DeSpeak: Practice at public speaking

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	DeSpeak: Practice at public speaking (despeak.com)
	37 points by wrazo 2270 days ago

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I wanted to sign up just to practice but I didn't get it... 10.99 to talk to electrical engineers? About what?

Was hoping for zoom toastmasters

(Essentially) All European Toastmasters clubs are on Zoom these days.

For another alternative, I found this interesting VR title on steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/552770/Speech_Trainer/

Real humans are much better than dummy virtual people to interact with.

Toastmasters is needlessly cult-ish and bureaucratic. It's like freemasonry for public speaking.

Also, this is more focused on the specialty of people. Toastmasters is for a very broad audience.

"We suck at public speaking" so what is the point of learning or practicing with you?

You're not practicing with us. You're practicing with peers, find your weaknesses, work on them, and try again next time.

Seems to me that the audience is more or less arbitrary, it's the practice that's important.