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I’ve never seen anybody fail in Toastmasters.
I’ve seen people stutter, sweat, pass out, vomit, tremble, lose their voice, forget their lines… all from mustering up the courage to stand and speak in front of a group of people.
Public speaking can be scarier than anything you’ve ever done!
But I’ve never seen anybody fail in Toastmasters. What I have seen is people getting way the hell out of their comfort zone.
Bravo!
My Aunt, Dorothy Strang, died on Oct 6, 2009 at approx 8 a.m. in Long Beach, CA. My Mom (her sister), my Dad, my brother, Lance, and I were all in attendance. We visited Dorothy 12 hours before she died. She was very agitated and very out of it, and surrounded by blaring news and…
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“Give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you don’t have time to criticize others.” ~ Jim Rohn Share this post: Share on Facebook Share on X (Twitter) Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share on Email
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Correction. Good eye contact makes your audience think you’re a badass! Whether you’re speaking to your board of directors, investors, customers, employees, or competing at a Toastmasters International Speech Contest, good eye contact makes you look confident! As Chris Anderson, TED Talks Conference curator, observes in his article How To Give A Killer Presentation in Harvard Business…
