Accredited Speakers Program

Toastmasters International has a special program which recognizes those members who have professional-level speaking skills.

The Accredited Speaker program is not for everyone. Only a handful of Toastmasters have what it takes to become Accredited Speakers. Less than 25 percent of those who apply for the program become Accredited Speakers.

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The program is conducted annually.

To qualify as an Accredited Speaker, an applicant must be a current member of a Toastmasters Club. He or she also must be an Able Toastmaster or Advanced Toastmaster Bronze and have had a minimum of 25 speaking engagements to non-Toastmasters audiences within three years of application date.

Five copies of letters of acknowledgment or appreciation from any of the 25 engagements must be provided as documentary evidence of successful presentations. In addition, applicants must pass a rigorous two-stage judging process.

If you or someone in your Club has professional-level speaking skills, call or write World Headquarters for the Accredited Speaker program brochure and application. Deadline each year for entries is November 1.