"Tomastmasters has been a great teaching environment for someone like myself - shy, reserved, frightened of speaking to a group. Now I look forward to speaking! Burien Breakfast Toastmasters is an unusually warm and friendly group that makes growing in speaking skills far less painful than it could be!" - Kathleen Appleyard
"Toastmasters International is an organization that wants its members to succeed in public speaking and personal fulfillment. They offer the tools and support to achieve that end. While I spoke publicly in my job, I went through a period of self-doubt, lack of confidence and nervousness when I was required to speak. When I joined Burien Breakfast Toastmasters, I found an organization and a group of supportive people that helped through trying times with my public speaking." -Jim Ghilglione
"Toastmasters has benefitted me professionally and personally. I am able to confidently make public presentations. In my personal life I have gone from being a great listener to someone who now wants her turn at speaking. However, I still listen attentively!" -Mildred Gartin
"I love the community spirit of Toastmasters: everyone dedicated to seeing everyone else improve, no matter who you are, where you come from, or how much skill you bring. I love watching how Toastmasters positvely improves lives." -Tom Gray
"Helps me in my job (presentations). Helps my social life (overcome shyness). I've learned how I say things is more important than what I say." -Ron Peltola
"Toastmasters offers a very unique way to get to know people. With all that our lives are filled with today, it seems we so rarely get a chance to focus on learning about other people's lives. Through the topics and speeches people share during our Burien Breakfast Toastmasters meetings, I have learned so many neat, interesting, and touching aspects of my fellow Toastmasters lives. Learning about people from different backgrounds enriches my life tremendously. It also helps me communicate better because I'm more aware of expressing my ideas in ways that come across well to lots of people." -Megan Fairweather