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Article I: Mission and Purposes
The mission of a Toastmasters Club is to provide a mutually supportive and positive
learning environment in which every individual member has the opportunity to develop oral
communication and leadership skills, which in turn foster self-confidence and personal
growth.
In order to carry out this mission, this Club shall:
- Help its individual members improve their abilities to communicate effectively;
- Provide for its individual members' instructions, educational materials and
opportunities which will give them skill and experience in the preparation and delivery of
speeches;
- Encourage its individual members to read and to listen analytically;
- Provide for its individual members' fair and constructive evaluation of their efforts
toward self-improvement;
- Increase its individual members' knowledge of the rules of parliamentary procedure and
their skills in conducting meetings and participating in group discussions;
- Afford leadership training for its individual members; and
- Provide opportunities and encouragement for its individual members to appear before
audiences and to express their thoughts creditably.
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