Other Toastmaster Experience

Other Toastmaster Experience:

This year, I had the privilege of chairing our Evaluation Speech Contest. I also helped organize our club open house, where I served as the food committee chairperson; and I helped to promote our special event, “Still I Rise! A Recognition Ceremony,” which also was designed to attract new members.

I secured at no cost, the venue used to host the “From Speaker to Trainer” workshop, which was held on June 19, 2010, in the City of Carson. Lastly, this past weekend, July 10, 2010, I worked the registration table at District One’s Toastmasters Leadership Institute.

I regularly participate in Compton Elite Communicator’s weekly Toastmaster meetings. And, I have taken on, at least once, every role required to conduct a successful Toastmaster’s meeting.

While serving as the office manager and team leader of the Obama Phone Bank Center in Carson, I was often asked, however, usually refused to address our phone bank team. These days, I welcome speaking opportunities and get very excited when invited by a non-Toastmaster person to speak at a non-Toastmaster event. Recently, I spoke at the retirement party of a U.S postal worker. That experience would never have happened without my Toastmaster training and participation. My active participation in Toastmasters has given to me the confidence to speak before any audience.

Currently, I am in my second term as Vice President of Education.

Why do you want to be an Area Governor?

1. I want to help club members discover their personal best.

“Fundamental to everything we do is the notion that what we hold as the absolute limitations of the world are merely the limitations of our own minds,” Chris Majer, The Power to Transform.

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...by helping others.

In line with our new district motto, "Unbeatable...together, inspire your next steps,” clubs that learn to work well together will be inspired to accomplish what they had once thought was impossible. I want to help build cohesive clubs and achieve the impossible.

In Closing

According to Stephen Covey, the challenge of leadership is to “be a light, not a judge; to be a model, not a critic.” Similar to Covey, Toastmasters International has set standards for its leaders; for example, Area Governors are to “Motivate and educate …Set a good example.” I am energized and motivated by the Toastmasters International’s Communication and Leadership Program; and I should like an opportunity to share my enthusiasm and knowledge with others. At the same time, I would like to continue leaning, growing, and changing, and achieving the unexpected.