Joe Mathesius and Steve Lord, second and third place finishers in the recent Toastmasters District 46 Table Topics (impromptu speaking) contest, have begun a new chapter of Toastmasters International in Hackettstown. The chapter meets on the first, third, and fifth Thursday of every month at the Hackettstown Community Center, 293 Main Street, and is open to the public age 18 and over. Meetings run from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. Guests may attend without a reservation or a fee. Toastmasters International is a global, 200,000-member, non-profit organization teaching people how to prepare and speak with confidence and success. To improve your communication skills, be more effective in meetings, and get your point across more concisely join Toastmasters! For more information contact Steve Lord at 862-432-8065 or TM46Steve@LordKnows.org..