D27 Discuss with Us!

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 sp...

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....

In this episode, you will hear an interview with Ernie Davis. Ernie is The People’s Coach and author of  11 Steps To Powerful Presentations   and Public Speaking ;  Pave Your Way to Victory: The Need for High-Octane Leadership ; and  Creator 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 abou...

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 “Embodying your 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 t...

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 decisio...

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...

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...

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...

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...

In this second episode of season 2, you will hear an interview with Ida L. King, D27’s newly appointed Club Growth Director. Get to know her as a private person, her journey as a Toastmaster, and what her goals are for the current program year. She has a lot of ideas and plans for the upcoming program year she shares with us. Reach out to her if you want to support her: CGD@d27-tm.org

Welcome back to District 27’s podcast series! After a longer-than planned pause, “D27 -Discuss with us!” is back. In upcoming episodes, we continue where we stopped and provide you with interesting interviews and stories that matter to the members in our District and beyond. Let us start to get to know our Trio that will lead us through the program year 2023/24. In this episode we learn more about...

February was American Heart Month. In honor of this, this episode discusses what it means to live with a happy heart attitude and provide advice not just from experts but from a Toastmasters member's approach. We will cover how to keep your heart healthy and happy as wells discuss the connection between a happy heart and Toastmasters.

In today’s episode of D27 Discuss With Us, you will listen to Us Navy Commander Jason Garrett present his experience writing speeches for two naval admirals. As a former Toastmaster, he will address how actively honing his communication skills enhances his career and how he developed his life motto by following "Fortune favors the bold," and "Luck is when preparation meets opportunity."

Today we interview members of DTM Masters, an advanced Toastmasters club, to discuss the benefits of joining an advanced club. DTM Masters will discuss how it is unique compared to a general club, how the club contributed to the District, and the "What's In It For Me" that every Toastmaster would ask.

Pres Vasilev rose above 30,000 contestants from 122 countries to become the 2013 World Champion of Public Speaking. He is the author of the popular online training program “How to Master Compelling Storytelling.” For over a decade, Pres has studied, researched, and spoken on self-improvement, speaking and storytelling. Pres has coached hundreds of speakers from around the world to craft compelling...

In this episode, we discuss some public speaking tips and advice with Sheryl Roush, DTM, AS. Sheryl Roush is the youngest female in the world to be honored by Toastmasters with their elite Accredited Speaker designation for outstanding platform professional speaking. Only 88 have earned the award since 1981. She also will discuss what it means to be an Accredited Speaker.

Cultural diversity surrounds us everywhere. Toastmasters International is an international non-profit organization which membership base includes representatives from all over the world. We might work for an international organization with a diverse range of co-workers or clients. Friends and in-laws might come from a different cultural background. Can we talk to all of them the same way? Well, we...

A short funny story about how one school lunch launched a new lunchtime tradition!

This podcast will discuss the advantages of diversity in the workplace with Linda Zhou. A diverse workplace employs people of different genders, ages, races, cultural backgrounds, languages and national origins. Workplace diversity offers many advantages: Broadened problem-solving and creativity: A diverse workforce bring a wide array of experience, skills, perspectives and insights to problem-sol...

Today, Baby Boomers, Generation Xers, Millennials, and soon Generation Z will all work together to accomplish common Toastmaster organizational goals. With differences in each of these generation's viewpoints, upbringings, culture, ideas, beliefs, and experiences, you are likely to see some tiffs or clashes within Toastmasters. Sharon Anita Hill, DTM, PID, RA will answers questions about understan...

A continuation from the last episode where Paola Fattorini interviews her fellow Toastmasters about the importance and impact of diversity with 5-Star Toastmasters. Listen as she discusses what makes 5-Star unique.

Paola Fattorini interviews her fellow Toastmasters about the importance and impact of diversity with 5-Star Toastmasters. Listen as she discusses what makes 5-Star unique. 

Richard E. Peck, DTM, is the International President for the 2020-2021 program year. Peck was a senior member of the Network Support division at AT&T, where he had worked for over thirty years. During his tenure as a project manager, he led cross-functional teams to successfully deliver several multimillion-dollar high-tech projects annually. His volunteer work includes serving as club preside...

Excellent public speaking is a desirable skill that we all try to attain. With the current shift to the virtual world, this allows us to explore new opportunities and avenues. Be it professional, conducting a presentation, or meeting online, how do we deliver our message most effectively? Be it private, celebrating an anniversary or birthday, how do we acknowledge achievements and deliver social s...