“Peak Articulators Pathways specifically zeroes in on what I want to get out of Toastmasters. The tutorials offer me insights that are very poignant and are even more impactful presented via an electronic format. The videos and interactive modules have a definite edge over paper. As a new Toastmaster, Pathways is a modern approach to improving the skills that matter to me!”

Zach T

“With the completion of all 5 Levels of each path, my understanding and acceptance of Pathways has become so much more complete. The more paths I do, the better I like Pathways! The combination of the academic research, self-awareness projects, and experiential projects is a huge plus.”

Bonnie Ann

“In Pathways, I’ve studied Communication Styles and Emotional Intelligence, These two projects have empowered me with communication skills that go far beyond simply public speaking. I found out that I was a Direct Communicator – who knew?!  I now understand the importance of relaxing, detaching and refocusing when necessary to maintain a connection.”

Susie

“What I value most about the Pathways program is the focus on specific objectives and skill-building for each speech.  I find the tutorials, project descriptions, and project checklists quite helpful. Each project has been appropriately challenging.  There is incremental growth in skill level and confidence with each speech. I find having frequent benchmarks, such as completion of one level, and acknowledgment from the club upon reaching each benchmark, as very motivating.  With all the various paths, there growth opportunities for years to come!”

Marliss C

“In Pathways, I’ve studied Communication Styles and Emotional Intelligence, These two projects have empowered me with communication skills that go far beyond simply public speaking. I found out that I was a Direct Communicator – who knew?! I now understand the importance of relaxing, detaching and refocusing when necessary to maintain a connection.”

Susie

“I have learned about my communication style, how to manage change, and how to present a proposal. I even learned how my emotions affect my communication! Pathways goes beyond the typical 5-7 minute speech projects; it creates unlimited possibilities for personal and professional growth. I am so glad I decided to jump on the Pathways wagon.”

Sarah

“I like how all of the level 1’s are the same. It’s great to have experienced Toastmasters give an ice breaker as both an introduction and example to newer club members. By having several of the speeches within different paths have the same focus, I get to see how different people approach the same project and can learn from their interpretation.”

Ashley

“Even after completing a level, we have continued access to the prior level projects. I like the expanded project options that gives us. AND it makes the next paths much easier to get through. I can review, and even make use of, the electives and projects I did before. It really helps me with planning and presentation timing.”

Bonnie Ann

“Our club functions like an integrated system, with all members contributing to the whole. We apply the synergy of fun supporting learning lesson from Ralph Smedley and have a strong esprit de corps. Having a fun, friendly environment made it natural for all of us to get on board with Pathways – together! – despite our differences. In my humble opinion, that esprit de corps is the reason we’ve achieved 100% adoption of Pathways.”

Jonathon

“I have found Pathways to be a highly effective learning tool in my Toastmasters experience. Having the section on giving and receiving feedback early in the curriculum was highly effective. Making me give feedback to more experienced speakers was challenging yet a vital first step in my understanding of Toastmasters.”

Jill

“The path names are descriptive in that my company can better understand how Toastmasters learnings tie directly to my everyday job responsibilities and help with my career growth.”

Patty

“For my job, I give a lot of presentations using PowerPoint; I need to be persuasive and motivational at times. I started with the area I needed the most practice: Motivational speaking. In Level 3, there are for 13 ‘elective’ options that I can choose from, giving me the ability to focus on the areas where I need the most work. I only need to complete two of them, but I love the option to select which 2 (or more!) that I work on.“

Christina