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Experiential Learning At Toastmasters

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--By Ashok Poudel
 
E very individual wants to be smart, confident, a good speaker and a better leader. We manage to get into a profession through our educational accomplishments, but we may lack certain speaking, leading and communicating skills that may have been overlooked by the education system. However, there are certain organisations and clubs established to nurture them, among which Toastmaster International is one. 
 
Toastmaster was established in 1924 with the mission to provide a mutually supporting and positive learning environment. Every member at Toastmaster has the opportunity to develop communication and leadership skills which helps to foster self-confidence and personal growth. It has now been an international organisation with nearly three hundred thousand members. Around four million people have become more confident speakers and leaders because of their participation in Toastmasters till the date from its establishment. 
 
In Nepal, four Toastmaster clubs are in operation as sub-divisions of Toastmaster International. They are Himalaya Toastmasters, Kathmandu Toastmasters, Everest Toastmasters and Sangrila Toastmasters, which opened recently. Many people have been thankful to the organisation as the skills they have learned from it have helped them stand out. 
 
There are no instructors in a Toastmasters meeting--a session where 30-40 people participate. Instead, members evaluate each other’s presentations and give feedback. This process is a key part of the program’s success. The participants also give impromptu talks on assigned topics, conduct meetings and develop skills related to timekeeping, grammar and parliamentary procedure. Members learn communication skills by working on the competent communication manual, a series of 10 self-paced speaking assignments designed to instill a basic foundation in public speaking. Members also learn leadership skills by taking on various roles and working on the competent leadership manual. This learn-by-doing approach does not lecture members about leadership skills, but gives them a share of responsibilities they have to carry out. 
 
President of Himalaya Toasmasters club (HMC), Nisi Khetan believes that Toastmasters boosts self-confidence encourages one to be a leader and an effective communicator. Bipul Raj, a member from the Himalaya Toastmasters Club shares his experience with great pleasure and satisfaction that Toastmasters have helped boosts his confidence over communication and leadership skills.
 

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