Overview

Where and When?

Meetings typically run for about 60-75 minutes, depending on the number of scheduled speakers. The venue is in the Comedy Room, upstairs in the Brisbane Hotel (on the corner of Beaufort Street and Brisbane Street, in Highgate.

There is paid parking behind the Brisbane Hotel.

What sort of people attend?

Toastmasters is ideal for anybody who gets nervous in front of an audience, wants a little self-confidence boost or is keen to improve their leadership skills.

Young Guns is full of people from all walks of life, with quite a few members who work in the city. There are no restrictions as to who can join - if you think you’ll fit in, no doubt you will.

Our club has around twenty members at the moment, with a healthy balance of experienced and newer members.

What should I expect?

Our meetings follow a fairly consistent format each week. For instance, a typical meeting might run:

18:15 Welcome (by the Toastmaster of the day)
18:20 ‘Inspiration’ (a 2 minute warm-up speech)
18:25 Table Topics (4-5 members are each called on to deliver a brief, unprepared speech in response to a question)
18:35 Evaluation of the impromptu speakers
18:50 Three or four prepared speeches
19:10 Feedback about the prepared speeches
19:20 Joke or Word of the Day
19:25 General Evaluation (feedback about the other speeches/roles)
19:30 Finish!

While we aim to stick to the agenda, meetings do tend to be pretty social. There’s a good sense of fun and a positive environment. Members often stay back after the meeting for a drink and a chat.

Sounds Interesting … What now?

Guests are always welcome to attend a few meetings, without charge, while they get a feel for what happens and how everything works. As a guest, you won’t be asked to participate in any of the meeting roles (unless you’d like to). Once you’ve attended a few meetings, you can decide whether or not the club suits you.

There’s a few clubs around Perth, so it might be worth trying more than one to see which most suits your personality.

If you’d like any more information, please email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

We’re all pretty enthusiastic about our club, so we’ll be more than happy to respond to any queries you might have.

Hopefully we’ll see you soon!