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Meet the District 7 Trio
Phyllis Harmon, DTM
PJ Kleffner, DTM - District Director
Meet District 7’s newly Why did you join Toastmasters?
elected Trio — PJ Kleffner, I joined the Silicon Forest Toastmasters Club
DTM - District Director, in October, 2001 because I was looking for an
Eldred Brown, DTM - audience. My job, up to that point, ranged from
making one-on-one sales calls to delivering
Program Quality Director,
presentations on emerging technologies to 300
and Lorri Andersen, DTM people at trade shows.
- Club Quality Director — A major company reorganization changed all
as they answer questions that and left me sitting behind a desk answering
posed by the editor. emails. I didn’t really think of it as public
speaking, but I realized that I missed it. One day
on my way to lunch, I saw a flyer on the bulletin
board soliciting members for the Toastmasters
club (Yes, advertising DOES work!). My first
thought was, “I bet they will let me speak there.”
They did, and the rest is history.
What has been your greatest Aha! Moment
in your Toastmasters journey so far? Why?
My first Aha! Moment was learning how
to listen more effectively, which is a common
experience that many of us have when we join
Toastmasters. As I quickly transitioned into
leadership roles, I also learned that I was not
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