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By virtue of the fact Toastmasters gets you used to speaking to groups->

it would be a benefit to him. Size of crowd is always scalable. I've spoken often in front of from 1 to maybe a thousand.. It is really the same if you are confident and prepared..

People who are nervous and reluctant to speak in front of a large crowd need only remember one thingEVERYBODY in the audience inherently wants you to succeed. Have you ever heard someone speak and struggle? Don't you want to pull them through it? People are not there to ridicule you. If people though in those terms, it would make little difference if you spoke to 5 or 500
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Anyone here ever done Toastmasters? Was it beneficial? A waste of time? -- Hurley09 05/05/2021 5:58PM

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By virtue of the fact Toastmasters gets you used to speaking to groups-> -- HOKIERIT 05/05/2021 8:03PM

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