

We hold regular meetings for our members to bring new ideas and better methods of working to the table. Our clients' satisfaction is the inspiration for us to strive for excellent service.

All this so that our clients are assured of a truly excellent level of service

The picture shown above is of part of our office suite at our headquarters in Danbury, Essex, where we run our training courses.

Our Association is here to support our members in the following areas.....

Training & Professional Development

The English Toastmasters Association is the only organisation for toastmasters to have a full and published programme of events to help our members with their professional development. The events that we hold for our members are part of their ongoing professional development and are included in their annual fees.

Our Association holds two full-day meetings each year with breakfast and lunch provided on or near St. George's day in April and Trafalgar day in October. At these meetings we have a packed agenda of items to help our members to achieve a higher level of professionalism and better services for their clients.

There are ten fully-documented seminars which are held during the last week of each of the other 10 months. These seminars cover important relevant topics to help our members gain more knowledge about best working practices that are important to their clients. We are continually helping our members to grow their armory of information to make sure that their clients get the best attention to detail as possible.

We have launched our country wide Road Shows and will be putting these on regularly. Our inaugural Road Show was held in Chesterfield on the 11th and 12th November 2009. (Further details are shown below) During 2010 our Road Show was held in Huntingdon and we welcome all toastmasters as well as our own members. See what the most lively Toastmasters Association is doing to raise the standards of performance and professionalism in our industry. We have better and more frequent training for new entrants into our profession and for existing toastmasters.

Our Road Shows will normally be open for any toastmasters and potential toastmasters to attend on the first evening of the event and for our members on the second day. Please advise us of your wish to attend and we will make you very welcome.

We are the only organisation for toastmasters to have our own headquarters with full time staff dedicated to the success of our members.

Members may book appointments at any time to gain extra help and information regarding any aspects of their work. All these services and many more are included within the membership fees.

Marketing

Our marketing experts are constantly working to enhance the profile of toastmasters in general and our Association with each of our members. We also have a continual process to increase the awareness of the Association as being the Association to offer the ultimate quality services packages to our members.

Our members are now finding that the marketing services that we employ are working very well for many of them.

We are constantly promoting our site, facilities and members and are getting some outstanding results for our members. New and existing members are getting enquiries from clients directly from their own pages on this site. By using search engine registration and optimisation techniques, and sponsored links, we aim to give our professional members better value for money membership and higher rankings on the Internet.

Client Care

Our members are trained to consider each function as more than just another job. The wishes and interests of our toastmasters' clients are absolutely paramount. We have a published Code of Ethics which forms the basis of a service level agreement with each of our members' clients. Our members are also trained to take care of all other contractors working for their mutual clients at events that they attend.

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For our members we provide a secure area on this website, where documents and supporting information may be found, to further assist in providing very high quality services.

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There follows an article from David Court at Court on Camera's BLOG on Saturday, 3rd October 2009 regarding our monthly professional training seminars.

'On Wednesday 30th September I joined my good friend Richard Palmer and his fellow members of the English Toastmasters Association at their headquarters overlooking Danbury Palace in the heart of Essex for a training seminar led by Richard.

Continuous professional development is at the heart of this organisation - the training session was attended by Toastmasters working throughout the UK and internationally as far afield as the USA'.

David Court is an excellentphotographer who is based in Essex and is also very helpful when it comes to training our members in the art of working with our fellow professionals at all types of events, but especially at weddings. 

"Most organisations for toastmasters do not focus on helping other members of the team that work together to provide our mutual clients with a superior service. At our Association, we believe that we are part of that team and we need to be aware of how we can best help, serve and take care of our fellow professionals."

As an Association, our aim is to raise the standards that toastmasters work to in our line of work for the benefit of our clients.

Our toastmaster duties for our clients are generally far more extensive than those of any other Toastmasters belonging to any other organisations. Our toastmasters will be pleased to attend your wedding service or ceremony to put you at ease, help you get dressed and help in many other ways to make sure that you are comfortable as you start your day. We are aiming at having the happiest clients.

Our Association is raising the bar for client services. Our toastmasters will focus on offering a higher level of client services. Our toastmasters will do more for you on your special day and at your function.

Our members will go the extra mile for their clients as part of a normal day's work.

Central England Road Show for our members

On the evening of Wednesday 11th November 2009 we had our first open evening.

You did not have to be a member of our Association to meet our members and find out more about our services

For our members we held our Special Meeting

on Thursday 12th November 2009 at the Premier Inn, Tapton Lock Hill in Chesterfield

Thank you from The English Toastmasters Association to our guests who visited us on Wednesday evening and during the day on Thursday.

One of the thank-you letters from one of our members

Many thanks for a really well-prepared and thought-out day. The content was almost as good as the company, and it was so refreshing to meet some of my colleagues and indeed our guests. A terrific day, great to share ideas and experiences and to talk about the perception of toastmasters. Thank you both so much 

A thank-you letter from one of our Guests

Just a quick note to say thank you for inviting me along to your road show on Chesterfield last Thursday. It's always good to hear the views of other dedicated professional people in the wedding business.

The day was most informative and gave a fantastic insight into our role. I was so glad to see the enthusiasm all of the members showed towards their duties and the attention to detail in the execution of their duties. Our Association really has set the standards for all who wish to engage in this highly respected career. I wish you continued success in all that you do, please keep in touch. Kind regards Ian

Ian Greenfield Photography  www.iangreenfield.com

Our special thanks go to Michael Wall Toastmaster and the Premier Inn for your help and support for this new event.

Some kind e-mails from our members and special guests followed on from our St. George's Day meeting in April 2009

Richard, a little overdue, but I wanted to express my thanks to you for organising such an interesting agenda for the Association's St. George's day meeting. It is clear that your passion and commitment to the dream has raised the ETA to a formidable professional body, with a strong sense of purpose and a competent membership. Regards Russell Rainger

Hi Richard, Thank you for an excellent day at the St. George's Day meeting on 23rd April. You included some very useful topics and the whole day was both informative and interesting. It was great to meet other members of our association and to be able to exchange ideas and experiences. Regards G S

Hi there Richard, Just a quick note to say a great big thank you for organising another good day.  It was fantastic to meet new Toastmasters and reminisce with some with old friends, Marco looks to be an asset to the Association as do both David and Sandra (photographers) I would imagine Chelmsford town centre was honoured to see so many red-coated Toastmasters in one group, when some people may have never even seen one! Kind Regards Michael O'Rourke

Dear Richard, Apologies that this is the first opportunity that I have had to send a big thank you. Although I had to leave early, I found the day really enjoyable and equally  educational. Long may these meetings continue. It is a great time to catch up with our colleagues and share our experiences. Your continued help and support is much appreciated. Kind regards Geoff Cornwell

A note to thank you for your hospitality yesterday at the toastmasters’ lunch. It was very enjoyable and informative so I now have more knowledge of the organisation. Thanks again and speak soon. Stuart Rawlings   Essex Chronicle