Comments on: What Type of Toastmasters Member are you? http://mytoastmastersblog.com/2008/06/28/what-type-of-toastmasters-member-are-you/ Helping Toastmasters and Speakers Improve Everyday Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:02:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: chris http://mytoastmastersblog.com/2008/06/28/what-type-of-toastmasters-member-are-you/#comment-883 chris Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:52:52 +0000 http://mytoastmastersblog.com/?p=50#comment-883 Thank you everyone for the responses. Hopefully I will be able to work them all into a future post on similar topics. Thank you everyone for the responses. Hopefully I will be able to work them all into a future post on similar topics.

]]> By: Jason Black http://mytoastmastersblog.com/2008/06/28/what-type-of-toastmasters-member-are-you/#comment-878 Jason Black Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:21:42 +0000 http://mytoastmastersblog.com/?p=50#comment-878 What about those of us--probably the majority--who are just there to become better public speakers? To get over the nervousness and fright of talking to groups? Those for whom Toastmasters might not have saved our lives, might not be the focus of our lives, but non the less are exactly the sort of people Toastmasters was created for. That's my category: people who came in shy and came out confident. What about those of us–probably the majority–who are just there to become better public speakers? To get over the nervousness and fright of talking to groups? Those for whom Toastmasters might not have saved our lives, might not be the focus of our lives, but non the less are exactly the sort of people Toastmasters was created for.

That’s my category: people who came in shy and came out confident.

]]> By: Nancy http://mytoastmastersblog.com/2008/06/28/what-type-of-toastmasters-member-are-you/#comment-855 Nancy Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:12:44 +0000 http://mytoastmastersblog.com/?p=50#comment-855 Chris - I also enjoyed your breakdown. You missed a whole group of people who are dedicated to the leadership track in Toastmasters - those who are willing to serve beyond the club in order to provide a foundation for the rest of the members. I'm a 20-year veteran, and the leadership track and opportunities to mentor others have contributed greatly to my success in the workplace. In addition to helping "the survivors" - they keep me grounded - these are the reasons I am a life-time member. Chris - I also enjoyed your breakdown. You missed a whole group of people who are dedicated to the leadership track in Toastmasters - those who are willing to serve beyond the club in order to provide a foundation for the rest of the members.

I’m a 20-year veteran, and the leadership track and opportunities to mentor others have contributed greatly to my success in the workplace. In addition to helping “the survivors” - they keep me grounded - these are the reasons I am a life-time member.

]]> By: James http://mytoastmastersblog.com/2008/06/28/what-type-of-toastmasters-member-are-you/#comment-854 James Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:00:11 +0000 http://mytoastmastersblog.com/?p=50#comment-854 Chris, Interesting breakdown. I think the Social Toastmaster can be broken down into a few categories. In some cases, there is the "Toastmasters is my life social toastmaster." These people are often harmless but they often don't know how to function outside toastmasters events. The more positive extreme are people who are at the point they want to be with speaking and enjoy toastmasters because they feel that they can help other. These are great people to have in a club because mentors are in such supply. I agree about the survivor. Watching someone grow from a nervous speaker into a more confident speaker is truly an inspiration (and one of the reasons I enjoy Toastmasters). Great post, James <a href="http://blog.jvf.com" rel="nofollow">blog.jvf.com</a> Chris,

Interesting breakdown. I think the Social Toastmaster can be broken down into a few categories. In some cases, there is the “Toastmasters is my life social toastmaster.” These people are often harmless but they often don’t know how to function outside toastmasters events.

The more positive extreme are people who are at the point they want to be with speaking and enjoy toastmasters because they feel that they can help other. These are great people to have in a club because mentors are in such supply.

I agree about the survivor. Watching someone grow from a nervous speaker into a more confident speaker is truly an inspiration (and one of the reasons I enjoy Toastmasters).

Great post,
James
blog.jvf.com

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