Have you ever been in a situation where you have to be in front an audience either for work for for leisure and standing there, words started fumbling and you start to stutter? Public speaking is an area where we can all practice and improve. It is a skill that is critical in many areas of life. People have received promotions, better jobs, better careers and many more.

For some people, public speaking comes naturally and for others they have to work hard for it. However, the reality is, people who are natural spend a lot of time developing their communication skills. Like any skills, anyone can learn and improve their skills. Finding a location and a training ground for you to practice and hone your skills might be challenging. Some place give you stage time and that’s all you get. The best way to learn is to get feedback so you can improve your skills.  Luckily, there is a place that you can practice your public speaking skills and get positive reinforcement and feedback. Toastmasters is one of those event where you can hone your presentation skills and become a great public speaker.

Let’s look at what toastmasters can do for you!

Stage Time

Public speaking is an art where practice makes perfect.  Many times, we stumble on stage or in front of an audience because we do not have a place to practice. We struggle because it is a new. It’s almost like riding a bicycle for the first time, you are going to fall on your face or the bicycle is going to fall because it is two-tired. To become a great speaker, hone your skills with stage time. At toastmasters, it is a training ground to craft your skills and you can improve it through positive feedback. We make mistakes when you receive feedback based on how you perform, you can enhance your skills with the direct feedback.

Receive Feedback

The best ways to improve your skills to have someone evaluate your progress. At toastmasters, we have speakers at different caliber and an audience evaluating you. The more evaluation you receive, the better you can improve. We provide feedback based on what you did well and also what areas you can improve. Since many speakers have blind spots such as crutch words, poor posture and body language, having people evaluate us allows us to see it. When we see our blind spot, we remove our distractions and become a better speaker. When you start to practice and hone your skill through consistent feedback, you will improve much faster. For those who love challenges, toastmasters also have competitions!

Strive for the Best

Toastmasters is a place where you can take yourself to the next level. There are competitions that you can partake to challenge your skills. When you are competing with other speakers, you can see how skilled you are. It will give you an idea on what you can do to improve and take yourself to another level. It is when you challenges yourself and compete for the best, you learn what it takes to become the best. You get to test your skills with other speakers and see where you stand.

Overall, toastmasters is a great place for you to hone your skills, improve through evaluation as well as learn through challenging your skills against other great speakers. Come join us at Burnaby Entrepreneur Toastmasters group every Wednesday from 7 pm to 9 pm located at Spacekraft Coworking in Burnaby close to Metrotown!

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