I have often trumpeted that Toastmasters is one of the best ways to improve your public speaking skills. I have been a member of Adelaide Toastmasters club for over 7 years and have gained an enormous amount from my time with the club.
Adelaide Toastmasters is part of Toastmasters District 73, and is one of the […]

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Take a guess about what American adults fear the most. Job loss? Hair loss? Weight gain? Nope, nope, and nope. According to the latest Gallup poll on the subject, we are most afraid of snakes, however, public speaking finishes a close second.
No matter what business you’re in, speaking in public probably comes with the territory—at […]

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Earlier I collected another “Best Evaluator” award at London Corinthians.
The “secret” to evaluating someone’s speech is to remain focused on how the speaker could have altered the overall theme or strategy. There’s no point rambling on about minutiae like certain aspects of eye contact, vocal variety, hand-clasping and so on.
Also, it’s never good to give […]

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Speaking in public can be the most traumatic experience for some people. It is said that many fear having to stand up in front of others to talk, more than they do death itself.
I haven’t yet met someone who would prefer to die than present their ideas to someone else, either in a group situation […]

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