Breakfast Club Toastmasters

Breakfast Club Toastmasters is a Toastmasters International-affiliated public speaking and leadership club based in Newlands, Cape Town. It provides a safe, supportive, and diverse environment where members develop public speaking, communication, and leadership skills through the structured Toastmasters Pathways education programme. The club has been recognised as one of the top 10 clubs in Southern Africa (2020 and 2021) and has received the highest Toastmasters International recognition of excellence for multiple consecutive years. Guests are welcome to attend meetings with no obligation to join.

Online practice in Cape Town

In addition to offline public speaking classes, you can practice public speaking online from Cape Town

Live speaking sessions with real listeners are available on speaking-club.online, even if there are no local public speaking classes nearby.

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Contact & location

The Athenaeum, Boundary Terraces, 1 Mariendahl Lane, Newlands, 7708

Open website

+27 82 900 3320

thebreakfastclub.tm@gmail.com

Membership & sessions

International membership fees are $60 USD every six months, plus a once-off joining fee of $20 USD. Members may pay Toastmasters International directly in USD or pay the club in South African Rands (amount depends on the exchange rate). Membership is open to anyone over the age of 18. Fees are paid in two 6-month instalments by 30 September and 31 March each year.

Services: Public speaking training, Communication skills development, Leadership skills development, Toastmasters Pathways educational programme, Prepared speeches, Table Topics (impromptu speaking), Speech evaluations and constructive feedback, Peer-to-peer mentoring, Active listening skills training, Event management and leadership roles, Educational meetings (1st Wednesday of the month), Social breakfast gatherings, Access to any Toastmasters club worldwide (membership benefit), Online curriculum access (Pathways)

Membership: 60 USD / monthly

Meeting schedule: Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month, 07:15–09:00 (CAT/GMT+2), in person at The Athenaeum, Newlands. Additional educational meeting on the 1st Wednesday of the month.

Languages: English

Meeting formats: in-person, online

Additional information

Club President: Richard Bougard (WhatsApp: +27 82 900 3320). Vice President Membership: John Robinson (WhatsApp: +27 83 305 9208). Membership applications can be downloaded from the website and emailed to thebreakfastclub.tm@gmail.com. The club also has a WhatsApp group for programme updates. Facebook: facebook.com/TheBreakfastClubSA. Toastmasters International club listing: https://www.toastmasters.org/Find-a-Club/02028745-02028745

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