1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,100 Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening everybody. 2 00:00:02,100 --> 00:00:05,000 And welcome to today's episode of the Never Peak Project 3 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:06,160 podcast. 4 00:00:06,160 --> 00:00:07,160 My name is Coach Ranger. 5 00:00:07,160 --> 00:00:07,840 I'm your host. 6 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:09,280 And in today's episode, I'm going 7 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:12,680 to be answering the question, is Toastmasters really 8 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:16,640 worth it on your journey of solopreneurship? 9 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:18,240 I'm going to be going over a few things 10 00:00:18,240 --> 00:00:20,400 that I've noticed in my time as Toastmasters back 11 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:22,680 when I was in college, as well as the last few months that I 12 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:26,360 have been in it now here in the Mid Peninsula of California. 13 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:28,720 I'm going to be diving into three main areas today, 14 00:00:28,720 --> 00:00:32,680 covering community, confidence, and consistency. 15 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:34,480 So go ahead, sit back, relax, grab 16 00:00:34,480 --> 00:00:36,480 the beverage of your choice, and let's dive 17 00:00:36,480 --> 00:00:39,760 into the topic of today's discussion. 18 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:42,960 I joined Toastmasters back in around 2015 19 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:46,120 after I started attending UC Davis for college. 20 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:48,920 I joined pretty quickly because I had heard in high school 21 00:00:48,920 --> 00:00:50,600 that Toastmasters won the best ways 22 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:54,080 to improve your public speaking, your stage performance, 23 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:56,840 and really help you get out of your shell. 24 00:00:56,840 --> 00:00:59,480 I had done a lot of public speaking when I was in school 25 00:00:59,480 --> 00:01:02,360 through the FFA, through the student body, 26 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:04,520 the office that I served my senior year. 27 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:08,000 One of my buddies and I actually between my senior 28 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:10,680 and freshman year from high school to college 29 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:14,000 attended a Toastmasters meeting in Reno, Nevada. 30 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:17,360 Surprisingly, we were turned away from joining because we 31 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:19,280 were both under the age of 18. 32 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:22,320 So that is something to keep in mind for the younger listeners 33 00:01:22,320 --> 00:01:25,240 that you have to be at least 18 to join, 34 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:26,560 but don't get discouraged right away 35 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:30,000 because there are plenty of resources online, communities, 36 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:32,960 as well as opportunities for you to hone your personal 37 00:01:32,960 --> 00:01:36,240 development and public speaking skills. 38 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:38,000 One of those is the Lions Club. 39 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:40,160 I know that Lions Clubs all over the United States, 40 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:43,120 all over the world really, have speaking competitions 41 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:44,480 throughout the year. 42 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:45,960 If you're under the age of 18 but want 43 00:01:45,960 --> 00:01:48,120 to start getting your feet wet with public speaking, 44 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:50,000 either join your local debate club, 45 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:53,960 look for a local adult service organization like Lions 46 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:56,120 or Rotary that do speaking competitions, 47 00:01:56,120 --> 00:01:59,720 or join something like 4-H or the Future Farmers of America. 48 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:02,360 Once I had started going to college a few months in, 49 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:05,320 I finally turned 18, I was finally legally able 50 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:07,720 to join Toastmasters. 51 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:09,160 I joined it pretty quickly. 52 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:11,520 I think I joined at the end of October or the beginning 53 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:14,440 of September, just a few weeks after my birthday, 54 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:16,360 and I absolutely loved it. 55 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:18,840 Within a few months, I got my first officer position 56 00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:21,800 doing PR and marketing for the group. 57 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:24,160 It was really just cranking through the competent 58 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:26,520 communicator and competent leadership manuals 59 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:30,040 that were present at the time that I had joined. 60 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:32,680 I was only able to be in it for about a year, year and a half 61 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:34,600 because my class schedule changed 62 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:37,280 and I ended up having classes several quarters in a row 63 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:39,480 during the club meetings. 