Toastmasters World Tour

Send us Fan Mail Did you know you can visit Toastmasters clubs overseas and will be warmly welcomed? Just use “Find a Club” on the Toastmasters International Website and check the meeting times.  Today's guest is the newly crowned District 69 Toastmaster of the year, Deb Barnett, who humbly discusses her surprise at receiving this prestigious award, and her recent Irish Toastmasters Club visi...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever received unsolicited advice from a Toastmaster? How did you feel? Today’s guest, Heidi Hoynk recently competed in 3 Toastmasters District finals competitions, was 2nd place in 2, and was crowned District 69 Table Topics Champion. She shares her competition insights and also gives us reason to pause as she reflects on the potential impact of unsolicited advice immedia...

Send us Fan Mail Should Toastmasters evolve and embrace technology? Or should it stick to it’s traditions? Today’s podcast guest, Óscar Nájera, is an experienced software developer. He’s developed an app to help improve the efficiency of Toastmasters contests which he’s generously willing to share at cost [not for profit]. While he eventually got approval to run a pilot in his own Area competition...

Send us Fan Mail What opportunities are you foregoing due to a lack of confidence in public speaking? You could either delay 10 years, like so many do, or Carpe diem ( Seize the day!!! ) and do something about it. We doctors learn so much from our patients. When David Simpson realised he’d been avoiding career opportunities due to his fear of public speaking, it was his patients’ suggestions of jo...

Send us Fan Mail Do you realise that learning the skill of giving a good evaluation doesn’t just make you a great Toastmaster, but can make such a difference in our interpersonal relationships both at work [in turn helping advance our careers] and in our personal lives? Who better to learn from than a current reigning Toastmasters District Evaluation Contest Champion. Listen in to the concluding h...

Send us Fan Mail Young and want to turbo charge your career? I’ve met so many Toastmasters who say they wished they’d discovered Toastmasters decades earlier. Today’s guest, Nethmie Galla did join while young, joining while at University, and now at age 30 reflects on her career trajectory, attributing Toastmasters to expediting her career and landing her the job she loves. She was also the recent...

Send us Fan Mail Ever wondered what Toastmasters is all about and what it could do for you? As today's guest Urmi Hossain reveals, Toastmasters is about so much more than just public speaking. She has leveraged what she got from Toastmasters, and this has led to a lot of opportunities she didn’t expect. Growing up in Italy with Bengali Parents, Urmi overcame identity and interracial struggles...

Send us Fan Mail Wouldn’t it be great if there was a public speaking guide book that was user friendly, can be read either cover to cover or in short spurts, with the ability to dive in at any point, and can be used as a reference? Now there is!! “Public Speaking from A-Z: The Speaker's Handbook for Powerful Presentations” written by Fursey Gotuaco. Fursey has spent most of his career as a te...

Send us Fan Mail Gifts! Who doesn’t love gifts? Aka points for improvement, these recommendations are gifts to the public speaker that the evaluator gives to help him/her improve. Listen in to today's episode for gifts Harriet Tinka [ 3 time District Evaluation Champion] also gives all prospective evaluators in the audience as she reflects on Episode 18’s Global Online Evaluation Contest.  I...

Send us Fan Mail Ever wondered how a Toastmaster feels about the evaluation of their Speech? How it is received? Listen in to todays podcast to hear Anthony’s reflections on both the evaluations and judging of his test speech in episode 18, as well as the feedback on the first paragraph of his new speech I hope you have enjoyed this Podcast episode. I'd love to hear your feedback, and any ide...

Send us Fan Mail Ever found the Judging of Toastmasters contests somewhat mysterious? Ok, well if you've ever judged there's no mystery, but if you've been a contestant you can be left wondering about how you were scored, where you did well and where you could have scored better. Official Toastmasters contests only give placings to the first 3. There's no feedback or points for...

Send us Fan Mail Sex, religion, and politics, sometimes erroneously believed to be taboo subjects at Toastmasters, can be discussed as long as it’s done tastefully. Thus, an upcoming meeting at Shilling Speakers online Toastmasters club will be purely dedicated to this theme of sex, religion and politics. Anthony extends an invitation to all the Toastmasters listeners of this podcast to visit his...

