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Pierrette shares her story and how Toastmasters helped her to explore and discover skills she did not know she has. She found that as a Toastmaster, you are a leader in every role and that prepares you for leadership positions elsewhere. Annually, her club hosts the Youth Leadership Program which brings her joy because she can give back to the community and see young people grow. Pierrette also speaks highly of her club experience that enabled her to build lasting friendships and offers support beyond the club. Listen to the episode and be inspired to be a Toastmaster!

From a friend's invitation to developing skills and finding her creative side. Listen to Felicia sharing her journey with Toastmasters and why she encourages members to renew their membership or why individuals should join Toastmasters.

In today’s episode, I am welcoming Seth B. Greenwald who is a certified Project Manager and a Distinguished Toastmaster. His students call him Sherpa Seth and podcast listeners will learn in this episode why. Besides his titles, Seth is a best-selling author, keynote speaker and communication coach for project managers, engineering leaders and other technical professionals who he calls “my people.” Seth will be a keynote speaker at District 27s annual conference where he will talk about the power of storytelling. In this episode, get to know him, listen to his approach to storytelling and impromptu speaking, and how to develop a story out of a pie chart. Get excited to listen to his speech on Friday evening of D27’s Annual Conference.

Visit www.creativewarriorsecrets.com and learn more about his coaching and his three workshops:

-Improv to Improve

-Find Your Flow

-Supercharge Your Presentations with Storytelling

In this episode, you will hear an interview with Ernie Davis. Ernie is The People’s Coach and author of11 Steps To Powerful Presentationsand Public Speaking;Pave Your Way to Victory: The Need for High-Octane Leadership; andCreator of The 9 Step Life Transformation System™.We talk about his journey, how he became The People’s Coach; how he helps individuals uncovering what to talk about and why; and what the9 Step Life Transformation Systementails. We finish up talking about his experience being a Toastmaster and sharing why the Youth Leadership Program is so rewarding.Listen to this podcast and attend the D27’s Annual Conference! As the conference keynote speaker and educational speaker, he will inspire you to speak up and share your story.

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In this episode, you hear an interview with Bernadette Pleasant. Bernadette will be an educational speaker at District 27’s Annual Conference. Her conference workshop is entitled “Embodyingyour message” where she will provide her audience techniques to become memorable speakers who effectively use their physicality and expression.Listen to this podcast and get a preview of the workshop and get to know Bernadette, the workshop facilitator. We discuss techniques on how and why to become “more than a mannequin with a microphone” and the reason she joined Toastmasters just recently. Enjoy!

https://www.theemotionalinstitute.com/

In this episode, I interview Heather Keenan on storytelling and the why, what, and how of creating and using stories in speeches. Human history first passed down through stories but are still powerful tools to explain issues, persuade to take on an action, create a shared understanding, or increase retention of information. For example, in business today there is a push to use big data for decision making, but making sense of the data for an audience requires a good story. Using simple but powerful examples, Heather explains elements, tools, and techniques we should consider when including stories into presentations. Listen to this podcast and become a master of storytelling!

https://www.toastmasters.org/magazine/magazine-issues/2020/may/the-anatomy-of-a-story

https://www.toastmasters.org/magazine/magazine-issues/2020/oct/storytelling-lessons-from-photography

https://www.toastmasters.org/leadership-central/the-leader-letter/march-2017

https://www.toastmasters-lightning.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/8300-Connect-with-Storytelling.pdf

https://writingcooperative.com/how-to-craft-a-story-in-5-minutes-4999cedb29d9

https://www.cognizantsoftvision.com/blog/storytelling-5-ways-stories-can-benefit-you-and-your-business/

https://www.cognizantsoftvision.com/blog/storytelling-how-to-craft-an-impactful-story/

Major Evrod Warner is a black Panamanian born and raised on the Panama Canal Zone. He tells us his journey from Panama to the U.S., growing up and military life. Although not U.S. citizens, 1,000 Panamanians were drafted into the U.S. Army in the 1950's. Of the 1,000 draftees Maj. Warner became the only commissioned officer, became highly decorated, awarded the high honor of a Silver Star vor Valor during the VIetnam War.

Major Evrod Warner is a black Panamanian born and raised on the Panama Canal Zone. He tells us his journey from Panama to the U.S., growing up and military life. Although not U.S. citizens, 1,000 Panamanians were drafted into the U.S. Army in the 1950's. Of the 1,000 draftees Maj. Warner became the only commissioned officer, became highly decorated, awarded the high honor of a Silver Star vor Valor during the VIetnam War.

In this episode, I am welcoming James Scarborough. James is an active Toastmaster since 1996. His personal quest is to share his experience when he transferred from working from 8 to 5 every day into retirement life. There are certain issues that might be obvious to everyone, but, well, there are surprises or angles one has not considered or thought enough once the magic age of retirement hit. Now, me being in my 40ies, I look forward to James sharing his experience. I am having important conversations lately with my family, co-workers, and financial advisors and am re-thinking if I am on the right paths when it comes to retirement. Therewith, great timing for this podcast. Disclaimer: We are not providing financial advice per se but want to encourage our listeners to think and plan.

In this episode, you will hear an interview with another member of District 27's Trio. Annette Sanks is the newly elected District 27 Program Quality Director. As in the previous two episodes, our listeners will have a chance to get to know her as a private person, some of her milestones as a Toastmaster, and what her goals are for the current program year. Annette, thanks for being available today.