Isn’t that a killer question! Many people join toastmasters because they have some level of fear about public speaking.

But what are they afraid of. If that is you – what are you afraid of. [Read more...]

This is always a funny one for me because I wasn’t afraid of public speaking. Even as a kid in school – if we needed to deliver a speech I would pick the most controversial topic I could. My issue was the reverse. I was afraid of ‘private-speaking’.

What? Well if invited out with people I didn’t know I would have been comfortable addressing the entire restaurant but would [Read more...]

Yesterday I was lucky enough to deliver a speech to Citi WIBF Toastmasters entitled “Toastmasters – What’s In It For Me?’

My focus was on the bigger picture of Toastmasters. Toastmasters providing the communication tools and techniques that empower us to become the confident and effective leader in our life.

That to me is what Toastmasters is. [Read more...]