“I’ve been a Toastmasters member since 3 years when I joined a club in Mexico City. And now that I moved to Germany, I couldn’t wait to join a club here because this international organization has a growth-oriented program based on my specific needs to become a more confident communicator and successful leader, skills that I can apply in may personal and professional life.

However, what I enjoy the most of this journey, especially in the HITC, is the multicultural community I interact with and that people are always willing to share their knowledge to help others members to grow.

I even joined the German Rhetorikclub, in spite of knowing that my language skills are quite limited, because I believe strongly this could be a real language experience.”

“As I kid, I was excited to give speeches in front of an audience. But whenever, I took the stage I was unsure of my quality and impact. It has been 3 years with Toastmasters, and I can definitely say I am able to give confident and professional speeches.

Like any organization, Toastmasters is about the people. People, who continue to teach me about listening, networking and leadership. Toastmasters is unquestionably a gateway to learning new skills and meeting interesting people.”

“Toastmasters has really helped me come into my own; it has taught me not only how to better my public speaking skills, but to believe in myself and welcome my strengths as well as my vulnerabilities. I feel part of a close community that is a safe environment for me to make mistakes and get constructive feedback so I can master my language, vocabulary, pitch, tone and speech delivery including my movements, connection with an audience and my body language.

I use the techniques and the learnings in my everyday life, both professionally and personally. As an expat living in Germany, being a member of my local Toastmasters club has been one of the most rewarding and valuable platforms for me Sie eröffnet mir die Möglichkeit, neue Leute zu treffen, tolle Freundschaften zu knüpfen und mit ganz unterschiedlichen Menschen aus aller Welt zusammenzuarbeiten. all committed to helping each other elevate to the next level of what is possible.”

“I have several reasons for being part of Toastmasters: As a student, I’m constantly in an environment where I’m judged for my speech and my ability to give presentations – without any way of practicing this. On top of this, I want to prepare for working life, since I’m assuming that what will be judged is not only what I do, but also how well I present myself and my work.

Toastmasters offers exactly the right environment to learn all this: Both through building up my competence as a presenter with speeches and improvisation, as well as with the development of leadership skills via the internal administrative posts, I can gather experience which helps me grow not only career-wise, but also as a person.”