This chapter then outlines additional, postcolonial and psychosocial perspectives on the globalizing pursuit of personality. This chapter introduces critical scholarship that has linked self-help psychology, and the personality traits that it promotes, to corporate management, neoliberal economics, and entrepreneurial risk taking. Many are turning to self-help books and training programs that teach interpersonal and self-presentation skills. Key words: Toastmasters, communication (skills), leadership (skills), public speaking, adult education, lifelong learningĪround the world, people are striving to develop extroverted, charismatic, and confident personalities. The statistical analysis of the questionnaire given to the active members of the Hellenic Toastmasters Club brings out their profile, their interests and the multiplicity of benefits that are expected to be received in the above educational setting. The research reveals that traditional rhetorical principles and practices continue to be the necessary equipment that each member of Toastmasters should acquire in order to become successful in public speaking. In this context, the ancient theory de ratione dicendi seems to be perfectly applied, interwoven with modern communication theories on public speaking. Toastmasters is an eminent, international organization which aims at instilling communication and leadership skills in its members in a constructionist and pressure-free educational setting. This paper aims at presenting the influence of classical, educational principles of rhetoric on the Toastmasters educational program.
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