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The Geeks on Tour tell the story of building a business on public speaking, travel, and YouTube Live
Jim and Chris Guld built their business, Geeks on Tour, from their ability to clearly explain digital photography, photo and video editing, smartphone apps, and other technologies of interest to travelers in the context of their own travels around the country and the world. They joined us to share a few Google Photos tips, but…
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Preview: Aug. 25 Workshop with the Geeks on Tour
Jim and Chris Guld built their business, Geeks on Tour, from their ability to clearly explain digital photography, photo and video editing, smartphone apps, and other technologies of interest to travelers in the context of their own travels around the country and the world. They will be the featured speakers at our next workshop, which…
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Hybrid meeting lessons from Club Awesome Toastmasters, a workshop replay
Club Awesome’s David F. Carr, DTM, explained the advantages and tradeoffs of hybrid meetings — and how to make yours more successful — in this district training on July 29, 2023. Holding Toastmasters meetings in a hybrid in-person online format has many advantages, but doing it right is not necessarily easy. Remote members may feel…
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The Essential Professional Value of Public Speaking with Marilyn Brown
As an executive coach and business team building consultant, Marilyn Brown often prescribes a strong dose of Toastmasters to leaders who want to make a bigger impact and boost their own careers. “The only way you can influence people is through communication and speaking to people. So these are those critical competencies. If you cannot…
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Learn the Essential Professional Value of Public Speaking with Marilyn Brown on July 28
As an executive coach and business team building consultant, Marilyn Brown often prescribes a strong dose of Toastmasters to leaders who want to make a bigger impact and boost their own careers. See the replay of Marilyn’s workshop from July 28, 2023. “I tell people Toastmasters is the least expensive thing they can do that…
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“The Elements of Online Presentation Style,” David F. Carr, DTM
David F. Carr, DTM, shares practical tips from his own experience and from experts in online presentations, including 2020 World Champions of Public Speaking Mike Carr and 2022 2nd place winner Alexandre Matte. David is a past president of Club Awesome and the founding president of Online Presenters Toastmasters, where members practice skills for delivering…
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Hybrid Work is Hard. Learn Skills for Doing it Better at Toastmasters
If you’ve attended work or professional meetings conducted in a hybrid format — with some people online and others in person — you’ve probably experienced bad ones, plagued by poor preparation and technical glitches. You can learning how to improve the meetings you run in the new world of work through Toastmasters, the public speaking…
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How local professionals practice hybrid online/in-person meeting skills through Toastmasters
If you’ve attended work or professional meetings conducted in a hybrid format — with some people online and others in person — you’ve probably experienced bad ones, plagued by poor preparation and technical glitches. These are some of the issues the members of Club Awesome Toastmasters work to overcome at their weekly Friday morning meetings, 7…
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Upcoming Crouton Challenges