By Brenda Smull The Ahwatukee Toastmasters club is fortunate to have a number of accomplished authors in its ranks and is proud to announce that one of its members is now a Road Scholar. Katrina Shawver, author of the book “Henry: A Polish Swimmer’s True Story of Friendship from Auschwitz to America” has recently been... Continue Reading →
By Brenda Smull, DTM A long time member of the Ahwatukee club is expanding Toastmaster values and benefits in innovative ways and reaching more people on a new communication platform. Meet Don Griffith, a 22 year Toastmaster and past International Director, who is working on a High Performance Leadership Project (HPL) for his second Distinguished... Continue Reading →
By Jon Hersam, CC, CL, VC3 Whether in or out of Toastmasters I often have heard the term coach and mentor used interchangeably. Are they synonyms or is there a difference? After completing the Mentor project in level 2 of Pathways, it all became very clear as Toastmasters described the important differences. Coaching is about the... Continue Reading →
by Jason Petzke, ACB, ALB Since joining Toastmasters in 2014, I have watched, listened, and learned from some of the finest speakers Toastmaster Clubs have to offer. During that time, I have observed five (5) highly effective techniques frequently employed by these skilled communicators. It all starts with H E L L O. Hello -... Continue Reading →
My name is Richard Phillips and I am the author of the Amazon bestselling science fiction series, The Rho Agenda. I was born in Roswell, New Mexico, grew up fifty miles away, near the tiny town of Lincoln. I graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1979. After graduation, I qualified... Continue Reading →
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