Most of these people belong to clubs like ours with 20-30 members. The atmosphere is always supportive. Many members start out being afraid to speak in public and after six months are completely comfortable with public speaking. Each speech teaches a different skill. For example, the goal of the first speech is to just begin speaking before an audience.
Later speeches focus on organization of a presentation, body language, vocal variety, etc.
By giving these speeches at their own pace and by participating in other aspects of the meeting , members are guided to become an effective speaker and communicator. Our membership covers a wide cross-section of the community, including students, educators, business people and professionals, and retired people. Although meetings follow a set agenda, the atmosphere is informal. There is always a lot of laughter and applause. We welcome visitors to our meetings.