The Toastmasters Podcast

[23:39] Meera Manek is a Kenyan-born, of Indian descent, speechwriting coach, meeting facilitator, trainer, realtor and stand-up comedian who moved to California from Nairobi at age 7 and joined Toastmasters at age 18. Manek is featured in the Q & A section of the March 2018 issue of the Toastmaster.In this episode, Manek joins Greg and Ryan to discuss how being a Toastmaster made her better at her craft, and how she approaches her work like a doctor.Manek also share. . . See the complete description at The Toastmasters Podcast

[24:34] On Friday evening August 25, 2017, Manoj Vasudevan of Singapore, District 80, became the 2017 World Champion of Public Speaking. His contest speech, "Pull Less, Bend More" was delivered to an audience of nearly 2,500 people from around the world during the finals of the Toastmasters International Speech Contest in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.Vasudevan, a management consultant and leadership coach gives us his insights on his journey to the world stage, including how he came up wi. . . See the complete description at The Toastmasters Podcast

As a college senior, John Mabry was involved in tragic car crash that killed one of his close friends, and resulted in a partial amputation of one of his legs. Mabry subsequently struggled with depression, addiction, and PTSD for more than a decade. He worked as a stuntman and actor, appearing in American TV series such as NCIS, ER and Cold Case, and appearing in the films Superbad and Sublime. John is featured in the November 2017 issue of theToastmaster. Now a Toastmaster, Mabry. . . See the complete description at The Toastmasters Podcast

On August 26th, 2017 at the 86th Annual Toastmasters International Convention in Vancouver, Canada, a record six Toastmasters earned the Accredited Speaker (AS) designation bringing the total number of designations to 75. In this second part of a two-part episode, the hosts speak with the final three newly-designated Accredited Speakers: Robert Cravalho, DTM from Honolulu, Hawaii (left); Donny Crandell, ACS, ALB from Reno, Nevada (right) and Clare Crowther, ACS, ALB from Elloughton, Br. . . See the complete description at The Toastmasters Podcast

[53:22] On August 26th, 2017 at the 86th Annual Toastmasters International Convention in Vancouver, Canada, a record six Toastmasters earned the Accredited Speaker (AS) designation bringing the total number of designations to 75. In the first part of a two-part episode, Greg Gazin speaks with three of the six, who are all from Canada: Angela Louie, DTM from Vancouver, British Columbia (left); Freddi Dogterom, DTM, from Lethbridge, Alberta (lower center) and Joe Grondin, . . . See the complete description at The Toastmasters Podcast