"This study is an attempt to discover the influences that motivate a person to join and to remain a member of Toastmasters International. Questions to be analyzed include: (1) What personal improvements, gains, or satisfaction does the typical member seek? (2) What relationship does membership in Toastmasters have with the member's business affiliation? (3) What influences the attrition rate as observed by current members?"--Introduction. / Typescript. / "March 1969." / "Submitted to the School of Business of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Management." / Advisor: John J. Rellahan, Supervisor. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 81-82).