Is Toastmasters worth it video originally posted on Austin Iuliano’s Youtube channel. Transcription below: What is Toastmasters? For those of you who don’t know what Toastmasters is, it’s an organization where a group of people meet every week or every other week and support each other in your journey at overcoming their fear of public speaking and becoming a…
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