I'm a member of the Ashburton Toastmasters club, and we are a small and friendly club. While access to the Toastmasters International public speaking training programme and resources cost money (around $5 a week with club fees), you can come to club meetings as a guest for free to try it out. We meet on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month in the Doris Linton lounge of the Ashburton RSA (12 Cox st).