Lately, I’ve been giving thought to how Toastmasters has helped me professionally. I feel as though my abilities in the following areas have greatly improved:

• To better deal with difficult persons and situations
• To be a more powerful and efficient negotiator
• To enter unknown situations with a renewed sense of confidence
• To express myself more eloquently and intelligently
• To look beyond an immediate situation and try to impartially evaluate it
• To keep my calm and composure, even when it feels as though the rest of the world is blowing steam