Send us Fan Mail Anthony has great tips on “How to Present Naked”, from his TEDx talk. Listen in to find out what he means by that and how it can help you in your presentations. He also makes a well founded case for a return of hybrid [combined in person face to face and online] World Championship of Public Speaking, to give better access to competitors that can’t make it there in person. What do...

Send us Fan Mail In this concluding half of the same chat with Paul O’Mahony started in the last episode, Paul gives insights into: Live and impromptu opportunistic Podcasting; Networking; And Story telling as a vehicle to deliver a powerful message He also shares honest and open self reflections on connecting better with the audience thus gaining rapport, and on the dilemma of being in a Toastmas...

Send us Fan Mail Ever wanted to hear an example of a Toastmasters Table Topic [impromtpu question and response]? Table topics, requiring a 1-2 minute response to a question the respondent has no prior knowledge of, is one of the 4 types of competitions at Toastmasters conferences and improves our impromptu speaking skills. In today's episode, I chat to an experienced Irish Toastmaster, Paul O...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever dreamed of becoming a Tedx Speaker? Today's guest, C.J. MARKS, dreamt of becoming a Tedx speaker and started his journey to achieve that goal by joining Toastmasters after moving to Japan, ironically from the place of origin of Toastmasters, California. Listen in to today's podcast to learn how he not only achieved that goal in a remarkably short space of t...

Send us Fan Mail 恭喜发财 [gōngxǐ fācái ; wishing everyone prosperity in this new year]. Shortly after Chinese New Year, the year of the horse, I chatted to Lele KE , a 3 time Olympic volunteer and English Major who is a Project Manager working on International Programs between China and the United Nations. Toastmasters International members and Toastmasters curious, listen in to todays podcast to...

Send us Fan Mail Ever dreamt of winning the Toastmasters International World Championship of Public Speaking? On the long road home after completing yet another dog rescue mission, Luisa Montalvo was involved in a horrific motor vehicle accident, requiring rescue herself by “37 Strangers”. No heart beat for 6 minutes and left unable to walk, 2 years later she was on the World stage competing for t...

Send us Fan Mail Curious on what it takes to make it to the world stage and compete in the World Championships of Public Speaking? Join me on this episode of Toastmasters World Tour Podcast as I chat to Harriet Tinka, a Certified Practicing Accountant who came back from adversity and went on to share her story to help others. Listen in to her remarkable story and find out how sharing her story led...

Send us Fan Mail Can you imagine being a part of a record public speaking marathon? Today's guest helped power an event titled “Speaking Into History: 102 Hours, 1 Record, and Endless Coffee” 102 hours of non-stop virtual training, recognized by the Malaysia Book of Records to celebrate Toastmasters International 100 years anniversary in June 2024. Join me on this episode of Toastmasters Worl...

Send us Fan Mail Ever wondered what it takes to be a pioneer in your country and rise to the rank of a Toastmasters Regional Advisor?  Join me on this episode of Toastmasters World Tour Podcast as I chat to Dunstanette Macauley, Economist, Diplomat, former International Director of Zonta International, Affiliate President of BPW International [Business and Professional Women], and Toastmaster extr...

Send us Fan Mail Interested in a novel way of improving your Spanish or English while improving your Public Speaking at the same time? Join me on this episode of Toastmasters World Tour Podcast as I chat to Bernado Cordero, President of Toastmasters Ecuador. Listen in to follow his journey and find out what opportunities are brewing for Spanish and English language learners… <------------------...

Send us Fan Mail Ever wondered about Toastmasters differences in different countries? Join me on this episode of Toastmasters World Tour Podcast as I chat to my first active Toastmasters member, Veniece Tse. Having joined Toastmasters in Australia, she's been living in Germany for the last 3 years and rose to Division Director. Listen in to find out what differences she's noticed between...

Send us Fan Mail Join me on this episode of Toastmasters World Tour Podcast as I chat to Herman Kizota KAJIRU, an aspiring Politician and one of the pioneers of introducing Toastmasters to Tanzania. Listen in to follow his journey and find out why he left Toastmasters and whether he'd consider re-joining <---------------------------------------------------> A few common Swahili words an...

Send us Fan Mail Join me on this episode of Toastmasters World Tour Podcast as I chat to my 3rd cousin Elaine Apel, a Toastmaster of 7 years experience. Listen in to follow her journey and find out why she left and whether she'd consider re-joining.  <---------------------------------------------------> Toastmasters By The Sea here <---------------------------------------------------...