64 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:41,160 So that kind of got pushed to the wayside 65 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:44,800 and I had to put my dreams of Distinguished Toastmaster 66 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:47,720 on hold for a few years as I finished up my degree 67 00:02:47,720 --> 00:02:50,920 and went into the world of being an actual, 68 00:02:50,920 --> 00:02:55,600 air quotes around that, adult in 2019 once I had graduated. 69 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:59,640 Because of COVID and my job that I had at the time, 70 00:02:59,640 --> 00:03:01,880 it was really difficult for me to find a club 71 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:03,280 that I wanted to join. 72 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:07,000 I really didn't wanna do the online clubs or go virtual. 73 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:09,880 I felt like if I was going to do a public speaking club, 74 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:12,920 I really wanted to be able to be in a group of people 75 00:03:12,920 --> 00:03:15,840 in person every week to go over it. 76 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:17,800 I tried doing a couple of the online clubs 77 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:19,520 and while I'm sure they're great for some, 78 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:23,200 I didn't really wanna spend my time doing that. 79 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:25,640 Recently, however, now that I'm back from the walk 80 00:03:25,640 --> 00:03:27,400 and I'm a little bit more situated 81 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:32,400 in my current living situation and my business, 82 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:34,240 I want to get back into the game 83 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:37,680 so that I can start practicing those public speaking skills 84 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:41,080 so that I can eventually move into more speaking roles 85 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:42,360 and keynote addresses. 86 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:44,200 That's a really big goal of mine, 87 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:47,640 is to give a keynote someday at a leadership conference, 88 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:50,440 whether it is the Future Farmers of America 89 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:54,360 or just various conferences for professional organizations 90 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:56,400 that happen all over the US. 91 00:03:56,400 --> 00:03:59,880 I reached out to one of the local clubs called ProMasters 92 00:03:59,880 --> 00:04:02,280 and I fell in love with them immediately. 93 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:04,360 There are a couple other coaches in the group, 94 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:06,280 a lot of really great experienced speakers 95 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:08,720 that have been in there for decades or years 96 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:10,960 and I really just love the vibe 97 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:13,640 and the environment that has been created there. 98 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:15,080 And it's already been helping me a ton 99 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:15,920 in just a few months 100 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:18,040 and I have been participating in the group 101 00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:19,960 and I just wanted to share a few things that I noticed 102 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:21,760 when it comes to entrepreneurs 103 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:24,640 and how Toastmasters can really help us 104 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:27,520 with crafting our message and really being clear 105 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:32,160 on who we are and what we offer to the marketplace. 106 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:34,360 As well as touching on how important it is 107 00:04:34,360 --> 00:04:37,280 to be in a group like this 108 00:04:37,280 --> 00:04:39,720 in order to continuously improve yourself. 109 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:41,480 And that's really what I want to harbor on 110 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:43,400 and focus on for this entire episode 111 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:46,520 is the understanding that as a business owner 112 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:49,320 you are the foundation of everything 113 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:50,960 that goes on in your business. 114 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:52,680 You need to continuously build yourself up, 115 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:54,080 make yourself stronger 116 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:56,520 and that will cause everything else in your business 117 00:04:56,520 --> 00:04:59,360 to flow better, to be stronger. 118 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:01,240 When you're stronger, the business is stronger. 119 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:05,240 I think that Toastmasters is a fantastic example 120 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:08,120 of how important communities like this really is. 121 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:10,120 Toastmasters really is a fantastic community 122 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:11,080 because they're very clear 123 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:13,120 on who they are there to support. 