Toastmasters Table Topics Questions

Stumped? Can't think of any Table Topics ideas? The answer might be right under your nose. Why not do a Toastmasters Table Topics? Yes, that's right, a Table Topics themed about Toastmasters International!

This is an excellent idea for any Toastmasters club meeting because a common thread of everyone is that you decided to become a Toastmaster or attend as a guest. Something motivated you to come to a meeting, or better yet, impacted you to stay a member for many years. So why not share your experiences with the club? Toastmasters Table Topics may unveil motivations on why people look to improve their public speaking and leadership.

Toastmasters Table Topics Ideas:

• When was the first time you heard of Toastmasters?
• What motivated you to come to your first Toastmasters meeting?
• What motivated you to come to tonight's meeting?
• How has Toastmasters helped your career?
• How have Toastmasters helped your personal, home, or family life? (Check out our Family Table Topic Questions!)
• How would you describe your public speaking acumen?
• How would you describe your leadership acumen?
• Are you a good leader?
• Are you a good public speaker?
• Who is your favorite public speaker?
• Who is your favorite leader?
• In your opinion, what is the most essential quality of a public speaker?
• In your opinion, what is the most essential quality of a leader?
• Which books on public speaking have helped you improve as a speaker?
• Have you taken any online courses to help with your public speaking?
• What is your favorite Toastmaster role?

• Give us a two-minute Icebreaker! Tell us about yourself. (Go here for more Icebreaker Table Topics Questions.)
• What is your least favorite Toastmaster role?
• What personal goals do you have in which Toastmasters is helping? Be specific.
• Do you like the use of an ah-counter bell?
• Do a speech on today's Word of the Day!
• What is something you would change about our Toastmasters meeting?
• If you could change the handshake with the Toastmaster, what would you do in its place? Create a secret handshake for your club!
• Share your first Toastmasters experience. 
• Name someone famous, a celebrity, a politician, etc, that you think could benefit from membership in Toastmasters International. (Check our Election Day Table Topics for politically leaning questions). 
• What's your favorite word?
• Do you tend to speak too much or too little? 
• Do you speak too slowly or too fast, or just right?
• Do you have good grammar? Do you find lousy grammar a nuisance or a huge problem?
• Some say some ah's and um's make a speaker relatable. Are ah's, and um's good or bad for a speech?

Questions for longtime Toastmasters International members:

• Why do you still come to Toastmasters after so many months/years?
• What Toastmasters project was the most challenging?
• What Toastmasters project was the most fun?
• Have you competed in a contest? If so, tell us about your experience and takeaways.
• What is something you have learned in Toastmasters that was unexpected?
• Which other Toastmaster do you most admire?
• What have you learned from your fellow Toastmasters members?
• How do you formulate a speech?
• What is the best advice regarding public speaking you have received?
• What is the best advice regarding leadership you have received?
• If you could do one speech over, why would you?
• How much have you improved as a speaker since joining Toastmasters?
• How much better a speaker can you be?
• Tell us about when your Toastmasters skills helped you in your job.
• What skill do you find the most challenging in public speaking?

I hope these Toastmasters Table Topics questions gave you ideas for a fun session. Do you have a Toastmasters specific question? Share it with us below!

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