Meet the Education Speakers from the Spring Conference (Saturday, May 6th). See below to learn about their sessions, read their bios and even download some of the presentations!
Effective Presentations: Using PowerPoint to Tells Your Story by Kamalika Roy, DTMDescription: Learn the do’s and don’ts of an effective PowerPoint presentation and how to use it as a powerful medium to tell your story. Speaker Bio: Kamalika Roy’s Toastmasters journey began in January 2013 in Southern California. As a member of several clubs, she served in a variety of club officer roles as well as the Area Director for Area J1, Division J in District 33. In 2016 Kamalika relocated to Northern California as an Associate Director at BioMarin Pharmaceuticals in San Rafael. In Jan 2017 she initiated the company’s corporate club, San Rafael Raconteurs in partnership with her colleague, a fellow Toastmaster. As the VPE for the club she is focussed in ensuring that her club maintains its distinguished club status and the club members achieve their full potential under the new Pathways program. |
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Mastering the Feedback Process by Kevin MarklDescription: Feedback is at the heart of the Toastmasters educational program. After spending hours writing, practicing and delivering speeches, feedback often goes underused. Attend this session and you will learn how to apply invaluable feedback to improve your speech writing, enhance your delivery and accelerate your development. Speaker Bio: Kevin is passionate about helping others reach their goals – whether it’s teaching someone how to ski or coaching others to excel in their sales and marketing roles. He embodies this passion through his own journey in Toastmasters. Kevin joined 7 years ago and has immersed himself across the organization. He has served many functions from Club Secretary to Division Governor. He has presented officer training for all club officer roles and at the Toastmasters Leadership Institute. Stretching outside of the club, Kevin supports membership and club development at Speechcrafts, Open Houses and continues to volunteer at District events and Conferences. |
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Is Speaking Your Pathway to Your Passion? by Teri McDonald, DTMDescription: Learn how to find your passion and take the first steps towards using your voice to speak for others. Your journey through the Toastmasters education and leadership program is unique and Toastmasters has the paths to help you identify your passion and take action to make a difference for those you care about. Speaker Bio: Teri McDonald, DTM, IPDD, has been a member of Toastmasters since early 2010. She has been a member of multiple President’s Distinguished Clubs, served in several officer positions and been involved in district leadership for the last 5 years. In 2014, she was hired as a trainer at Contra Costa County where she led classes for the public. Teri recently launched “Curiosity Coaches & Consulting, LLC” where she helps women flourish in non-traditional jobs and excel in new leadership roles through workshops and coaching. You can find her passion page on Facebook as TeriMcD, a Big Cat Advocate. |
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Is Speaking Your Pathway to Your Passion?Is Speaking Your Pathway to Your Passion? |
Funny You Should Say That: A Workshop on Adding Humor to Your Speeches by Bryan FisherDescription: Great speakers know how to keep their audiences engaged. One of their rules of engagement is “Be Funny, Make Money.” By adding the spice of humor to your speeches, you can ease tensions as well as keep your audience listening to important lessons you have to share. Speaker Bio: Bryan has been a Toastmaster for nearly two years, with AAA Talkers in Walnut Creek, where he currently serves as President, as well as a Pathways Guide for District 57. Bryan has achieved the Advanced Communicator Silver distinction, along with Advanced Leader Bronze certificate. Bryan won this year’s District 57 Humorous Social Media contest, as well as his club’s Humorous Speaking contests for the past two years. Toastmaster Fisher has found that adding humor to speeches is a vital tool in developing rapport with one’s audience, and it helps keep people interested in the topic at hand. |
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Humorous Speaking Workshop HandoutHumorous Speaking Workshop Handout (With Answers) |