Starting out as the Temple Terrace Toastmasters in January of 1978, and meeting on 56th street, the club relocated to Tampa in 1983 and changed its name to the Suncoast Toastmasters. Since its relocation Suncoast Toastmasters has been home to 164 members and counting. Suncoast Toastmasters is a local chapter of Toastmasters International .

Today, Toastmasters International is a non-profit organization which gives its members the opportunity to develop and improve their public speaking abilities through local club meetings, training seminars and speech contests. Toastmasters International includes more than 199,000 men and women in more than 9,300 clubs in more than 70 countries.

Experienced professionals and beginning speakers alike can benefit from our practical, face-to-face learning program. Whether you're speaking to the board of directors, your customers, your co-workers or your kids, Toastmasters can help you do it better. You'll learn and practice in a friendly, comfortable environment with people who are there for the same reason you are—to become better communicators.

At Suncoast Toastmasters, members learn by speaking to groups and working with others in a supportive environment. In addition, speakers at Suncoast Toastmasters are videotaped and with their permission, the videos are uploaded to the Internet for viewing either privately or publicly. Members of Suncoast find this self-critiquing tool invaluable as they travel their Toastmaster journey. A typical Suncoast meeting is made up of 20 to 30 people who meet every Tuesday for about an hour and a half. Each meeting gives everyone an opportunity to practice conducting meetings, giving impromptu speeches, presenting prepared speeches, and offering constructive evaluation.