Improve Public Speaking Through Toastmasters

Oops, I mean TikTok.

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I enjoy public speaking. I enjoy Toastmasters.

Toastmasters, however, proved to be an inefficient tool for improving my public speaking skills. Here’s why.

Polite versus Brutal Feedback

When I get feedback from Toastmasters, it’s “blunt, but polite.”

When I review a TikTok before I publish it, every error jumps out at me screaming “OMH YOU CAN’T PUBLISH THIS!”

Through being a TikTok creator, I have fixed many problems in a very short period of time. One of them (saying “um”) has been a problem my whole life.

One week and 20 TikToks later, it’s gone.

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Limited Scope for Corrections

Sure, I’ll get feedback from Toastmasters on posture, being fidgety and attire, but on TikTok I see things which people may be less likely to correct, but in my vanity want corrected badly! Things…