This morning I attended my first (ever) Toastmasters meeting with my co-worker Jamie. She was inducted into Toastmasters today and gave her first speech to the group which is called an Ice-Breaker and despite her anxiety she did very well. Actually she came away from the meeting with the Best Speaker blue ribbon. Thank you, Jamie for inviting me to step out of my comfort zone into the world of public speaking. I really enjoyed the group energy and did not feel anxious or intimidated even when I was called upon to introduce myself and use the word of the day – magnanimous – in my introduction or when I was tagged to spontaneously speak about the Table Topic. I did well, too. I was given Best Table Topics award. By the way, saying magnanimous (partial meaning is to be generous or forgiving) is like speaking with marbles and cotton in your mouth.