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INSPIRATIONAL
TALES
Breaking The Wall
An article by : DAI , Qianwen Aimee
Are you afraid of talking in front of
other people? Are you nervous when you
give a lecture? If so, you might want to The nervousness seemed like a wall in
front of me. When I backed off, I felt safe
in my little world. In my comfort zone, I
read my story. I joined Toastmasters in
2014, as I thought it was a friendly place
for me to overcome my stage fright.
(Toastmasters International is a US always felt that I was good enough.
However, before I turned 30 years old
this year, I looked into the mirror one
day and tried to have a table topic
headquartered non-profit educational
organisation that operates worldwide
with the purpose of promoting
communication and public speaking).
Before I was a Toastmaster, I did a
good job at my school’s speech contest,
but nobody knew how anxious I was. I
had to drink loads of water and release
myself in the toilet. When I was nervous,
I spoke very fast. Some members of the
audience might have thought: “Wow, speech. I found that I could not deliver
an impromptu speech well. There was a
wall of fear and nervousness in front of
me again. I instantly realised that I really
needed Toastmasters. That was why, I
joined Mabuhay Toastmasters Club later;
I wanted to make a change before I get
older. I wanted to break that wall and
rebuild myself. Now, every time when I
look at my son, it feels like a mirror, and
I can see myself in a smaller version. I
her English is very fluent; while in other
members’ mind, it might have been
something like: “What? What did she just
say?” As a toastmaster, I now know that
pausing is critically important. finished my CC10 ( Competent
communication 10 - speech that aims to
inspire others) speech when I carried
him, so he can express himself very
clearly. I have always had to constantly
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