The same emotions and mindset that feed our resistance to change can also block our brilliance. Jim Kohli, DTM Bio: Tala Beigi has been a member of Toastmasters for 4 years. Founder and President of Dr. ClueTreasure Hunts, the worlds largest team-building treasure hunt company, Dave Blum earned a B.A. Have you ever found yourself up there at the lectern, your speech well-practiced, only to realize with horror that your mind has come to a complete blank? Then every division also has a make up training session in the same format. He will spend the 2017 holidays on a speaking tour in Dubai and the United Arab Emirates with other notable Toastmasters. Adrian Jefferson Chofor is a performance and empowerment coach. Kevin currently serves as Public Relations Manager for District 57 Toastmasters and supports member and leadership development at contests, speechcrafts, open houses and officer training. Next week, well talk about how to find speech topics and how to title your speeches. Recently voted San Franciscos Funniest Prop Comedian; The Bay Areas Best Performer; and San Franciscos Best Comedian. The biggest myth of stand-up comedy is that comics have to be naturally funny. Just as anyone can improve their public speaking with Toastmasters, anyone can succeed in making an audience laugh. She has been a Toastmaster since June 2016. Change up the usual format. Randy established the gold standard for sales performance. Theres this theory that being the last to submit gets you more attention by the selection committee or committee chair. Dons motto Lets save the worldone presentation at a time!, Dr. Michelle Peticolas Or I might just skip all the intro and go right into the story creation method. Authors get paid up to twice as much as a speaker without a book. He is also the District Statistician, and maintains in-depth information on member accomplishments. Having joined Toastmasters in 2013, Jon came in third in the International Speech Contest at the 2015 District 57 Conference. Currently he specializes in coaching self-esteem, presentation evaluations and curing Seriousitis. In my experience, apps went into a computer folder and I opened them in alphabetical order or whatever order my computer sorted the list into. Suzanne OBrien She will share 3 strategies we can adopt to reduce fear and shift our mindset to more easily embrace change and achieve excellence. In this session, Kevin Markl will present an interactive framework to understand who your audience is and what they care about the most. Jon Lehre has been a presenter, marketing professional and graphic designer for over twenty years. She is an award-winning speaker, empowering coach, interpersonal communication trainer and engaging performer. Lets do a test: keep track of how many ads you look at in social media in the next week and what the titles were that inspired you to click? Previously, as an Executive Recruiter for the Toft Group and Renaissance Leadership, Suzanne led VP and C-Level searches with some of Silicon Valleys most exciting tech companies backed by Sequoia, Bessemer, and Lightspeed Partners, Khosla Ventures and NEA. He has completed Level 3 of the Pathway, Presentation Mastery. Jon is a former Toastmaster club president and is currently the Sergeant at Arms for Next Level Toastmasters, an advanced club in Santa Rosa. Your Story Matters, Tell It. International Director, Region 2 Randy began his speaking career in Stand-up Comedy with North Bay Stand-up Comics where he garnered a regional finalist spot in Showtimes Funniest Person in America Contest, Randys list of accomplishments includes Corporate Trainer, Co-Founder of Transformational Goals Seminar Series, Randy is founding member and General Manager Act II Improv Troupe, Coach of Business Professionals and aspiring comics. Since then, he has performed on national television, in all 50 states, in over 40 countries, and twice at the White House. Add to that anywhere from 6 to 12 education sessions at the Annual Conferences and were talking from 48 to close to 60 stages to be filled. Often the reason is a difference in behavioral styles. Speaker Bio:Gary C. Smith has an over 50 year portfolio career. I make an effort when Im the education chair to recruit all year long. Learn how to discover and apply these insights to alleviate any anxiety or stage fright, maximize audience engagement and deliver an impactful presentation. He has now completed his first Pathway, Presentation Mastery and has completed 3 levels in his second pathway; Visionary Communication. The requirement isnt for the same 4 to be trained at both the summer and the winter training sessions any 4 at either training cycle is enough. Or it could be that with a couple of changes, youd be able to put together a better proposal next time. Find your topic and how you make it different from everyone else. I have a lot of ideas for presentations I want to see. Every single time I got a message from someone Sorry to miss the deadline. At a loss for finding win-win solutions, you may either forego your needs or impose your needs over others. Those techniques have served him in developing careers as an award winning metaphysical book seller, carpenter, building contractor, dancer, human potential trainer, professional bowler, salon owner, sales trainer and marketing director. The biggest myth of stand-up comedy is that comics have to be naturally funny. Just as anyone can improve their public speaking with Toastmasters, anyone can succeed in making an audience laugh. Have you ever seen a stand-up comedian and wished you could be that funny? Description: The new Toastmasters education program, Pathways (formerly the Revitalized Education Program), will launch soon, with District 57 starting in January. He is currently a member of three Toastmasters Clubs, including an advanced club. You have members who are DTMs. In this fun and interactive magic show and workshop, magician Robert Strong shows and explains both moments when your brain struggles with the