Why Stay in Toastmasters?

By: Michelle Hanchey, DTM/PRM 2017-18

Happy Toastmasters You’ve broken through your fear of public speaking. In fact, you might even enjoy speaking and getting pretty good at it; even your audiences think so.

You may have been asking yourself, “Why renew my membership?”

While Toastmasters is often touted and even marketed as a place to overcome the fear of public speaking, those Toastmasters who leave miss opportunities.

Here are just five opportunities you may have not thought about.

Toastmasters is a place to hone your abilities in a safe environment, where the outcome doesn’t end in, “You’re fired!”
Your club is your laboratory where you can experiment with new material, new medium like Webinars, as well as delivery.
Toastmasters provides a place to practice in front of a sympathetic audience and to receive feedback from people who want to help you.
Toastmasters is where leaders are made. Here you can expand your repertoire of skills into leadership in a non-profit or other organization. Leadership is refined by learning how to motivate others.
There is a plethora of skills you can hone: from meeting planning from groups of 20 at your club; to club officer training for 100-300; or even multi-day conferences for 200-400 with meals and a banquet.

Toastmaster Testimonials for Renewing Your Membership

“Over 80% of our club members received a promotion in the last year,” Shaw Floor Speakers
“Baseball gave me the confidence to stand in front of huge crowds. Toastmasters afforded me confidence to speak to those crowds,” Byron Embry, former baseball player.
“Toastmasters has been a life changing experience for me,” Dawn Kamera, Radio Talk Show Host.
“The benefits I have received through Toastmasters has been numerous. I have experienced significant growth in every leadership position I have held in Toastmasters, which has benefited me in my business as well as in my personal life. I like to say that Toastmasters is one of the best investments one can make in their personal growth,” Phyllis Breech, DTM/District 44 Club Growth Director.
“The various club leadership roles helped me understand key leadership concepts such as teamwork, coordination, making rightful decisions for your people and many other qualities. I owe it to Toastmasters for making me a better leader and a good speaker,” Priya Jayakumar, President of T-Mobile Toastmasters
“Toastmasters has given me the confidence to speak before a camera, which lead to my new job as marketing manager for a professional basketball team,” Kimbelly Raven, Vice President of Public Relations for Capital City Toastmasters Club
“I enjoy the camaraderie and the opportunity to practice my speaking skills,” David Lawhorn, Toastmaster turned author and professional speaker
“Toastmasters has allowed me to communicate effectively and to grow personally and professionally,” Marcia William, Rising Phoenix Toastmasters
“Toastmasters is a great place to learn leadership skills,” Billy Green, PHBC club

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