Eindhoven · Founding cohort 2026
Where entrepreneurs become better communicators and leaders.
A Toastmasters business club in Eindhoven, for founders, leaders and professionals ready to grow as communicators.
You were told the problem is confidence. It is not.
The pitch that leaves the room unmoved was always a no. The question is why.
Smart people do not lose the boardroom because they are shy. They lose it because they built the argument and improvised the delivery. The numbers were right. The deck was clean. The room still said it would think about it.
The real problem is not speaking. It is that no one ever trained you to take a room from interested to decided, live, under pressure, when the stakes are real.
Not a course. A global leadership community.
Toastmasters International is a non-profit educational organization that helps people become better speakers and leaders through practice, feedback and service. There are no teachers above students. Members learn by doing, supporting each other and taking real leadership roles inside the club.
When you join ETBC, you join one of the largest leadership communities in the world. A century of practice, a method proven since 1924.
What makes Toastmasters different?
- Members practice speaking regularly.
- Every speaker receives constructive feedback.
- Leadership is learned through real roles.
- Members mentor and support each other.
- The club is volunteer-led and community-driven.
- You become part of an international network.
Integrity, Respect, Service, Excellence.
ETBC puts the Toastmasters method to work on business rhetoric.
You get everything a Toastmasters club gives you, practice, feedback and real leadership roles, focused on the rooms where business gets decided. That focus is the whole reason this club exists in Eindhoven.
Applied, not theatrical
You practice in the rooms you actually walk into: the board, the pitch, the negotiation, the all-hands. Not invented scenarios.
Constructive and precise
Supportive Toastmasters evaluation, structured around the five classical canons. Encouraging, specific and ready to use on Monday.
Built for decisions
Every exercise ends with one question: did the room move? If it did not, we find out why before you leave.
Two hours, built around business.
We run the proven Toastmasters meeting, with its speaking, evaluation and leadership roles, and we point every minute at the rooms you actually walk into. Two hours, every other week, on speaking that moves a business decision.
Thirty minutes of real conversation. The deals and the trust start before the gavel.
Three members, ten to fifteen minutes each. Real business stakes, not generic topics.
Each speech evaluated in three to five focused minutes, back to back, on the five canons. Supportive, specific, business-oriented.
Improvised answers to live business prompts. One evaluator closes the round in five to ten minutes, in a single pass.
Fifteen minutes to close loops, trade introductions, and lock the next commitment.
The people behind ETBC.
Amol is an entrepreneur, business growth consultant and community builder based in Eindhoven. He serves as District Director of Toastmasters International District 59, supporting 127+ clubs across the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France and Monaco. With 15+ years of international B2B experience across Europe and Asia, he founded IndustrySpan Consulting and DigitalSpan, and he is co-founder of Eindhoven Entrepreneurs and Chair of TEDxEindhoven 2025.
- District Director, Toastmasters District 59 (2025-2026)
- Supporting 127+ clubs across 5 countries
- Founder, IndustrySpan Consulting and DigitalSpan
- Co-founder, Eindhoven Entrepreneurs
- Chair, TEDxEindhoven 2025
- 15+ years of international B2B business development
Panda is the founder of Pandologie, where he coaches founders, executives and public figures for the rooms that decide. Belgian champion of public speaking 2026 and the first to run an eloquence contest inside the European Parliament, he is an EU lawyer trained at Sciences Po. At ETBC he coaches the speakers and runs the meetings.
- Founder, Pandologie
- Belgian champion of public speaking, 2026
- First eloquence contest inside the European Parliament
- EU lawyer trained at Sciences Po
- Coaches founders, executives and public figures
- Years of Toastmasters speaking and mentoring
Twenty seats. Not for everyone.
This founding cohort may not be your best fit if
- You are looking for a relaxed social club rather than focused business practice.
- You cannot yet commit to showing up regularly and doing the preparation.
- You would rather a club that is already running than one you help build.
It is for you if
- You speak where money, mandates or careers are decided.
- You want evaluation that costs you something and pays you back.
- You show up every other week and do the work.
Who should join
For people who create, lead and influence.
- Entrepreneurs and startup founders.
- Managers and team leads.
- Consultants, sales leaders and business developers.
- Engineers moving into leadership.
- Professionals preparing their next career step.
- People who are new to Toastmasters but serious about growth.
Membership, at cost.
ETBC is a non-profit club. Nobody is paid. The membership fee covers the Toastmasters International dues and the venue, at cost. We confirm the exact amount by email after your visit.
- A non-profit club, run by volunteers.
- Dues cover Toastmasters International fees and the venue. Nothing else.
- The exact fee is confirmed by email after your visit.
Straight answers.
No. Public speaking is the surface. We train you to take a room from interested to committed, in the settings where that actually pays: the board, the pitch, the negotiation, the all-hands.
Meetings run in English, the working language of Eindhoven's tech economy. We switch to Dutch for table topics and on request, so locals and internationals both get stretched. Fluent English is not a requirement to start.
If you already speak well, generic clubs bore you. This is built for that problem. Evaluation on the five classical canons reaches people who thought they had nothing left to improve.
One evening every other week, two hours, plus the preparation a speech deserves. We keep the rhythm tight and business-focused so your two hours are spent on speaking, evaluation and leadership that pays off at work.
The club charters as soon as twenty founding members confirm. Our target is 27 June 2026. If we need a few additional weeks, we take them. ETBC charters. The only question is when.
Apply for a founding seat.
We select, we do not register. The gate is what keeps the room worth walking into. Tell us who you are and where you have to speak. We reply within two days.
Eindhoven. Every other Thursday.
- Venue Eindhoven city center Exact address announced to the founding cohort
- Rhythm Every other Thursday, 19:00 Two hours. Doors open 18:45 for networking.
- First meeting Sat 27 June 2026 19:00 to 21:00. Confirmed to the founding cohort on application.
- Language English, with Dutch on request