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Michelle Alba Lim, DTM
Toastmasters Changes Lives
Phyllis Harmon, DTM
Continuing this year’s focus on the District Executive
Committee, November highlights past District Director and
current Division A Director, Michelle Alba Lim.
Why did you join Toastmasters?
I first heard of Toastmasters in 1991, when Timex
Toastmasters invited me while I was visiting Cebu. I didn’t
join because my job required extensive travel. I heard
of Toastmasters again in 1994, when an event emcee
announced that he was a Distinguished Toastmaster.
Imagine my chagrin when he murdered my name,
messed up my talk title, and spoke about himself
instead of introducing me! I might never have joined
Toastmasters had it not been for fellow training
consultant Dina Loomis. In 1996, she urged me to visit
her club, Molave Toastmasters. I attended, enjoyed
the friendly supportive environment, and loved the
evaluations. I joined right after the meeting and have
been with Toastmasters ever since.
What has been your greatest Aha! Moment in
your Toastmasters journey so far? Why?
One of my greatest Aha! Moments was the realization
that we can never NOT communicate. When we don’t
say anything, we are communicating by our silence.
When we don’t respond to email, calls, or messages, we
are communicating. Often, people will remember what
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