Your potential is limited by your beliefs. I’ve seen people who want a new job, want to find their life partner, or run their own business. Yet they quit. This happens after they fail at a few job interviews, dates, or getting clientele. They go from believing they can to believing they can’t achieve their goals. Learning to improve public speaking isn’t easy, but Toastmasters gives you a path to become an incredible public speaker.
Can a new member run the meeting as the Toastmaster role? Most likely not. But they can start with a beginner role such as leading the pledge or timing speeches. When they’re comfortable, they’ll have the confidence to start evaluating single speeches and work up to evaluating the performance of the entire meeting. You keep on believing in and achieving the next step. Before you know it you’ll ascend the ladder of success until you are running the meeting by performing the Toastmaster role.
It sounds simple, but it won’t always be simple. There will be days you perform great, and days you perform badly. If you want to be a great speaker or a leader, you’ll need to push and figure out how to get to the next step.
With each step you take up on this ladder of success, you’ll realize your potential is higher than you expected. It all happens by believing you can do the next step.
If you believe, join a Toastmasters Club near you.
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