Meetings

The Richmond Toastmasters Club meets at the Trinity United Methodist Church, located at 903 Forest Avenue, Richmond, Virginia. Meetings are held the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of every month, from 6:15 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Meetings are open to the public and potential members are welcome at any time.

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Come for as many meetings as you like to see if we have anything to offer you. Better yet, bring a friend with you. Hopefully you will both want to become to members of the number one public speaking improvement program in the world and at the same time meet many new friends. Visit as often as you wish without obligation and participate if desired.

Directions

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From the West

Take I-64 East
Take Exit 183, Glenside Road South
After exiting the interstate, bear right at the sign for Glenside Road
At the end of the exit ramp, turn right at the traffic light onto Glenside Road
Turn right at the next traffic light (0.1 miles) onto Forest Avenue
Follow Forest Avenue for 2 miles (passing through five traffic lights)
The church is on the left

From the East

Take I-64 West
Take Exit 183A, Glenside Road South
After exiting onto Glenside Road, turn right at the second traffic light (0.2 miles) onto Forest Avenue
Follow Forest Avenue for 2 miles (passing through five traffic lights)
The church is on the left

From the South

Take Chippenham Parkway over the Willey Bridge
After crossing the bridge, there is a traffic light
From that traffic light, continue straight on Parham Road for 1.7 miles
Turn right onto Patterson Avenue (route 6)
At the next traffic light (0.9 miles), turn right onto Forest Avenue
Follow Forest Avenue for approximately 3 blocks (0.1 miles)
The church is on the left

Meeting Format

During the first segment we hear speeches that have been prepared according to the guidelines found in either the Basic Communication and Leadership Manual or the Advanced Toastmaster's Manual. Time frames for the speeches range from 5 to 7 minutes or may go up to 10 minutes depending on the speaker's project and the manual being used.

The second segment of the program, called Table Topics, gives all of us an opportunity to do some impromptu speaking. The Table Topics Master will give us an interesting topic that we will talk about from one to two minutes. By the way, we encourage all of our guests to participate.

In part three of the meeting, a fellow Toastmaster will evaluate each prepared speech. The Chief Evaluator for the day's program will give you more specific information. Also during this portion, our designated Grammarian will make note of any grammatical errors for us to improve upon and the Timer will let us know if the prepared speeches, the impromptu talks and the evaluations met the required time frames.