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laughs (I was awful). My mentor suggested I try member after re-chartering the Ashland
the Competent Leader manual (which I couldn’t Morning Toastmastes club. I also helped start
find). Once I tried the Leadership manual it was the VASORCC (VA Domiciliary) Toastmasters
hard to go back to speaking. I love both now, but club in White City. In each case, there are new

really found my niche in helping others grow. challenges, new adventures, and new friends. I
was also a member of Rogue Valley Toastmasters,
How do you use Toastmasters outside until it ended.
your meetings? What is your greatest achievement as
I don’t use it as much as I’d like. I was a Toastmaster?

active in Chamber Greeters for many years, Being able to mentor so many members over
promoting Toastmasters. I’ve made Toastmasters the years! I think it’s officially around a dozen
presentations to many organizations, workshops, now, but there are many more unaccounted

and entrepreneur forums. for. Helping others achieve their speaking and
leadership goals is a great honor. Achieving my
I see you belong to three clubs. Why so DTM felt good. I never expected to ever get
many? that far in the program. It just slowly happened.

Glad you asked. First, my home club, Achieving my second DTM this June will be even
University Toastmasters, because I’m the last better. For those of you who think your DTM
holdout from the 2010 group. Next is Jefferson is a pipe dream, hang in there. This dream can
State Toastmasters where I was a founding become your reality.

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