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Toastmasters: catalyst to a more confident you

Toastmasters, I thought my only task would be giving speeches. Now, after two years, I realize that the club is built on generosity, a team environment, filled with practice, followed by constructive feedback on how to grow and improve.
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Toastmasters, I thought my only task would be giving speeches. 

Now, after two years, I realize that the club is built on generosity, a team environment, filled with practice, followed by constructive feedback on how to grow and improve. Toastmasters serves as a tool to expand my comfort zone through gentle challenges, as well as structured lessons that fit my individual needs and goals. 

Let’s take this year, as an example of how Toastmasters can be tailored to your needs. 

Have you had to make changes due to COVID-19? 

Are you ready to tackle a new career path, side hustle, dream? 

Struggling with how to make a great impression, connect, create influence and inspire others? 

Toastmasters can give you the tools and practice time to succeed in a supportive and generous community of like-minded individuals. 

There are dedicated learning paths and growth strategies that you can follow to increase your capabilities at your own pace. 

Learning paths include such skills as: leadership, presentation, storytelling, podcasting, interviewing and more. 

For all the communication skills that you need to level up, Toastmasters can be your catalyst, to a more confident you. 

The only thing you need to bring to a Toastmasters meeting is you. It doesn’t matter how scared or excited you are to speak in front of people. Toastmasters is open to everyone. In our club we have one woman who joined because she heard there was a contest and she was intent on winning. Another woman who joined, cried before her first three meetings. And a young woman that came to Canada as an exchange student joined Toastmasters to improve her English. 

And yet, we are all here together learning, growing, practising and succeeding. Whether you are young, older, native English-speaking or from afar; whether you are looking to win a contest or just trying to go out in public and not look like a fool. It doesn’t matter. 

Come out and give it a try! We welcome everyone to attend a few meetings to see how Toastmasters can help you reach your goals. We have both online and in-person meetings as we maintain a healthy physical distance for all. 

Contact us for more information and meeting times at https://sunshinetoastmasters.toastmastersclubs.org/ or https://www.facebook.com/SunshineCoastTM

– Natalie Findlay, Contributing Writer