Maybe you should pause and think for a moment before starting fights on a forum made to help people, Nukefudge. This is directly from Toastmaster's website: http://mediacenter.toastmasters.org/index.php?s=19219&item=31639 Also, the original post was "I'm literally thinking of dropping out of university because I'm so worried about giving presentations. Anyone got any advice?" So, good for you for starting a senseless argument with an academic professional who also deals with the subject personally. Stop being so aggro to people on a forum that is specifically geared to help people and, until this point, most of us assumed was 100% comprised of people with good intent.