photo credit: bored-now “In first place representing the Central Division at the District Conference….” Not me. “I Am Jack’s Broken Heart” – Fight Club (1999)  Sitting there after the announcement of the winner, I was surprised. I had just spent the last three hours being told by people that they thought I had won…then the [...]

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Read on to learn how you can get a copy of The Finalists: 2008, FOR FREE! As we progress through the Toastmasters International Speech Competition season, you might be wondering if you have what it takes to be the next World Champion of Public Speaking. After winning my Area this past Saturday, I started to [...]

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This post ended up being so long, that I am breaking it into two parts. Part 1 will be posted today and part 2 will come tomorrow. WOW! Last night I returned from the Lady and the Champs Seminar with Patricia Fripp, Craig Valentine, Darren LaCroix, and Ed Tate. The seminar was an amazingly valuable [...]

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Thursday night during the closing session of our Winter Toastmasters Leadership Institute, I was singled out by the 2001 Toastmasters World Champion of Public Speaking Darren LaCroix as someone who wanted to improve. In an instant, everyone in the room knew that I had been working with Darren, Patricia Fripp, and other World Champions to [...]

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This week, I am re-reading “The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance“, by Josh Waitzkin. I am glad I picked it up during Toastmaster’s International Speech Competition season, because it provides a wealth of information for anyone that is involved in competitions that require mental and performance skills. This book will appeal [...]

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