Toastmasters is a great organization. It has probably helped hundreds of thousands of people on the years. Toastmasters is great in helping people overcome their fear of public speaking.

Toastmasters is great, but it probably won’t help you become a really good speaker! After each Toastmasters speech, you get feedback from a fellow

member. The problem is that the evaluator may not be very qualified or may miss important aspects of your speech. Getting a title from Toastmasters simply means you have competed a certain number of speeches…even if they are terrible!

If you really want to become a professional speaker, explore the National Speakers Association.