To say that there is no ego in a person who does public speaking regularly or for a living would be clearly a false statement. But for those of us who only speak from time to time, when you see a speaker who can walk out in a room of 30 people or a auditorium of 3000 and literally “own the room”, it really is an amazing transformation. To imagine how you could ever be that much larger than life is mind boggling.
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Becoming Larger Than Life
February 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Other Toastmaster Benefits
April 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The other day I started thinking a lot about the benefits of joining Toastmasters as it relates to helping me control my fear of public speaking. I’ve written about this in the past, but I didn’t realize how much this was connected to my membership in Toastmasters.
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Networking = Less Fear
December 20, 2008 By Leave a Comment
I recently had a great conversation with someone who I consider to be a great public speaker. I first learned about him while doing research for my blog. His name is Scott Ginsberg. Some of you may know him by his given name. However, those that do know about Scott most likely know him for something else. Â He is “The Nametag Guy”. Â He has been wearing a nametag for just shy of 3000 days in a row (as of this posting).