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Toastmasters Podcast #025: Comedy with Daniel Nainan Apr 14, 2010

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[20:40] Dan Nainan is an American comedian with Indian and Japanese descent. Before becoming a comedian, Dan worked as a Demonstration Engineer, Strategic Relations Manager and Senior Engineer for Intel. During his tenure, Nainan traveled the world with CEO Andy Grove to demonstrate the latest technologies. When speaking in front of audiences that often numbered in the thousands Nainan experienced tremendous stage fright. With the help of Toastmasters, he got over his fear.

For more information about Daniel Nainan visit http://www.comediandan.com

Toastmasters Podcast #024: Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone with Linda E. Allen Mar 10, 2010

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[19:53] As a new or experienced speaker enhancing your presentation skills requires you to step out of your comfort zone. While this move is never easy, Linda Allen, the author of "Don't Get Comfortable," from the February 2010 issue of the Toastmaster, offers tips to make it a smooth transition.

Please Note: The connection for this interview was very poor, and heavy editing had to be done. This makes it sound as if we are talking over each other and being rude to our guest! We apologize for this, but felt the content was still worth publishing regardless of the poor quality of the sound and how bad it makes us look as interviewers.

Toastmasters Podcast #023: Fighting Stage Fright with Karen Twichell Mar 03, 2010

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[19:34] Much like other professional speakers, Karen Twichell, ACS, must fight off the fear of public speaking. Karen offers advice on how to alleviate the public speaking jitters that ultimately sneak up on all of us.

For more information about Karen, visit http://www.caregiversjourney.com.

Toastmasters Podcast #022: Finding Inspiration with Joel A. Pogar Feb 11, 2010

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[17:05] What is inspiration and how do you get it? Joel A. Pogar, CC, president of Parker Toastmasters in Parker, Colorado shares his insight on finding inspiration for speeches. Discover endless speech topics in life's everyday sources.

Reach Joel by e-mail at jpogar (at) gmail.com.

Toastmasters Podcast #021: Overcoming Objections with Sam Silverstein Feb 04, 2010

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[18:05] Successful leaders know how to overcome objections. Sam Silverstein, past president of the National Speakers Association, talks about how to overcome objections and how to hurdle the protests in your path. For more information about Sam Silverstein, visit: SamSilverstein.com.

Toastmasters Podcast #020: Delivering the Bad News... with Style Jan 06, 2010

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Listen to Toastmasters Podcast #020: Delivering the Bad News... with Style, an episode from The Toastmasters Podcast archive.

Toastmasters Podcast #019: Conversation Skills at the Holiday Party Dec 21, 2009

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Listen to Toastmasters Podcast #019: Conversation Skills at the Holiday Party, an episode from The Toastmasters Podcast archive.

Toastmasters Podcast #018: The Ice Breaker: A Story of Survival Dec 08, 2009

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[11:18] The 'Ice Breaker,' Project 1 of the Competent Communication manual, might take the award for the most-feared speech however it helps to know every Toastmaster goes through it. With the support from your fellow Toastmasters, the Ice Breaker can be an exciting and wonderful experience. Richard Stanley takes us through his roller coaster ride of emotions when he presented the first few speeches as a Toastmaster.

Toastmasters Podcast #017: Mutlicultural PR Nov 18, 2009

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[18:26] Corin Ramos is a member of the Yorba Linda-Placentia Toastmasters club in Yorba Linda, California. A first-generation Filipino American, Corin is president of Walson Communications, a multicultural public relations, and marketing agency based in Orange County, California. Corin shares her views and research on the topic of multicultural public relations. Learn how to prepare yourself for effective cross-cultural communications.

Toastmasters Podcast #016: What's Your Hook? Nov 11, 2009

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[16:16] Do you want to make your message stick? Kevin Carroll, author of the book “What’s Your Hook?” shares secrets he’s learned from 17 years in the advertising industry. Learn how to use stories, analogies, props and more to 1. Grab your listeners’ attention. 2. Make your message easy to understand. 3. Get your message to stick!

What’s Your Hook? was featured in the November 2009 issue of the Toastmaster magazine. To find out more about Kevin Carroll and his book, please visit: http://kevincarroll.com

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