Toastmasters
Whilst improving myself for my new sales job, I read a few books on sales. One by Jeffrey Gitomer suggested joining Toastmasters to improve your sales. I then asked my store manager, who is a great speaker, how he learned to become that way. He also said Toastmasters. Without delay I looked for a club.
I went to Toastmasters.org to find some meetings. I looked up a few clubs and found one in my neighborhood. I also checked out a club in Buckhead. I decided to join the club in my neighborhood based on the quality of the speakers. While the Buckhead club had more quantity, the quality did not match the VOA Toastmasters club.
This week I will give my first speech. It’s called the Icebreaker speech. For 4-6 minutes I will introduce myself to the club. I’ve decided that I will focus on music in telling my story. I’ve done a lot of great things with music and I know a lot about it. I’m looking forward to it.
From there I begin the workbook which has 10 speeches. Once you finish that book you are a “Competent Communicator.” I plan to film each speech and the good ones I’ll post here.
Gitomer’s “Little Green Book” is a good read. I would like one of his cat’s business cards, did he reference that in the book you read? Toastmasters sounds like an excellent organization for confidence in sales/public speaking. Pretty sure you’ll meet some interesting folks there too. Good luck with your speech!