What is Toastmasters?
Jerry Seinfeld said that
“According to most studies, people’s number one fear is public speaking. Number
two is death. So at a funeral most people would rather be in the casket than
giving the eulogy!”
Is Toastmasters the answer
for those people?
Perhaps!
I joined
Speak For Success just 3 or 4 months ago and
one thing that I have found out when I have mentioned what I am doing is that almost everyone has heard of Toastmasters.
“Aaah! Toastmasters!” they say, nodding knowingly.
At
this point, I am amazed at the brand awareness Toastmasters has, right up until
the inevitable next comment which is usually “What is that exactly?” or “What
do you do there?”
Is Toastmasters a well kept
secret? It would appear so!
How can so many people have heard of Toastmasters but remain almost completely
clueless as to what it actually is?
Toastmasters
helps us overcome some of our shyness, fears and nerves, (especially when it
comes to speaking in front of others), in a supportive and friendly
environment. We could all find the skills and education that Toastmasters provides useful in both our private and
professional lives.
More important than the skills and education that Toastmasters provides is the
fun and enjoyment we have.
I joined Speak For Success primarily to have fun. I always look
forward to the meetings and I have a blast when I am there. It is my vacation
away from my life, where I get to spend a few hours a month having fun with
interesting people from all walks of life.
Do you want to have more
enjoyment and fun in your life?
If you are considering joining Speak For Success, come visit
and experience what we do. Guests are warmly welcomed, after all, more guests
mean more members, and more members mean a much greater variety of speeches. It
also means more feedback from a much more diverse group. That will make you and
make us all better speakers.
That
way, when given the choice at that funeral, we will gladly choose to give the
eulogy rather than to be the one in the casket.
Jonathan Richardson