I am terrified of public speaking. In a formal gathering of even 5 people, I cannot talk. My heart thumps faster, my hands and feet go numb, I start shaking and shivering. Almost all times, I have wished I were dead.
Now, my role in the organization demands that I walk up to the stage and talk in front of at least 250-300 people at any given time. I have been shirking all opportunities of public speaking. However, when I realized this was becoming hard and almost impossible, I decided to do something about this.
That's when I heard of Toastmasters club. This re-kindled my interest to get over my fear of public speaking. So, as soon as I got an opportunity, I enrolled myself into Toastmasters Club.
It has been extremely good experience so far. I have managed to complete 4 speaking projects (out of total 10 to become a competent communicator (CC)). I will be doing the 5th one this month. So, wish me luck.
For those who want to use my projects as templates, I will start posting them here... :)
hey, good luck with the 5th one :)
ReplyDeleteI find the Toastmasters club gr8 too :)
ReplyDelete@ Khushi,
ReplyDeleteThanks a bunch for the wishes... I surely will miss seeing you in the audience :P
@ Swaram,
Have you done any speaking projects? Why dont you post them on your blog? I am sure they would be as interesting as your blog write-ups :)
great idea...good luck...
ReplyDeleteThats a very good club, by hubby had joined it back in California. I'm sure it'll help you conquer your fears.
ReplyDelete-Priyanka
All the best!!
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