I had just finished Peace Corps at 25 years old in the Dominican Republic and returned to my hometown Kansas City. I got my first professional job at Sunflower House, A Child Abuse Prevention Center, giving presentations about how to prevent child abuse. During that first month I attended a child abuse prevention conference and when […]
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If you can learn something new, each time you complete the Evaluation and Feedback project in each path, you will not be surprised by more good news. You quickly find out that learning continues in each project that you complete. Not only that, it continues all the way through your High Performance Leadership (HPL) project.
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Which lies do you currently believe about yourself? How are they robbing you of your future? Fact: I used to be a school teacher who spoke in front of kids all the time, but who could not speak in front of adults! Somehow the role of classroom authority figure and teacher felt safe to me.
by Angela Chapes – Manhattan Toastmasters, Member #07855147District 22, Division T, Area 13, Club #2570 – Manhattan Toastmasters – Established 01 Sept 1957 I have been in Toastmasters five months and it has been a really good experience for me. Toastmaster’s is allowing me to become more confident and challenges me at the same time.
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I joined Toastmasters nearly two years ago at the advice of a mentor. Little did I know, COVID would force my company to restructure a year later and my job role changed. I am now instructing in front of students on a regular basis. Without the confidence I’ve gained in public speaking with Toastmasters, I
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Toastmasters have given me a platform to share my story and reach out to others……..Being able to share my story through writing and speaking is accomplishing what I set out to do.
by Mary Augustine, CL, ALB, Toastmaster has helped me grow in so many ways both professionally and personally, but the specific tool that made the magic happen outside my comfort zone is Table Topics. I went to my first Toastmasters meeting with a large fear of public speaking, so large I have a visible physical
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by Lauren Dreher Confidence. This is one of the first words that came to mind when I thought of Toastmasters before I joined. I’d like to think I had more than I did. I’ve learned how minimal it was. I thought Toastmasters just taught you how to be a better speaker. Perfect! I want to
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