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TERRY TALKS

When we share the world of

far too much squelching in our Toastmasters with others, we are

society.
Robert’s eyes have been also empowering them to develop
opened wider as he finds his voice
in the new world of Toastmasters. higher levels of self-confidence and

He is learning more about self-esteem.
the people around him and Are You a Club Supporter?
wondering if they are really
“with” him. Will they celebrate him in his new example, I continue to make friends through

adventure? We Toastmasters will. Toastmasters. Robert, thank you for taking the Donna Stark, DTM, IPDD
One doesn’t need to write a book to convince first step on your Toastmasters’ journey. I look
others to go and or return to Toastmasters. By forward to cultivating another great friendship.
taking time to consciously reach out and take It is all about the people!

somebody by the hand, we will make a huge Terry Beard initially joined Arlington Club
difference in their life. We need to make the time Toastmasters in 2001. He co-founded Portland Rotary
to prepare for serendipitous moments. As Louis Toastmasters in 2015.
Pasteur said, “Chance favors the prepared mind.” Terry is the author of Squelched - Succeeding

Today, I am eternally grateful that Dr. Richard in Business and Life by Finding Your Voice,
took me by the hand and led me to the door of published in 2017 and available on Amazon.com.
Toastmasters. By following Dr. Richard’s great Visit his book website at squelchedbook.com. You
example, I am reminded daily that all of us had can reach him at terry@squelchedbook.com.

a Toastmaster sponsor. We owe our sponsors to
pay it forward by sharing with others that with
which we were gifted.
Each of us has a responsibility to reach out

and help people find their voices through the
ongoing process of developing public speaking
skills. When we share the world of Toastmasters
with others, we are also empowering them to

develop higher levels of self-confidence and self-
esteem. Which in turn cures the societal cancer
of glossophobia.
We find our voices, and in the process, develop

connections to others in an awesome community
and then we help others to find their voices. What
goes around comes around.
As I have learned from Dr. Richard, by his

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