124 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:14,640 They are there to support professionals 125 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:18,120 that want to grow and improve their public speaking. 126 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:20,200 It's pretty clear it is a problem 127 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:21,920 that a ton of people face, 128 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:25,720 something like a majority of people fear public speaking 129 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:29,480 more than they fear death, which is such an interesting thing. 130 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:31,640 I'm sure a lot of us can remember it to a time 131 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:34,080 when we were forced to speak in front of a group, 132 00:05:34,080 --> 00:05:37,080 whether it was reading out loud to the class, 133 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:39,120 presenting our findings on a research project 134 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:43,880 or just had to talk about something in front of everybody, 135 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:45,640 how you kind of get those sweaty palms, 136 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:48,600 how you start feeling kind of icky and nervous 137 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:52,520 and your chest heightens and it just feels terrifying. 138 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:54,800 Toastmasters is there to alleviate that stress 139 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:57,960 so that you can be a more competent leader and communicator. 140 00:05:57,960 --> 00:06:01,960 That really is solidified by their overall mission statement, 141 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:04,520 which is to provide a supportive learning environment 142 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:07,720 for members to develop communication and leadership skills. 143 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:09,160 What I really love about the community 144 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:11,160 that Toastmasters has creative 145 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:13,880 is it has criticism and feedback 146 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:16,120 built into the overall system. 147 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:18,680 You're not just going there and saying things out loud 148 00:06:18,680 --> 00:06:23,520 to the group for a minute or two or five or 10 149 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:24,880 and nothing really happening, 150 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:27,880 but they really put that evaluation 151 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:30,080 at the center of everything. 152 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:34,040 It's not just about talking, it's really about listening, 153 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:35,760 hearing where others are coming from, 154 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:37,280 hearing what they're saying 155 00:06:37,280 --> 00:06:41,280 and being able to craft a message back to that speaker 156 00:06:41,280 --> 00:06:43,600 to let them know ways that they can improve, 157 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:45,760 things that they're doing great in 158 00:06:45,760 --> 00:06:50,320 and really just challenging them consistently to be better. 159 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:52,880 I really just love the whole idea of communities like this 160 00:06:52,880 --> 00:06:55,320 that provide a safe place to fail. 161 00:06:55,320 --> 00:06:57,880 I would much rather stumble and mess up 162 00:06:57,880 --> 00:07:00,480 and force myself to grow in an environment 163 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:02,720 where everybody has that same goal 164 00:07:02,720 --> 00:07:06,080 rather than stumble and fail and fall on my face 165 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:08,040 in front of a bunch of the customers 166 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:10,040 or business partners down the road. 167 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:11,840 That community has already been so supportive 168 00:07:11,840 --> 00:07:14,520 in helping me craft clear messaging 169 00:07:14,520 --> 00:07:15,680 around the lessons that I learned 170 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:17,400 on my walk across the country. 171 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:20,080 It's helped me give better elevator pitches 172 00:07:20,080 --> 00:07:24,800 or impromptu speeches at BNI meetings, BRN meetings, 173 00:07:24,800 --> 00:07:26,720 the Chamber of Commerce, et cetera. 174 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:29,040 It's really helped me get to the point faster 175 00:07:29,040 --> 00:07:32,000 and more efficiently than I have before. 176 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:35,080 Really cutting out the fluff of the overall message 177 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:37,280 so you can really focus on the meat and potatoes 178 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:38,720 of what it is that you're trying to say. 179 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:40,480 The second seed that I wanna focus on 180 00:07:40,480 --> 00:07:43,160 is what it's doing for your confidence. 