From Doubt to Determination: Lessons from My Journey as Division Director
It was the Fall of 2022. I got a call from Abhijeet Joshi, then District 101 Program Quality Director. While serving as an Area Director, he asked me to apply for a Division Director position for the next Toastmasters year. Me?! I never had any thoughts, let alone...
An Expo of Toastmasters Values
When I joined Toastmasters two and half years ago, little did I fathom the transformative journey that lay ahead of me. Toastmasters offers an impressive palette of opportunities that have allowed me to hone my speaking skills, build a supportive and extensive...
My TEDx Experience
Exhilaration! My joy knew no bounds when I found out that I was selected for a TEDx talk. Along with it came an immediate apprehension as there was not a lot of time to prepare. I was asked to deliver a speech about my idea–I had so many ways to convey my idea, and so...
What a Difference a VPE Can Make!
“Be a Toastmaster? In this club? … OMG, no!” You have to understand. I’ve been in Toastmasters for seven years. I’ve served as Toastmaster of the Day hundreds of times. These words are not ones that generally come out of my mouth. It was the fall of 2021. I’d been a...
Why Be a Speech Contestant? – Part 2
The WHY Series: You’ve heard the caution not to take the contestant path because you want to win? You can desire a win—that’s normal! But this motivation leaves you with a binary result–only one wins, the rest lose. If you take the path because you want to grow in confidence, self-knowledge, and visibility—win or lose, you always win!