District Showtime
Fall Speaker Showcase and Educational Workshops
Super Early Bird
$10 (Expires 10/10/23)
Early Bird
$15 (Expires 10/15/23)
Full Price
$20 (Expires 10/20/23)
In-person registration will be available until October 21, 2023 at 9:00 AM. After that, you may attend the event online by purchasing a ticket for $30 until October 21, 2023, 10 AM. Register today for the best price!
Location
We are meeting in-person at Synopsys and online using Zoom!
Synopsys
Building 1, 800 N Mary Ave, Sunnyvale, CA-94086
Online
Register for Zoom link
District Showtime – Educational Programs:
We have curated top-notch guest speakers who will teach attendees to:
- Communicate with impact
- Speak with charisma
- Land a TEDx talk!
Click for guest speaker details.
Keynote
“Driving Transformational Impact Through Effective Communication”
Our keynote speaker will share the key elements of decision-making and share an emotion-driven approach to structuring your communication at work or outside, for transformational impact.
with Dr. Vikas Jhingran, World Champion of Public Speaking 2007
10:15 – 11:15 AM on October 21, 2023
The Charismatic Speaker
Have you noticed that be it a speech championship or a presentation at work, some people have a knack for grasping the attention of their audience. What can we learn from these charismatic speakers? In this workshop, Vikas will take you through his journey as a speaker culminating in his WCPS win in 2007. He’ll share how he developed his emotion-driven approach to speaking, how he used feedback and mentors to hone his speeches, and some learnings on how to deliver effective presentations. He’ll also take questions from the audience about his approach to writing and delivering speeches.
with Dr. Vikas Jhingran, World Champion of Public Speaking 2007
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM on October 21, 2023
Six Things That Will Kill Your Chances of Landing a TEDx Talk
Getting a TEDx speaking opportunity is a great way to establish your credibility, establish yourself as a thought leader, and end up with a fantastic professional video. Not getting one is easier than you think. How? Read on.
Our presenter will break down the top six ways to ruin your chances of getting a TEDx talk, and get you on the right track to applying, writing, editing, and delivering an amazing TEDx talk that not only helps you, but helps the world as well.
with Frank King, TEDx Speaker
1:30 – 2:30 PM on October 21, 2023
Dress to Impress!
Lights! Camera! Speeches! Come dressed in true Red Carpet glam as you attend the various sessions of District Showtime and win prizes as the Best Dressed Glam Star!
Dress Code: Think Cocktail Attire!
This event is only for our in-person participants!
Your Story Matters
Every Toastmaster has a story to tell about their highs and lows, their triumphs and tribulations, and the impact Toastmasters has had on them.
The judging panel has reviewed the stories submitted via video prior to September 15th and selected six participants to tell their story live at our much-awaited District Showtime!
We can’t wait to hear their incredible stories and celebrate the diverse experiences that make our D101 Toastmasters community so special.
Eligibility: To participate in this session you need to be a member of a club in good standing.
Our Speakers
Dr. Vikas Jhingran
Dr. Vikas Jhingran is a General Manager with Shell Oil Company based in Houston where he uses his technical, business, leadership, and communications skills to drive business transformation. Vikas is particularly passionate about corporate communications and how they enable organizational excellence.
Vikas is the 2007 World Champion of Public Speaking. Early in his career, Vikas suffered from poor public speaking skills due in large part to being an introvert. He studied public speaking and eventually won the Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking in 2007. Despite this remarkable achievement, Vikas is most proud of the glass ceiling that was broken on that August day in 2007, paving the path for extraordinary minority speakers, many of them non-native English speakers, to win the World Championship in subsequent years.
In 2014, Vikas published his first book on communications called EMOTE: Using Emotions to Make Your Message Memorable. Published both in the US and India, it introduced a unique, emotion-driven approach to communications that Vikas hopes will help others become better speakers.
Vikas is an Alumni of the Harvard Business School and has a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His undergraduate degree is from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He lives with his wife and two sons in Houston.
Frank King
Frank King, Suicide Prevention Speaker, was a writer for The Tonight Show for 20 years, and a speaker and comedian for 37.
He has fought a lifetime battle with depression and suicidal thoughts, turning that long dark journey of the soul into 11 TEDx talks and sharing his lifesaving insights with associations.
Frank has survived two aortic valve replacements, a double bypass, a heart attack, and losing to a puppet on Star Search, and lived to joke about all of it.