181 00:07:43,160 --> 00:07:45,560 Confidence is a huge thing for solopreneurs, 182 00:07:45,560 --> 00:07:48,000 nonprofit leaders, because when you're confident, 183 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:51,920 it really just exudes and spreads out across the room. 184 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:54,000 If people are kind of meek and shy, 185 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:55,560 it really dilutes their message 186 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:59,200 and can cause you to not really look like a professional 187 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:02,160 or somebody that is competent in what they do. 188 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:03,840 If you aren't confident in your product, 189 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:06,960 if you aren't 100% sure and passionate about it, 190 00:08:06,960 --> 00:08:08,880 that's going to show when you're communicating 191 00:08:08,880 --> 00:08:12,120 with prospective clients and other business owners 192 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:12,960 down the road. 193 00:08:12,960 --> 00:08:15,200 The two major parts of a Toastmasters meeting 194 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:17,280 are the prepared public speeches 195 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:20,680 where they're usually about five to seven minutes long 196 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:23,320 and that gives you a chance to craft a longer message 197 00:08:23,320 --> 00:08:24,360 in front of a group. 198 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:26,640 When you're spending that five to 10 minutes 199 00:08:26,640 --> 00:08:29,120 in front of a group of people, 200 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:31,200 you kind of have to step out of your comfort zone. 201 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:33,080 When you're doing that, you're building yourself 202 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:35,920 to be a stronger, more effective leader. 203 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:38,440 The other area that they do are the impromptu speeches 204 00:08:38,440 --> 00:08:40,560 called table topics that are typically 205 00:08:40,560 --> 00:08:41,960 one to two minutes long. 206 00:08:41,960 --> 00:08:44,120 There's some grace period on either side, 207 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:45,600 but really that is helping you 208 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:48,000 craft a quicker, cleaner message 209 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:50,040 when you are put on the spot. 210 00:08:50,040 --> 00:08:52,120 It's kind of like holding your feet to the fire 211 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:54,680 so that you're able to walk on hotter surfaces 212 00:08:54,680 --> 00:08:58,440 down the road and not react negatively to it. 213 00:08:58,440 --> 00:09:00,240 If somebody asks you a question about your product 214 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:02,600 or service that you've never been asked before, 215 00:09:02,600 --> 00:09:05,600 you not only have to get through an answer, 216 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:08,920 but you have to get through that initial flusteredness 217 00:09:08,920 --> 00:09:10,600 that surrounds being asked something 218 00:09:10,600 --> 00:09:12,280 that you're not prepared for. 219 00:09:12,280 --> 00:09:13,440 But when it comes to that second seat, 220 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:15,800 I think Toastmasters does a fantastic job 221 00:09:15,800 --> 00:09:19,560 in being very effective in how they structure that. 222 00:09:19,560 --> 00:09:21,120 The third thing that I love about Toastmasters 223 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:23,040 and why I think it's fantastic for entrepreneurs 224 00:09:23,040 --> 00:09:27,480 to jump into is that it is all about consistency. 225 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:29,400 Every single week or every two weeks, 226 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:31,040 depending on the club that you join, 227 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:33,640 you are putting yourself and your professional 228 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:35,840 and personal development first. 229 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:39,040 You're showing up week after week, time after time, 230 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:43,880 in order to be a better speaker, be a better leader, 231 00:09:43,880 --> 00:09:48,800 and really just focus on yourself and where you wanna go. 232 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:50,480 What I love the most about Toastmasters 233 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:53,080 is that now they have a program called Pathways, 234 00:09:53,080 --> 00:09:55,640 where you pick a pathway that you wanna go down 235 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:58,800 that really leads you to a very specific outcome. 236 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:00,640 So right now I'm working through a pathway 237 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:02,600 called Presentation Mastery. 238 00:10:02,600 --> 00:10:06,440 There are motivational speaking, there is education, 239 00:10:06,440 --> 00:10:08,840 there is leadership, and et cetera, et cetera. 240 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:11,000 There's a ton of different pathways that you can go down 241 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:12,400 that's extremely structured, 242 00:10:12,400 --> 00:10:15,200 and it takes you down each path step by step 243 00:10:15,200 --> 00:10:16,840 and tells you what to focus on. 244 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:21,200 It really makes it easy to focus on one skill at a time. 245 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:22,920 If they had kinda just thrown you in the ring 246 00:10:22,920 --> 00:10:25,080 and said, write a perfect speech, 247 00:10:25,080 --> 00:10:26,960 you wouldn't know what that is. 248 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:29,000 And referring back to another episode, 249 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:30,920 I talked a little bit about bucket words. 