That's good advice - I know at least one person for who Toastmasters has been quite transformative (beyond just improving his public speaking). But a clause ne

That's good advice - I know at least one person for who Toastmasters has been quite transformative (beyond just improving his public speaking). But a clause needs to be added: "If you have fear of public speaking and you want to overcome it" The last part is crucial. Just because public speaking is temporarily in fashion in some business circles no more means we all have to do it than we all had to eat fondue in the '70's, or grow beards now (OK that's heading towards passéland). Public speaking is fine, but it's just one of thousands of human activities you may or may not wish to do. You might choose to learn to ride a motorcycle instead. Or leap off burning buildings. Whatever your thing is.