Leveraging Toastmasters Skills For Volunteer and
Community Service
Presented by Louise Alberti

How to leverage your self-confidence, communication and leadership skills learned at TM to become more effective in your community and social/volunteer activities. Learn how to excite people about your cause, how to motivate people to action and how to mentor others to keep momentum strong.

Louise Alberti has performed leadership roles since the age of 12 in her community as well as in many other areas of interest.  She is a certified celebrant with the Celebrant USA Foundation, helps others take charge and become more effective when driving projects that are of personal importance to them.

Emotional Intelligence
and Leadership
Presented by Andrea Isaacs
 

Emotional intelligence determines our true potential for success in life and on the job - even more than IQ. Learn to understand your own com-munication style and how to under-stand, and learn from other styles. You will learn practical, easy-to-use tools to increase your emotional intelligence and leadership skills.

Andrea Isaacs is a faculty member for the Riso-Hudson Professional Training Program, a frequent guest teacher for Ginger Lapid-Bogda’s Enneagram in Business Training Program. Andrea teaches in an Emotional and Physical Intelligence Certification Program, conducts workshops and consults with clients internationally.  She is on the Executive Board of the International Enneagram Association.

Building & Growing
Your Speaking Business
Presented by William Corbett
 

Participants will learn professional relationship building skills, the habits of professional speakers, and how to create important tools such as press kits, marketing materials, session proposals and contracts. Learn how to find your own message to speak on and how to search for and attract clients.

William Corbett is a professional speaker and writer since 1994. His client base includes organizations like 'Family and Children Services of the Berkshires', 'Dollar General Corp.', and several state governments.  He writes a monthly syndicated column and has produced and hosted a radio talk show.

Attract More Abundance, Happiness and Harmony (AHH) Into Your Life
Presented by Maureen Moreau

You will discover that happiness is in our nature and that we are in charge of our own outcomes.  Through demonstrations and exercises, you’ll explore A) how our thinking weakens us; B) how using of our gifts and talents brings us happiness; C) how to identify and eliminate AHH barriers and D) how to restore harmony.

Maureen Moreau is a former American Express executive and since 1999 she is a Life and Career Coach with clients in the USA, UK and Australia. She’s a graduate of Coach University, and is International Coach Federation Certified. Maureen completed her undergraduate studies at Long Island University, and is a graduate of American University, in Paris, France.

Career Leadership Success
with Toastmasters Practice
Presented by Paul Young
 

Having led a district team of forty people, combined with his workplace team management experience, Paul reviews the things to focus on and what to avoid. Learn how speaking more helps get you to the top.  You will leave with a checklist of tips to turn your dreams, interviews and experiences into real success stories.

As a past District 53 Governor, Paul Young led this District to be ranked 9th in the world in 2005-06. As LGET, he received the Excellence in Education and Training Award from Toastmasters International in 2005. He has worked for 29 years as an Integrated Account Manager for IKON Office Solutions.  He is currently a motivational speaker to share the tools of Toastmasters Leadership and Communications training.

From Butterflies to
Speaking Highs
Presented by Elizabeth Trendowski
 

Turn the "nerves you feel" into "nerves of steel" by learning the steps to overcome the butterflies and turn them into speaking highs through several strategies. Very interactive as the participants will be laughing and dancing part of the time. For begin-ners as well as the accomplished and professional speaker.

Elizabeth Trendowski is President and CEO of S.M.A.R.T. Programs (Servers & Mangers Alcohol Responsibility Training).  She is an adjunct Professor at the University of New Haven, Business College.  She is a monthly columnist for hospitality magazines and is completing her first book, “From Butterflies to Speaking Highs."

Have More Impact in Less Time
Presented by Christine Duvivier
 

Learn how to make your work and life more meaningful by learning the same important practices that high- performance executives use. The same ractices that will allow you to have more impact in less time. You will take away practical approaches to stop riding the “cycle of frenzy”, learn how to help others help you, and how to make small changes that have a big effect.

Christine Duvivier has been a fea- tured speaker for many conferences, including MA Women in Technology, Microsoft Eastern Region Women’s Conference, and Executive Enterprise. She holds an MBA from Cornell, studies Positive Psychology at Pennsylvania State University. Christine is the founder of Impact Partners, which helps executives increase their effectiveness.

Climb the Relationship Ladder for Increased Upsales and Referrals
Presented by Jeffrey Scott

Learn how to: • Use the ‘Relationship Ladder”  • Shift your business from transaction-based to relationship-based  • Implement the "show and tell" concept  • Avoid the advertising trap  • Retain clients and increase upsales  • Use long-term planning to create short and longterm success.

Jeffrey Scott is co-owner of Glen Gate, where he serves as head of Sales and Marketing.  Jeffrey has a track record of increasing client retention to 98%, referrals-sales by 2000%, and doubling sales. He speaks professionally to realtor groups and the landscape industry.

Leadership: 7 Tips You Won't
Find in Toastmasters Manuals
Presented by Norman Daoust

Using examples from the new book “Five Gifts of Insightful Leaders,” Norman will help "open your eyes" to daily acts of leadership and leave you with both a different outlook on leadership and with tips to enhance
your leadership skills - using the daily opportunities that are presented to you.

Norman Daoust is an accomplished speaking professional and has given many motivational and educational seminar presentations. Some of his seminar titles include: “Goal Setting: How to get what you really want!,” “Banish Your Microphone Fears!,” and “Domain Modeling Using Color-Coded Classes.”