wrong assumptions and when a new reality is revealed to create magic. Every district has their own way of organizing the training sessions. Thats not ideal, by the way. She mentors and coaches other entrepreneurs on how to fill their calendars with speaking gigs and then helps them prepare engaging presentations that magnetically attract their ideal clients. Speech Topics and Titles: Your Problem with Speeches, https://media.blubrry.com/onthetablepodcasts/p/content.blubrry.com/onthetablepodcasts/TM101p_ep_50_big_stage_final.mp3, Getting On the TED Stage: A Toastmasters Story, Great Toastmasters Speech Evaluations: How to Get and Keep Them. Description: Brand is a reflection of the quality of the product. That is definitely a problem for me because I know that the ed sessions are important for marketing. How to CLICKnot CLASHwith Others. My pitch would be simple: Storytelling is hardwired into our brains. Kevin Markl It could be as simple as there were too many applications and yours was sadly not picked. You know that topic were not supposed to talk about? In this workshop you will learn the components that make up the four basic behavioral styles, identify your behavioral style and the style of others, and learn how to click and not clash with those other stylesand have some fun along the way! Writing a short blurb about your proposed education session less than 200 words along with a very short biography that can be used in marketing or the conference program less than 100 words is good, less than 75 is better really helps the education chair out. An Open House Reflection 2022. Katrina Sawa Communication skills. Speaker Bio:Jon Lehre has been a presenter, marketing professional and graphic designer for over twenty years. And for fun, Bett is a professional Improv actor, enjoys swing dancing, hiking, painting and playing the cello. The Distinguished Club Program requires 4 of the 7 club officers to be trained at both sessions. In this fun, interactive session, you will: James Jeffley is an award-winning speaker and trainer, professional coach, author, musician, minister and father. In April of 2016, she gave her first TED talk in Las Vegas. Katrina Sawa is known as The JumpStart Your Biz Coach because she literally kicks her clients and their businesses into high gear. Along the way you will hear many hilarious and embarrassing stories that will no doubt make you feel better about your own life. Many districts are now focusing on education or marketing programs for their members. Heres the funny thing about applying for a speaking slot at a conference they probably have no idea that youre interested. Attend and learn how your presence impacts the audience, how to choreograph your movement and what posture will empower your presentation. Kohli holds a masters degree in electrical engineering and computer science from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Are you sure you dont have that kind of life that produces the great stories that keep your friends, family, or audience on the edge of their seats? Love Yourself to Success & Excellence. Say your president, VPE, VP Membership, VPPR and Treasurer show up at the first annual training sessions. You know those articles that come up in your social media feeds? All of what Ive said about how to apply and what to give them apply to these sessions as well. The program raised self-esteem, developed goals and created stress free educational and work programs. Receive a workbook to help you formulate your businesss story at home. Sometimes less is more, sometimes less is less, the trick is finding the sweet spot and getting your gestures, voice, and wording just right! This is not top secret rocket science. Bring your personal challenges and leave feeling relieved and hopeful. Dream Big, Be Bold and Write Your Own Book. Katrina is the author of Love Yourself Successful and the creator of the JumpStart Your Marketing System. Using a creative tool that you will use frequently any time you need to write a speech or get clarity surrounding a personal or business issue you need to solve. This year, she is serving as Public Relations Manager for District 57, actively working to create more brand awareness of Toastmasters within the district. Attend and learn how your presence impacts the audience, how to choreograph your movement and what posture will empower your presentation. Everyone has a story. Your story may be of fame and fortune, or fear and famine. This year, she is serving as Public Relations Manager for District 57, actively working to create more brand awareness of Toastmasters within the district. These generally cover specific topics: If you can talk about these topics, these division directors are looking for you for an education session or keynote. He will complete his DTM in 2018. He went on to found, grow, and recently sell his technology start-up of 5 years, where he led his staff using only Google-based applications and extensions. You can throw away the script of life and start living. There are pre-written slide decks with the information on them. Technology: Your Partner to A Successful Club. Teresas educational session will explore common mistakes to avoid, best practices, tips and hacks to make your presentation stand out and how to become a rock star presenter. Let your ed chair see that you know. Have you ever been to your districts annual conference? I might even spend at least 15 minutes with the audience working through an outline format that I find works well and ask them to tell their stories in small groups. Bett speaks and writes on software design and is the author of several books including How to Write, Self-Publish and Market Your Book. Meredith Crawford is the founder of Solerno Media, a marketing agency that empowers non-profits, small businesses and entrepreneurs doing business with heart to tell and share their stories. Whether it is retirement, sale of a business, the death of a loved one or any other life change, Gary has been a thinking