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Otherwise your local Toastmaster group is going to be a much more effective way to improve speaking skills.

The toastmaster, his successor, called on him for parting remarks and advice.

It was very chipper today when I asked it to be a speech and language coach for my next Toastmaster speech.

Did you try joining a Toastmaster group in your locality.

> Otherwise your local Toastmaster group is going to be a much more effective way to improve speaking skills.

Also, exposure therapy, which is essentially what you recommended by saying go to Starbucks, Toastmaster etc, doesn't really work at a fundamental level either.

On the subject of toasters, if you want one that lasts then grab an old toastmaster or Sunbeam (the kind with the chrome sides) and spend a weekend doing a deep clean.

I'm seriously considering joining a toastmaster's club, I'm just worried that having to prepare speeches every week would be a ton of work that I don't have much time for.

(This set also has studio recordings of the songs from An Evening Wasted, done before the live concert recording.) Just to give a taste, before he even plays the first song in the concert version of Songs By Tom Lehrer, he gives a biographical introduction of himself, as though he were a toastmaster or an impresario.

Simply understanding your own biases, and emotional peeves doesn't make you elitist which is what you seem to be implying by mentioning the "Toastmaster types".

- "How to Win Friends and Influence People" as other mentioned here - join a Toastmaster's club.

They have a 10 speech series that will take you from terrified speaker to "competent communicator" in a well-structured non-threatening environment (and yes, I am a Toastmaster).

I have worked with folks who could talk circles around a flock of Toastmaster clubs and weaponizing words in meetings relaying on social norms of "civil" as cover happens.

To answer your question, to improve your communication skills, join your local Toastmaster, and combine with several leadership/personal development courses/books.

Toastmaster (at least how it's done in Germany) might be a bit boring for you.

While you could probably learn to bullshit better with a few self-help reads or some time in Toastmaster’s, its no universal superpower.