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013: Shelley Gabriel - "On Being an Active Toastmaster"

Shelley is an active and enthusiastic Toastmaster in District 3. Listen as Shelley shares about her Toastmasters experiences and the skills she's attained over the last eight years. We hope Shelley's story will encourage you to Join Toastmasters, and if you are already a member, we hope her story inspires you to move up to your next leadership opportunity. (Recorded July 26, 2019)

012: Tudor Melville - "Why I Joined Toastmasters and Why I Stay"

This episode is dedicated to our non-Toastmasters listeners and current members who might be thinking about leaving. Tudor's introduction to Toastmasters was unusual and it took a while for him to appreciate the value of being a member, but today he's glad he joined. We hope his story will encourage you to join and stay in Toastmasters. (Recorded July 31, 2019)

011: Brenda Smull, "Better Angels — Bringing Us Together"

Brenda Smull, DTM, PRA, discusses her involvement with Better Angels, "a citizens’ organization uniting red and blue Americans in a working alliance to depolarize America." Benda explains her recent Better Angels seminar and the Toastmasters skills that helped make the event a success. For more information about Better Angels, visit https://www.better-angels.org/.  (Recorded July 23, 2019) 

010: Holland Nance, “Productivity, Resilience, and Overcoming Rejection”

(Recorded July 29, 2019) Meet Holland Nance, Arizona author, speaker, coach, and Toastmaster. Holland explains the benefits that she’s received from joining Toastmasters and has great advice for non-Toastmaster listeners who might have reservations about giving Toastmasters a try. To discover more about Holland, visit her website at https://www.hollandnance.com/.

009: Harry Wolfe, founder of "Audible Talkers" the Nation's First Toastmasters Club for the Hard of Hearing

On July 24, 2019, we recorded an interview with Harry Wolfe, a long-time Toastmasters who is chartering Audible Talkers, the nation's first Toastmasters club for the hard of hearing. In the interview, Harry explains how he came up with the idea for the club, some of the up-front organization steps required to get this specialized club going, and his current efforts to new recruit new members. In June 2019, Harry was interviewed by Channel 12, which featured the specialized audio technology used by the club. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxbM68BjPi0). For more information, contact Harry at hwolfeaz@gmail.com.

008: Meet the 2019-2020 District 3 Trio

(Recorded July 13, 2019) This episode features District 3's newly elected senior officers: Jim Eng, DTM, District Director; Peter Salazar, DTM, Program Quality Director; and David Hopper, DTM, Club Growth Director. We met following the District Executive Committee meeting to discuss the role of the "Trio" and what we can look forward to in District 3 in the coming year.

007: Tim & Rose Swearingen - Part I "Our Toastmasters Beginnings"

This is the first of several interesting conversations with Past International Director Tim Swearingen, DTM and Past Region Advisor Rose Swearingen, DTM. In Part I, Tim and Rose talk about how they got started in Toastmasters and began to develop as leaders in District 3.

006: Brenda Smull, "Confessions of a Longtime Toastmaster"

Brenda Smull, DTM, PRA shares her insights as a longtime Toastmaster with Karen Nowicki of Phoenix Business Radio. Recorded in Phoenix at the 2018 Spring Conference

005: Robert Bush, “A Commitment to Growing Club Membership”

 While attending the 2018 District 3 Toastmasters spring Conference, Phoenix Business Radio's Karen Nowicki spoke with Robert Bush, ACB, ALB, Agave Area A4 Director, and Agave Division Director Elect.

004: Wanda Ganjehsani, “The Fundamentals of Adult Learning”

At the 2018 District 3 Toastmasters Spring Conference, Phoenix Business Radio's Karen Nowicki caught up with “The Fundamentals of Adult Learning” speaker Wanda Ganjehsani, CC.