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FROM THE DESK

Webinar Recap

Lorri Andersen, DTM

Club Growth Director

Where were you on the night of April 21, 2021?
If you said you were attending the Communicating Kleffner and Eldred Brown concluded the
in Competitive Times webinar, you gave the right meeting with a question and answer period.

answer! In addition, you were at the right place Is it a coincidence that Gary, Cindy, Jim, Adele,
at the right time! Seriously? Yes! and PJ have advanced their careers in both their
If you don’t have a Toastmasters Club work lives and Toastmasters? I think not!
at your workplace have you ever wondered The benefits of a Toastmasters program

why? In the webinar, Gary Schmidt, DTM in your corporation are far reaching. There
(Past International President), Cindy Laatch, are benefits not just for yourself but for your
DTM (Region 1 Advisor), Jim Kohli, DTM (Past company.
International Director), Adele O’Neal, DTM (past You learn how to listen and present, and you

Region advisor), and PJ Kleffner, DTM (District gain the confidence to do so.
7 Director) clearly stated the reasons why you Toastmasters is for those that want to advance
should! their careers, give their best, and continue to be
Many people ask me how to start a a lifelong learner. Learned Toastmasters skills

Toastmasters Club, what are the benefits, are transferable to every position a person has
and what is the return on investment for my and are experiential. Which means these skills
corporation? Communicating in Competitive Times are learned by doing them, not by reading and
was developed to answer those questions. studying.

This was the best one-hour discussions I have Do you know someone who wants to learn
experienced. There were non-Toastmasters as about this amazing program? Please share the
well as seasoned Toastmasters in the audience. Communicating in Competitive Times video with
It helped those that had not yet joined to make them. Click here for the link. They will be

a better decision by hearing and seeing existing convinced that joining Toastmasters will be one
Toastmasters. of the best decisions they make.
In his Keynote speech, Gary Schmidt shared
how his Toastmasters experience has helped him

as the Administrator for Clackamas County.
Cindy Laatsch, an IT professional at Harley
Davidson, led the panel of business professionals
with Toastmasters in their background. PJ

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