I’ve found Toastmasters to be an excellent organization for helping me to improve my speaking skills, as well as my leadership skills. I was proud to participate today in the Toastmasters 2012 International Speech Contest for my area (District 29, Division D, Area 45).
Edmond Joe, who is a Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) and an awesome speaker, was kind enough to take some photos of my talk:
It was the first time I’ve ever participated in a speech contest. It’s just you, an audience, no notes or visuals, and five to seven minutes to fill (and you get disqualified if you’re more than 30 seconds over or under). I was pleased to find that I was actually good enough to be competitive. While I didn’t win, I did take second place. I highly recommend Toastmasters if you’d like to improve your speaking and leadership skills.
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