Getting started
Welcome to Golden Gate. Start by setting up your accounts, then work through the steps for your first meeting roles and speech.
Adapted from the club onboarding checklist (opens in a new tab). Check off each step as you go.
The VP of Membership and Treasurer process your application and arrange account access. Contact the VP of Membership if you haven’t received your welcome email. The VP of Education can help with the checklist.
Toastmasters International and the club agenda site have separate logins.
Look for emails from membership@toastmasters.org and server@toastmastersclub.org. Follow both invitations first. Missing an email? Ask the VP of Membership.
Check that you can access your membership and education records.
FreeToastHost is where you reserve meeting roles and speech slots. It has a separate login from this app.
Get meeting updates and join the club’s conversations on Discord.
Keep meetings and club events on your calendar.
Get meeting recaps and club announcements by email.
Read #welcome, then post in #ice-breakers to unlock the other channels. For help, use #discord-help and tag @officer.
Start with a meeting role, then plan your Ice Breaker.
Try Timer, Ah-Counter, or Grammarian. Read the role guide, then reserve a role on the agenda site. Ask an officer to walk you through it.
Your first speech introduces you to the club. Choose a story, prepare an outline, and book a speech slot when you feel ready.
Sign in to toastmasters.org → My Home → Go to Base Camp. Explore the paths and choose one with help from the VP of Education.
Click Complete My Project in Base Camp at the end of each project. Selecting a project on the agenda site or logging it in this app does not complete your official education record.
Save the resources page for meeting role guides, education links, and club contacts.
These items don’t count toward your required steps.
Ask the VP of Education about the club’s 60-day Buddy System for new members and how to take part.
If you want recordings uploaded privately for your reference, review the FAQs and complete the consent form. This is optional.
Use the feedback form to share suggestions or tell the officers about a problem.