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How to Give a Good Talk

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leak ◴[] No.45115841[source]
I highly recommend Toastmasters. Best place to practice giving a speech in front of a group of people that you don't know. They have chapters all around the world.

https://www.toastmasters.org/

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1. ozim ◴[] No.45116215[source]
Feels like a cult, never heard a bad thing about them.

Just my internal guts feeling that probably is wrong.

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2. giancarlostoro ◴[] No.45116500[source]
Yeah, agreed. But it also gets you comfortable presenting, I was recommended them by a trusted friend as well. The overtly marketing hype on their website reminds me of those motivational speaker cults.
3. triceratops ◴[] No.45118177[source]
They don't take all your money or isolate you from your friends and family. If it's a cult, it's of the harmless variety.