Be A Toastmaster and Improve Your Communication Skills!

Be A Toastmaster and Improve Your Communication Skills!

The proven way to excel and achieve personal happiness

Summer Lotus
5 min readJun 27, 2021

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By Rosalind Ho (Canva.com)

We need the courage to live. Life is not straightforward. I remember all the times when I was cowered by fear. However, it’s all my perception.

Fear to fight back. Fear to face the consequences even when wronged. Fear to put things right and be justified. Fear to inspire others to have courage through one’s challenges.

One of my first fears was public speaking. Being pathologically shy and introverted had caused me to miss many opportunities in life.

I missed the meeting and interacting with inspiring people because of the lack of the art of conversation. Mostly due to the fear of not being able to converse well.

It was evident back in school. Students who were conversant and confident were also courageous. They get noticed, offered opportunities to develop and grow further.

That caused me to embark on a long journey to learn communication skills. Almost laughable thinking about it.

My first foray into public speaking was when I enrolled with the British Council for a public speaking course…

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Summer Lotus

My Chinese name. Inspired by mundane events to write to become more self aware. Challenge seeker, lover of sports, dental surgeon, ardent Toastmaster.