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My first day in Toastmaster’s Club!

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When I was in India, I didn’t know that there is some club called Toastmaster’s International Club. It is a Communication and Leadership Program and is devoted to making effective oral communication a worldwide reality. Through its member clubs, Toastmaster International helps men and women learn the art of speaking, listening, and thinking-vital skills that promote self actualization, enhance leadership potential, foster human understanding and contribute to the betterment of mankind. I have always been a very introvert kind of person, but I never knew that I also have fear of public speaking. The first time I realized on my first day of the meeting. There is a saying that human’s second most fear (first being the fear of death) is of public speaking, and for some people public speaking is far scarier than death. This is true. In any meeting two people give the prepared speech and other members speak on table topics. Table topics are actually impromptu speaking. Any member will be p...