partner with his clients in transition into their new post-transition lives. Whether new or advanced Toastmaster, this program will deliver a deep dive into the techniques that anyone can use in speeches or Table Topics . He is also trained as a medical first responder as well as a fire responder. If youre interested in doing these education session presentations, talk to the division director or the districts program quality director. Making your proposal stand out doesnt have to take a lot of work. But was the worst was being late. If you have any questions, ask them. Do you want to discover the leader inside you? Learn how to achieve goals, produce results and make BIG things happen in your life using the G.R.O.W. Description:Have you ever seen a stand-up comedian and wished you could be that funny? Regardless of your situation, your story is valuable, and by telling it, you can inspire and empower others. If youre talking about a specific presentation skill, will your speech include a workshop that will interest your listeners beginners and advanced? Learn what works (and what doesnt) when crossing over from the Toastmaster meeting to the comedy stageand back again! During this session, youll learn how to: If you want to never forget another Toastmasters speech, this is the session for you! In District 10, 5 divisions, 7 officer roles, plus the district TLI, Thats 42 opportunities to speak to a bigger, different from your club audience at education sessions. Don recently retired after 29 years with the State of California and has spent some of those retirement hours as a Santa Rosa Junior College Community Education instructor, and a TEDx Sonoma County Organizing Committee member. Randy is a Toastmaster since 2006, Randy splits his time as an author, inventor and award-winning speaker. Robert has been crisscrossing the world since 1985 entertaining audiences large and small, young and old, formal and casual, and everything in between! Its no reflection on you or your memory. In this session, you will find out how the program is set up, when it starts, how the transition from our current program to the new one will take place, and how to get more information for your club. Join Katrina in this presentation where she will share insights from her book, Love Yourself Successful, and you will learn why its important to devote a certain amount of time to developing and nurturing the four types of love that will undoubtedly affect your success and excellence in whatever you set out to achieve. She began as one of the founding members of Voice of the Vikings at Diablo Valley College, and currently she is a dual-member of Walnut Creek Toastmasters and Las Juntas Toastmasters. Most of us rely on rote memorization to practice our speechesan out-dated method that doesnt work very well with the way our brains are actually wired. As a member of the Toastmasters International Board of Directors, Kohli is a working ambassador for the organization. In one hour per week, we can help you become a better public speaker and develop the leadership skills you want. As a bonus, attendees will receive a take-home resource to help them utilize and implement the principles learned in the session. He is an avid student in the areas of human behavior, particularly body language, interpersonal communication, improvisation, public speaking, leadership, and martial arts. Our annual conference is now accepting applications for the education sessions! Therefore, these sessions are a lot more directed. She is a recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Toastmaster award and Triple Crown Award for receiving three educational awards within a year. 10 Ways to Feed Your Cat You Wont Believe #6! If youre ready, send it off. We all have stories so how do we discover them and how do we tell them? How to Use Brand Storytelling for Marketing Excellence. In her spare time, Suzanne has served on the board of MBA Women International and has also served on the Graduate Management African Pipeline Advisory Group, along with representatives from top business schools including Kellogg, Booth, Maryland, Wharton and Stanford. Give them a taste of what youre working on and show your stuff. The 6 Human Needs and How to Own Your Perception of the World. Kevin is passionate about helping others reach their goals whether its teaching someone how to ski or coaching others to excel in their sales and marketing role. Robert Strong is a Comedy Magician who has been amazing audiences since he was 12 years old. Learn the 3 keys for using brand storytelling to developemotional connections with your customers. Let me know on the Toastmasters 101 Facebook page. Then try Toastmasters. At the district and division training session, there are keynote speeches. If you dont get selected, ask why. Then take your topic and think about that audiences need. Prior to executive recruiting, Suzanne managed the strategic services program for the New Zealand Government in North America. Model. Ask one of your club members to record you with your phone during your speech thats on the topic you want to cover. Look, I have horrible time management skills. Description: What makes a good evaluation? He is a Certified Financial Planner and Certified Financial Transitionist. Toastmasters International is encouraging districts to help members out with more advanced, in-depth events. The TLI keynotes are geared for Toastmasters training and leadership so propose topics in line with that. I also have seen a lot of creative presentations by experienced officers who have walked the walk. Bios:Dennis Neary, DTM, is District 57s Chief Ambassador for the Pathways program, leading the efforts of the Pathways Ambassadors to make sure all clubs are aware of the new program. In this workshop, you will learn and practice a framework to create a connection in which your conflicts dissolve and get resolved to everyones satisfaction. She began as one of the founding members of Voice of the Vikings at Diablo Valley