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in my diary, I would not have changed it for the backgrounds. There is always a willingness to help
world. To tell you that Toastmasters transformed participants succeed because the success of every
my life would hardly do the experience justice. individual is the success of the Toastmasters club
mission. I am well coached and well trained in
Today, I have my triple Distinguished Toastmaster public speaking because other Toastmasters took
designation and I’m currently working on my the time and interest in my personal development.
seventh Pathways Path. I speak in
public every chance I get. I teach public I can’t give back enough to
speaking skills in Toastmasters clubs, repay the success it has brought
and outside of Toastmasters clubs: me both personally and
corporations, learning institutions, and professionally, but I keep trying.
at church to the seminarians. Now, I There are friendships that I have
am sought out for communication developed which span the years
skills, debating skills, and empathetic of my Toastmasters participation.
listening in mentoring and coaching. People make the Toastmasters
My communication skills have vaulted program and passion makes the
my career to the next level in executive people. Celebrating a Century of
coaching, workshop facilitating, Excellence with Toastmasters
and emotional intelligence skill International I stand in awe of
building events. Toastmasters’ tools a legacy that has empowered
(Speechcraft and Youth Leadership millions of people around the
Program to name a few) help my clients globe. This is the perfect milestone
achieve their goals. to celebrate countless stories
of personal and professional
Communication is a necessary growth, the lifelong friendships
leadership skill and the Toastmasters formed, and the communities
program teaches the participants to strengthened through the power
listen attentively, think on their feet of effective communication
through Table Topics with precision and leadership. Toastmasters
and key messaging, while manual has notonly been a platform for
speeches hone individuals’ skills for honing my skills but a catalyst for
both speech mechanics and content. transformation in every sphere
Personal development through of my life. I hope, in a small way,
Toastmasters requires commitment I’ve captured the essence of
and the willingness to be “teachable.” public speaking through the
The investment is small in comparison expressions and participation in
to the infinite return achieved the Toastmasters transforming
through strong public speaking experience. I consider myself a
skills. I’m convinced through years public speaking work-in-progress
of speech evaluation, observation, forever and truly believe in the
and participation that strong public benefits of the Toastmasters
speaking skills are absent in 95% of program.
professionals thereby evidencing the
invaluable nature of the Toastmasters
program. To this end, Toastmasters gives me a skill 1 Anxiety Level in Students of Public Speaking: Causes and
that 95% of professionals don’t have. Toastmasters Remedies, by Farhan Raja, Journal
of Education and Educational Development Vol. 4 No. 1
afforded me the opportunity to meet wonderful
people from a broad range of professions and (June 2017) EJ1161521.pdf (ed.gov)
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