Why All Realtors Should Join Toastmasters

For those of you not already familiar with Toastmasters, it is an organization to help you become a better public speaker and leader. Toastmasters clubs have regular meetings almost everywhere in the US and many countries around the world. At each meeting members have the chance to practice public speaking in a supportive environment.

Fear of public speaking is the number one fear for many people. Some fear public speaking more than death.

As Realtors, we speak to the public all the time. Wouldn't you like to me more comfortable speaking in public? Whether you are speaking to a crowd at a first-time home buyer seminar or just to one client, it's important that you are perceived as a professional with self-confidence and enthusiasm.

There is no better way to improve your public speaking skills than by joining Toastmasters. You will prepare speeches and give them in front of other supportive Toastmasters on a regular basis. You get to decide what your speech will be about so you can choose real estate topics such as how to buy your first home. You can then practice for giving a seminar in front of your fellow Toastmasters without any pressure. You might even pick up a client from your speech! After each speech you will receive a written and verbal evaluation with suggestions on how you could improve the speech.

At each meeting, you will also have a chance to participate in Table Topics which helps you practice extemporaneous speaking. A Table Topics Master prepares Table Topic subjects. The Table Topics Master will read you your topic and then you speak about that topic for one to two minutes. I have found this to be extremely helpful in getting better at public speaking and thinking up what to say without any preparation.

At every Toastmasters meeting, you will also have a chance to practice leadership skills. When you fulfill a role like the Toastmaster who conducts the meeting, you must speak in front of the group and manage the meeting and the members. You can also volunteer to take on more leadership responsibilities by becoming a club or district officer.

Toastmasters is also a great way to meet people and network. I am currently working with a client who I met at Toastmasters to sell her home and buy another home.

I have been a member of Toastmasters for 2 1/2 years. I am currently the District 26 F-7 Area Governor. Toastmasters has helped me in my real estate profession in countless ways and helped me to be more self-confident. Toastmasters is a non-profit organization and is very inexpensive to join, my dues are $39 every six months. I encourage all Realtors to join Toastmasters and become better public speakers and leaders. Find a Toastmasters club near you now and go visit a meeting, we love to have visitors.

I just setup a new ActiveRain group for fellow Toastmasters. If you're a Toastmaster please join this group and post your blog posts to it so we can get to know our fellow Toastmasters here on ActiveRain.

Toastmasters Information Provided By:

J. David Lampe, REALTOR®
Broker Associate
Denver Real Estate Group

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