Easy-Speak has served clubs since 2005, and its own leadership has said its legacy systems need modernizing. Toastmanagers is the modern alternative: free, built around the work officers repeat every week, with reminders that send themselves, schedules that respect what members want, and agendas in one click.
Quick Summary
| Feature | Toastmanagers | Easy-Speak |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Who runs it | An active product team that ships updates often | Volunteers, since its founder stepped away in October 2025 |
| Role scheduling | Automatic, using role history, "prefer", "avoid", and "never" preferences, and declared absences | Automatic, using experience and recent roles |
| Role reminders | Sent automatically 7 days and 1 day before, plus an optional same-day reminder | Sent by the meeting manager |
| Agendas | One-click PDF agenda plus a speaker introductions sheet | Agenda templates |
| Phones | Works in any phone browser, iPhone and Android | An iPhone app; we found no Android version |
Why officers choose Toastmanagers
Reminders that send themselves
On Easy-Speak, reminders are sent by the meeting manager, which means somebody has to remember to send them. Toastmanagers emails every member 7 days and 1 day before each role, automatically, with an optional same-day reminder. When a meeting changes or is cancelled, officers can notify everyone from the schedule.
A schedule that knows what members want
Easy-Speak allocates roles from experience and recent roles. Toastmanagers goes further. Members mark each role "prefer", "avoid", or "never", enter the dates they will be away, and request any role, not only speeches. Auto-assign weighs all of it, along with each member's history, so the first draft of your schedule is one you can actually use.
Agendas in one click
The agenda comes straight from the schedule: download a PDF, plus a speaker introductions sheet for the Toastmaster. Rename, reorder, and time every agenda item to match how your club really runs.
Built for every phone
Easy-Speak's mobile app is for iPhone, and we found no Android version. Toastmanagers runs in any phone browser, iPhone and Android alike, with nothing to install.
Tools for meeting night
- Meeting timer with green, yellow, and red presets that load from your agenda
- Grammarian tool for the Word of the Day, word counts, and a printable report
- Attendance marked right on the schedule
- Member statistics with attendance, confirmations, role history, and Pathways progress
Pathways next to the schedule
Toastmanagers tracks each member's path, level, and projects, attaches the project to every scheduled speech, and counts meeting-role requirements straight from the schedule.
Your data, whenever you want it
Officers can download the club's data as a ZIP of CSV files at any time, and members can subscribe to the club calendar.
Easy-Speak in 2026: what has changed
Malcolm Warden launched Easy-Speak in January 2005 and ran it for two decades. In April 2025 he told district leaders he would step away from October 2025, and volunteer teams formed the easySPEAK Association to take over administration, technical work, and support. The same letter said hosting needed stabilizing and legacy systems needed modernizing.
That is a lot of change underneath the system your club relies on every week. Toastmanagers is built and supported by a team whose whole focus is club meetings. See the changelog for what has shipped recently.
Switching takes one sitting
- Export or copy your member list from Easy-Speak or Club Central into a CSV with name and email columns.
- Create your club in Toastmanagers and set its timezone and meeting pattern.
- Import the CSV. Silent import lets you announce the move later in one email.
- Generate your next meetings and add any roles already promised.
- Tell members where the schedule now lives.
Try Toastmanagers Free
No credit card. Import your roster and generate a schedule in one sitting.
Get Started FreeReminders, agendas, and fair scheduling from your first meeting.
FAQ
Is Toastmanagers really free?
Yes. There's no paid plan, and no credit card required.
Is Easy-Speak free?
Easy-Speak does not charge clubs. It is run by volunteers and financed by members.
Can I bring my members over?
Yes. Import your member list as a CSV and you can generate your first meetings right away.
Do members need to install an app?
No. Toastmanagers works in any browser, on any phone, tablet, or computer.