College, and currently she is a dual-member of Walnut Creek Toastmasters and Las Juntas Toastmasters. Our music is from incompetech.filmmusic.io if youre a podcaster, you want to bookmark this site because the music is royalty free and theres a lot of it! Theres something about a variety of viewpoints, especially if you think a good discussion will come out of it. That may be part of the application requirements. What do you want to learn about at an officer training or at the annual conference? Prepare a proposal that you can email to someone or use the content to fill out the application form. In District 10, we have the District training and have breakouts for each club officer role, along with critical keynotes about the Distinguished Club Program, Pathways, and other important topics. Join Kim as you work through this interactive workshop with tools youll use every time you tell a story. Body language is responsible for more than 55% of non-verbal communication. Just make sure you follow through on your promise! in English from Pomona College in Claremont, California, a professional coaching certification from IPEC, and is continuing member of the North American Simulation & Gaming Association . John joined TM early in his career and then like so many others his life became too busy to accommodate being a member. There are many, many ways to give an effective and supportive evaluation; however, there are also many, many ways to give a destructive evaluation. Look, were going to see the usual presentation topics: evaluation skills. Unauthorized use is prohibited. With just two words, he will show you how to change your point of view and capture excellence. We will build a game plan on how to use them to better the way we feel about our lives or give us direction on how to. Gary C. Smith has an over 50 year portfolio career. Garys educational session will explore how to use the stage, speaking area and body language effectively. Doing an officer training means you have a very specific set of content to cover and probably not a lot of time to do it. Its usually a weekend event it may be one, two, or three days long with some big-name keynote speaker (or two), the district speech contest to send a competitor into International speech contest process, and several education sessions that break out to focus on specific topics. Smart presenters will find out the event theme and write the presentation proposal that relates to that theme. He is the proud author of the Amazon Best Seller, From Awful to Awesome: 9 Essential Tools for Effective Presentations. This session will use Google as the example software for taking a closer look at how our clubs (or life) can run more efficiently using a cloud-based platform. If its too early, when you should reach out again. Put together a panel and youve really got my interest. Having a book allows you to have back of the room sales on top of your speaking fee, or if you are speaking for free, allows you to make money. Jon is a former Toastmaster club president and is currently the Sergeant at Arms for Next Level Toastmasters, an advanced club in Santa Rosa. You will learn how to find excellence by epically failing! The title might be The Story of You: Finding and Telling Your Stories When You Think You Dont Have One. Jons educational session will explore how stand-up comedians connect with an audience, how you can generate more laughs per minute, improve your comedic timing and your public speaking. TLI stands for Toastmasters Leadership Institute. But the speaker wasnt advocating a particular platform or action he was encouraging us to use our skills to make an impact in our communities. From Conflict to Connection: Communicating Collaboratively. This is Toastmasters 101 and Im your host, Kim Krajci. This qualifies the club to get a point on the Distinguished Club Program even though the secretary never made it. Dave is the President of Santa Rosa Toastmasters Club 182. While change and challenge can be difficult and even stressful, they also can provide an opportunity for growth and empowerment. Orlando Redden What do you want to see at a conference? Kevin conducts qualitative research on competitors and buyers. Upon returning to the U.S., he entered the financial services industry and helped pioneer the fledgling financial planning movement. Through the process you will be able to either self-reflect or work in a group. While she was there, Meredith added 18% to the multi-million dollar companys revenue stream. The information on this web site is for the sole use of Toastmaster members, for Toastmaster business only. In this workshop, well start right away with discovering the extraordinary in our ordinary days, how to structure a story using techniques that keep an audiences attention, and what not to do at the end. In all cases, start reaching out early to the district leadership to find out who you should talk to. He says his claim to fame was serving as a Presidents Distinguished Area Governor. After this session, you will leave with a better understanding of how to communicate more effectively, collaborate more deeply and Co-create more effectively. So respect the deadline. This session is designed to introduce people to the basics of humor and joke writing, why we should care about humor, and how we can apply it to public speaking. Jim Kohli, DTM, of San Ramon, California, is a principal architect at GE Healthcare, where he has worked since 1982. Those techniques have served him in developing careers as an award winning metaphysical book seller, carpenter, building contractor, dancer, human potential trainer, professional bowler, salon owner, sales trainer and marketing director. Place your images in a memory palace, a technique favored as far back as the Ancient Greeks and Romans. Attend this session and youll learn how to build a strong online brand with Social Media to reach your goals whether finding new prospective members, improving member retention or increasing member engagement.