Storytelling is both personal and the foundation of many well-received speeches. Great storytellers like President Franklin D. Roosevelt mastered the art, and you can learn to become one too. But […]
by Samantha Lynch-Johnson What is the recipe for a stellar District 27 Spring Conference? Begin with equal parts networking event and educational boot camp. Add a bit competition and mix […]
by Megan K. Whitney Are you ready to bring your “A-Game” to the show? The second half of the Toastmasters 2017-2018 year is here, which means the International Speech Contest […]
by Megan K. Whitney It was a cold winter Saturday. I climbed to the third floor of Founder’s Hall at the Arlington Campus of George Mason University, knocked on the […]
Jeri Mae Rowley is a professional speaker and college instructor who recently joined Toastmasters. As Division B Champion in the District 27 Humorous Speech Contest last year, she competed in […]
As the snow thawed in the Washington, D.C., metro area last year, District 27 rolled out Pathways, the new educational and leadership program Toastmasters is transitioning to over the next […]
by Katheryn Blakeman You probably joined Toastmasters for many reasons. One of them may have been to learn how to develop your leadership skills. A good way to start enhancing […]
by John Hughes The Motivational Strategies path in the Pathways program tightly links public speaking skills with developing connections to a group of people in order to motivate them. The […]
by Megan K. Whitney Where do Toastmasters go after attaining the Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) award? What do they do? I attended a meeting of the DTM Masters Toastmasters Club of […]
As a Toastmaster, one of the most important things you can do when you give a speech is to connect with your audience. If you don’t create a strong connection […]
