Los Gatos Toastmasters

I have been a member of the club since 2001 - not only did it improve my speaking - but I get to help other folk improve theirs and observe their progress - a wonderful organization.
Jan 15th, 2022

've been a member of Los Gatos Toastmasters Club for almost a year now. From Day One, I have found it to be the most organized and waste-free hour of the week. I always look forward to going and participating as a speaker or a functionary. You can sign up to evaluate speeches, be the toastmaster, check grammar as the grammarian or even count filler words as the "ah" counter. There is always a chance to do some impromptu speaking as well! I've also gained leadership experience and a lot of opportunities to market my business. When I joined, I was teaching English one on one, so I felt I needed to brush up on public speaking skills to possibly start an English learning podcast, but joining TM actually opened new doors to me and now I'm giving English workshops to large groups of people. Thanks LGTM!
Feb 24th, 2021

Dec 5th, 2019

Thank you Los Gatos Toastmasters! Since I started at the club 10 months ago my confidence in public speaking has grown and developed tremendously. The club is very supportive, filled with professionals, and always encourages me to keep growing. As the club is hybrid online (Zoom) and in person, Ive found the Toastmasters Pathways projects great ways to keep on track with speaking and learning objectives, smaller but very important items on reducing filler words and focusing on presence have been helpful, and being part of an environment of individuals that all seek to excel in this important skillset is invaluable. Since joining Ive had to speak and give presentations to in person sessions of 80+ engineers live, and several virtual sessions of 350+ virtually, and being a part of this club and holding myself to be accountable to take feedback and reach higher levels of proficiency has made all the difference in greater confidence and execution. Plus Ive made some great acquaintances within the group as well. Thank you and looking forward to many more years of membership as the thing that most people fear the most, public speaking, gets easier and more comfortable with every practice session.
Nov 24th, 2020