I had just finished Peace Corps at 25 years old in the Dominican Republic and returned to my hometown Kansas City. I got my first professional job at Sunflower House, A Child Abuse Prevention Center, giving presentations about how to prevent child abuse. During that first month I attended a child abuse prevention conference and when […]
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KR Miller has bilateral congenital high frequency hearing loss. Translation? She was born with moderate to severe hearing loss that affects both ears, and she is unable to hear sounds that occur in the higher end of frequencies or high-pitched sounds (i.e., 2,000 Hz or higher). This means KR has problems hearing consonants, such as
Which lies do you currently believe about yourself? How are they robbing you of your future? Fact: I used to be a school teacher who spoke in front of kids all the time, but who could not speak in front of adults! Somehow the role of classroom authority figure and teacher felt safe to me.
by Ramona Shimeall (BCBSKS Toastmasters 1483203) I am a person who loves to get at a task and complete it. I’ve learned that the harder, seemingly impossible tasks become easier as you attack them, dive into them, and labor through the work. However, Toastmasters has taught me the value of progress that is slow and
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By Matt Danda, DTM, President of the Leawood Toastmasters Club Change is upon us. I recently celebrated a milestone birthday–a big round number–and I’ve become obsessed with change. Or, more precisely, the ability to adapt to change. Can I adapt to my new age? To this changing world? I’m giving myself a test. Can I
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Toastmasters have given me a platform to share my story and reach out to others……..Being able to share my story through writing and speaking is accomplishing what I set out to do.
by Mary Augustine, CL, ALB, Toastmaster has helped me grow in so many ways both professionally and personally, but the specific tool that made the magic happen outside my comfort zone is Table Topics. I went to my first Toastmasters meeting with a large fear of public speaking, so large I have a visible physical
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