250 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:33,640 Bucket words are words that might seem simple, 251 00:10:33,640 --> 00:10:35,520 but they carry a lot of different skills 252 00:10:35,520 --> 00:10:38,800 or characteristics inside of them. 253 00:10:38,800 --> 00:10:41,080 So when I say give me the perfect speech, 254 00:10:41,080 --> 00:10:43,960 it's gonna be hard for you to know that humor and eye contact 255 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:46,840 and body language and motion and tone and inflections 256 00:10:46,840 --> 00:10:49,320 and content and structure and all these different things 257 00:10:49,320 --> 00:10:51,400 are in that bucket. 258 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:53,640 But over time, with the pathways, 259 00:10:53,640 --> 00:10:56,720 you're really able to week by week focus on one thing 260 00:10:56,720 --> 00:10:59,280 at a time and add that to your tool belts 261 00:10:59,280 --> 00:11:01,800 to be able to put it into that bucket at the end 262 00:11:01,800 --> 00:11:04,560 to create a more effective speech. 263 00:11:04,560 --> 00:11:06,000 And that's what I really love 264 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:10,400 about the overall consistency of Toastmasters. 265 00:11:10,400 --> 00:11:12,200 Because you kind of always know generally 266 00:11:12,200 --> 00:11:13,960 what to expect at a meeting, 267 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:16,120 but there's just enough fun thrown into it 268 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:19,040 that you are still on your toes and it feels fresh. 269 00:11:19,040 --> 00:11:20,480 To really wrap up this episode, 270 00:11:20,480 --> 00:11:23,320 I do think that Toastmasters is a fantastic investment 271 00:11:23,320 --> 00:11:25,360 of your money, time and energy, 272 00:11:25,360 --> 00:11:27,560 because of the three C's of community, 273 00:11:27,560 --> 00:11:29,520 confidence and consistency. 274 00:11:29,520 --> 00:11:31,400 You have a fantastic support network 275 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:33,760 of like-minded individuals that wanna see you grow 276 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:36,080 and prosper, you really have to push yourself 277 00:11:36,080 --> 00:11:38,240 out of your comfort zone in order to grow 278 00:11:38,240 --> 00:11:40,200 and being in a nice safe environment like this 279 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:41,920 is a fantastic way to do so. 280 00:11:41,920 --> 00:11:45,360 And paired with that last aspect of consistency, 281 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:48,240 being able to do it week after week after week after week 282 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:50,520 and see yourself from your first speech 283 00:11:50,520 --> 00:11:53,560 all the way to getting that distinguished Toastmaster title 284 00:11:53,560 --> 00:11:58,560 is a fantastic way for you to grow, grow, grow. 285 00:11:58,840 --> 00:12:01,360 So if you'd like to learn any more about Toastmasters 286 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:03,360 or join a meeting, please let me know. 287 00:12:03,360 --> 00:12:04,960 If you wanna learn about Toastmasters 288 00:12:04,960 --> 00:12:06,880 or experience it firsthand for yourself, 289 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:08,320 please reach out and let me know. 290 00:12:08,320 --> 00:12:09,880 My group is called Pro Masters 291 00:12:09,880 --> 00:12:11,440 and we meet every single Thursday 292 00:12:11,440 --> 00:12:14,400 from 7.30 to 8.30 in the morning. 293 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:15,560 Get it done first thing in the morning, 294 00:12:15,560 --> 00:12:17,040 eat the frog first thing, 295 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:19,280 so that you can focus on the rest of your day. 296 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:20,880 And you already have a win under your belt. 297 00:12:20,880 --> 00:12:22,800 You'll be able to say that I gave a speech 298 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:26,480 or a table topic or an evaluation first thing in the morning. 299 00:12:26,480 --> 00:12:28,800 And it really just warms you up for the rest of the day. 300 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:29,880 If you'd like to join for a meeting, 301 00:12:29,880 --> 00:12:31,960 we meet every single Thursday in person 302 00:12:31,960 --> 00:12:35,240 at the College of San Mateo at 7.30 a.m. 303 00:12:35,240 --> 00:12:39,160 We also have a hybrid Zoom option as well. 304 00:12:39,160 --> 00:12:40,520 So if it's a little bit of a drive for you 305 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:42,840 or you don't wanna come in person every single week, 306 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:44,440 there's a way for you to still join 307 00:12:44,440 --> 00:12:47,560 and be a part of the greatest club in the universe. 308 00:12:47,560 --> 00:12:50,080 If you'd like any information, please send me an email 309 00:12:50,080 --> 00:12:52,440 rangeratwithinrangedcoaching.com 310 00:12:52,440 --> 00:12:53,960 and just in the title, just let me know 311 00:12:53,960 --> 00:12:55,720 that you're interested in joining Toastmasters 312 00:12:55,720 --> 00:12:57,920 or you have some questions about the program. 313 00:12:57,920 --> 00:13:00,000 I'd be more than happy to invite you along 314 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:04,040 and mentor you once you are inside of the club. 315 00:13:04,040 --> 00:13:06,640 Really for today, that's all that I have. 316 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:09,680 I super appreciate your guys' time and attention 317 00:13:09,680 --> 00:13:12,240 while I kinda give an ode to Toastmasters. 318 00:13:12,240 --> 00:13:14,560 If you'd like to join again, please send me an email 319 00:13:14,560 --> 00:13:17,040 and I will be more than happy to send you the Zoom link 320 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:20,320 or the address of the meeting. 321 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:22,240 Until next time, remember that the best 322 00:13:22,240 --> 00:13:24,520 is yet to come as long as you are willing 323 00:13:24,520 --> 00:13:26,720 to make the decision to never settle, 324 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:29,400 never quit and never peak. 325 00:13:29,400 --> 00:13:56,400 I'll see you guys in the next one.