[23:39] Meera Manek is a Kenyan-born, of Indian descent, speechwriting coach, meeting facilitator, trainer, realtor and stand-up comedian who moved to California from Nairobi at age 7 and joined Toastmasters at age 18. Manek is featured in the Q & A se…
Bo Bennett, Ryan Levesque, and Greg Gazin
Toastmasters Podcast #133: Manoj Vasudevan – 2017 World Champion of Public Speaking
[24:34] On Friday evening August 25, 2017, Manoj Vasudevan of Singapore, District 80, became the 2017 World Champion of Public Speaking. His contest speech, “Pull Less, Bend More” was delivered to an audience of nearly 2,500 people from around the worl…
Toastmasters Podcast #132: Turning Trauma into Triumph—John Mabry
As a college senior, John Mabry was involved in tragic car crash that killed one of his close friends, and resulted in a partial amputation of one of his legs. Mabry subsequently struggled with depression, addiction, and PTSD for more than a decade. He…
Toastmasters Podcast #131 2017 Newly Accredited Speakers: Part 2
On August 26th, 2017 at the 86th Annual Toastmasters International Convention in Vancouver, Canada, a record six Toastmasters earned the Accredited Speaker (AS) designation bringing the total number of designations to 75. In this second part of a two-p…
Toastmasters Podcast #130: Meet Your 2017 Newly Accredited Speakers Part 1
[53:22] On August 26th, 2017 at the 86th Annual Toastmasters International Convention in Vancouver, Canada, a record six Toastmasters earned the Accredited Speaker (AS) designation bringing the total number of designations to 75. In the first part of a…
Toastmasters Podcast #129: Introducing the 2017–2018 Toastmasters International President, Balraj Arunasalam, DTM
[19:51] Bo and Ryan speak with Balraj Arunasalam, DTM, of Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka, the 2017–2018 Toastmasters International President, and chairman/managing director of Gemtrans Engineering Company, a maker of industrial belts. Active in …