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                      Interview with Alan Schwartz



      Stephana Johnson, DL3

      District 7 Public Relations Manager








      Thank you everyone for joining us, and welcome        Maker’.
      back to another Saturday Morning PR Strategies           I’ve always

      with Stephana, District 7 Public Relations            considered myself
      Manager.                                              to be an artist.
          We are joined by Alan Schwartz. Alan is           My original focus
      someone that I was introduced to by a fellow          was always “how

      Toastmaster when they sent me his newspaper           do I become
      article. It was a powerful article that made me       a professional
      think I’ve got to reach out to this Toastmaster       artist?” I paint.
          As the PR Manager this is what I want.            I draw. I create

      “More good works made well known”. How do             a lot of nature
      we do that? We get our Toastmasters, our Clubs,       landscapes, but
      the District, and its good works into the news.       also have some
      It can be a local newspaper, a specific industry      weird stuff out there. Over 25 years ago I moved

      publication, podcast, or other media.                 to Portland from Los Angeles, where I grew up.
                                                            I was trying to make it on my own as an artist.
      Welcome Alan! Let us know who you                     I didn’t make it as an artist, but I did end up
      are, where you’re from, and what                      falling in love! My wife and I’ve been together
      Toastmasters Club or Clubs are you                    for the last 20 years.
      involved in? How long have you been

      in Toastmasters, and we’ll take it from               Great! Everything you’re saying has a
      there?                                                nugget for a potential story. Beautiful,
                                                            it’s like this tapestry you’re creating.

      Absolutely. Thank you so much for that                This tapestry of life. Oftentimes
      introduction. I belong to Professionally              individuals don’t think that their
      Speaking Toastmasters Club #3091. I joined in         life is newsworthy, and I can tell you

      January 2019. A lot has changed for me since          I can have one conversation with
      then. I can tell you a little bit about me, a little bit   someone, and I can hear something
      about how I came to be a Toastmaster,  and how        that IS newsworthy. Something
      I came to be known as an industry ‘Difference         to be celebrated. Something to be




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