26 How receptive are clubs to new members? (Toastmasters International)
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This article is from the Toastmasters International FAQ, by Joel Furr DTM jfurr@danger.com with numerous contributions by others.
26 How receptive are clubs to new members? (Toastmasters International)
Since most people are genuinely terrified of public speaking,
Toastmasters has its hands full recruiting members. There's
virtually no chance that you won't be enthusiastically
welcomed into any club you join and immediately be considered
one of the gang.
Occasionally, however, people get into bad situations, but the
same is true of ANY organization. There are jerks everywhere.
Toastmasters probably has its share. For this reason, the
author of this FAQ considers it a good idea to visit ALL
Toastmasters clubs in your area before deciding which one you
want to join.
If a club that you visit turns out to be full of jerks, please
don't assume that this is true of the entire organization.
Once in a while, people come to forget that they're part of a
larger organization and act as though the message and mission
of Toastmasters doesn't concern them. Please nod, leave, and
visit some other club. This is definitely the exception, but
we cannot honestly say that it never happens.
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