Visit a Meeting

There is no sign-up, no fee and no catch. Below is everything you might want to know before walking in.

When and where

Every Tuesday, 19:15 to 21:15. Registration opens at 19:00.

New Oriental, 3rd floor, Huarong Building, No. 178 Mintian Road, Futian District, Shenzhen (福田区华融大厦 3 楼新东方).

Take the metro to Futian Station and leave by Exit 3A. The building is a short walk from there.

What happens when you arrive

Someone from the officer team will be at the registration desk. Say you are a guest and they will find you a seat and explain the evening.

The meeting runs in English and follows a printed agenda. You will see prepared speeches, an impromptu speaking round called Table Topics, and evaluations of everything that happened.

About two thirds of the way through there is a guest sharing slot: each guest gets thirty seconds to say what they thought. You can take it or pass. Most people take it.

Joining, if you want to

There is no pressure to join, and no one will chase you. When you are ready, the club follows a simple path:

1. Attend 3 meetings
2. Speak 2 times, which can be Table Topics or a meeting role
3. Submit 1 application

Membership costs ¥600 as a one-off registration fee, then ¥700 per half year. Most of that goes to Toastmasters International as your international membership.

Getting in touch

The easiest way is to scan the WeChat code on the home page to reach Stella, our VP Membership. She can answer questions and help you find the room.

Or simply turn up on a Tuesday. We have been doing this since 2003 and we will be there.

If you would rather read first

The club has spent eleven years explaining itself on its own account: what every job in the room does, what a Timer actually watches for, and ten reasons not to join with an answer to each.

Guides the club wrote for itself →Seventeen pieces: what Toastmasters is, every job in the room, and whether to join.