Toastmasters is a nonprofit organization which aims to teach public speaking and leadership skills represented by over twelve thousand clubs.

Most toastmasters clubs meet for a couple of hours weekly and follow a schedule of prepared speeches, speech evaluations and impromptu speaking. Toastmasters is famous for what it does.

Since toastmasters provides an enjoyable way to practice communication, it greatly develops confidence, gives growth to your personality and draws you out of your shell if you are an introvert.

5 People that Changed their life through Toastmaster

Here are 5 stories about ordinary people for whom toastmaster has proven to be a life changer.

Tim Larrison

Tim Larison is a small time business owner who gives speeches to promote the travel agency he and his wife own. Tim was an introvert in his early years and he hated communicating to the extent that even his normal life was crippled. When he entered his professional life after graduating, he noticed that his lack of speaking skills was affecting his career.

Larison joined toastmasters and it turned out to be the best decision of his life. He went ahead to get his able and competent toastmaster certificates and won several contests. Today he is a confident individual, who loves public speaking, all due to toastmasters.

How Toastmasters Changed Tim Larison Life

Shola Kaye

Shola was a shy person who was dismissed from her previous job for her lack of speaking skills. Knowing her problem, she attended a couple of toastmasters meetings and by the third she was hooked.

Shola volunteered for many roles and was chosen as president 6 months later, learning all about leadership in the process. Loving the sense of community toastmasters provided, she went ahead to form her own group. Toastmasters taught her to open up to telling her own stories and honed her communication skills.

3 Ways Toastmasters Changed Shola Kaye Life

Boom San Augustin

Like many other entrepreneurs, Boom San Augustin also went through several failed business attempts. After realizing his love for public speaking and training, he joined toastmasters and never looked back.

Realizing that he was weak at impromptu speaking, he worked at it without getting deterred by initial failures. He didn’t have a very smooth journey initially but since he was passionate about this, he went ahead to win several contests and start his own consulting and public speaking career.

Triple Win for Boom San Agustin

Mr Manoj Vasudevan

Mr Manoj made history by winning the third prize at the World Championship of Public Speaking held in Las Vegas last month. He admits to being a shy person initially, who couldn’t speak at all.

When his career came to a standstill, inspite of his acquiring a masters in business administration, he realized he needed to work on his communication skills and become more confident. He joined toastmasters which led to the tremendous improvement in his personal and professional life.

Manoj Vasudevan World Champion of Public Speaking

Darren La Croix

Darren La croix bungled up his first stage experience in 1992, his voice kept trembling and he had to look at his flashcards. He joined toastmasters, trained there under some of the best speakers for ten years and then ended up as their world champion in 2001.

How I Went from Chump to Champ

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