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Step one:

   Find a GOOD toastmasters group to join

Warning there are bad ones, find at least 3 and try each one out. I personally looked for one that was friendly and not overly strict. The very strict ones, IMHO, have trouble keeping members. Who the hell wants to go somewhere to get beat up all the time.

Note there are different speaking skills. Toastmasters will help you in business a lot! It will help you a good bit in your personal life too, but for that you might need to go out and meet and socialize with people. Consider finding a meetup group.