Archive for April 22nd, 2009

Toastmasters in the news

April 22, 2009

It’s a big day for Toastmasters hitting the news pages.

First up is First Oakville’s own Michelle Gillies who hit the front page of the Globe and Mail Careers’ section. The article focuses on what happens to us when we’re faced with sudden unemployment.

Michelle talks about how she felt when her work with a cable broadcaster ended in an article called Losing your job, losing your identity.

Our second candidate is Oakville-resident David Howlett, DTM, who is featured in a Metronews.ca Toronto news article called Nice guys don’t finish last.

Dave says in the article that one of his Toastmaster speeches called Knocking Down Silos was so popular that the third time he gave it, over 300 people showed up to listen. Next thing you know, Dave is giving the speech to international standing-room audiences.

So there’s a couple of good reasons to join Toastmasters International.