National Toastmasters Club Sydney

National Toastmasters Club is a public speaking club in Sydney CBD with a long and distinguished history since 1979. Part of Toastmasters International, the club is open to any member of the public who would like to improve their confidence, public speaking, communication, and leadership skills.

Members come from all walks of life — from beginners to experienced speakers who have represented Australia in international speech contests.

Meeting details:

📅 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month
🕕 6:15pm sharp – approx. 8:30pm
📍 Castlereagh Boutique Hotel, Level 5, 169 Castlereagh Street, Sydney NSW 2000 (near Town Hall station)

Note: This club may have professional and/or educational prerequisites for membership — contact the club for details.

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Contact & location

Castlereagh Boutique Hotel, Level 5, 169 Castlereagh Street, 2000

Open website

+61417226656

info@nationaltoastmasters.org

Membership & sessions

Membership is open to anyone over 18 interested in improving public speaking, communication, or leadership skills. Note: this club may have professional and/or educational prerequisites — contact the club for details. Members pay Toastmasters International semiannual dues (USD $60 per 6-month period) plus a one-time new member fee (USD $25 from October 2025). In Australia, the ongoing cost typically works out at around AUD $10–20 per month, with an initial joining fee of approximately AUD $100. Guests may attend meetings free of charge before committing.

Services: Prepared speeches (structured speech projects via Toastmasters Pathways program), Table Topics (impromptu speaking practice), Speech evaluations and peer feedback, Pathways learning experience (6 specialised learning paths, 300+ competencies), Speechcraft program (8-week public speaking short course for non-members), Leadership development through club officer and district officer roles, Speech contests (club, area, district and international levels), Mentoring and coaching by experienced members

Membership: 120 USD / yearly

Meeting schedule: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month, 6:15pm–8:30pm

Languages: English

Meeting formats: in-person

Additional information

Club number: 1117 (Toastmasters International). Part of District 70 (NSW & ACT). Chartered on 20 March 1979 as CBC Toastmasters; renamed National Toastmasters following bank mergers. No longer associated with National Australia Bank or any commercial organisation. The club has a rich history of contest champions and has provided multiple District 70 governors and officers. A secondary contact email listed on the Toastmasters International club finder is info.nationaltoastmasters@gmail.com.

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