Congratulations on earning your Competent Communicator award! We change our lives in toastmasters through hard work and perseverance and you've proven your dedication by achieving your CC.

Think of how much you've grown since you gave your icebreaker. Remember how nervous you were? How difficult it was to walk to the front of the room? Did you watch the timer anxiously for the green card?

Think of how much you've grown with just ten speeches! Now you can't wait for your turn to present. You've learned to choose fascinating topics, organize your speech, and choose just the right words to make your point, use visual aids and gestures to add power to your ideas. In just ten speeches you've learned to persuade and inspire your audience.

Congratulations! You've built a solid foundation of speaking and listening skills that will enable you to present yourself professionally and skillfully. Now what? In future posts, I'll talk about the amazing opportunities available to you now that you have earned your Competent Communicator.