Episode 30 - Feedback Is A Gift with Rose-Gaëlle Belinga

02/24/22 • 21 min

HIGHLIGHTS

Toastmasters goes beyond public speaking
Toastmasters can be a safe space
Lessons learned while doing PR during a global pandemic
Storytelling can help you impact more people
RG's transformational story

QUOTES

Rose: "We tend to think of Toastmasters as just public speaking. It's way more than that. You can work on your communication skills, but what I've truly gotten out of Toastmasters is evaluation as well as leadership opportunities. And of course, a good confidence boost."

Rose: "In my personal life, I find Toastmasters to be a safe space where you can go and bounce ideas. It could be just a rant that I just want to vent and I can wrap it up into a very nice speech and get feedback from my friends."

Rose: "The worst that will happen is you get feedback, you get constructive criticism. Most of the time, it's very positive feedback. People will tell you what you're doing well and what you should continue doing. Other times, they will mention areas of improvement. And the sooner you get that feedback, the earlier you can start working on your other speeches."

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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosegaelle/

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HIGHLIGHTS

Toastmasters goes beyond public speaking
Toastmasters can be a safe space
Lessons learned while doing PR during a global pandemic
Storytelling can help you impact more people
RG's transformational story

QUOTES

Connect with Rose in the links below:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosegaelle/

Find out more about Toastmasters, visit https://toastmasters46.org/ and follow District 46 on:

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/toastmasters46/
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/toast-masters-district-46
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TMDistrict46/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/toastmasters46/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/district46tm

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Episode 29 - Find Your Authentic Voice with Kimberly Tanksley

HIGHLIGHTS

You need to put in the work
Building confidence through experience
Keep listening to others but find your own authentic voice
People respond to vulnerability
Just keep going, even if you miss a step
Keep your mind in the present

QUOTES

Kimberly: "I really want to speak from authenticity. I want to speak like me. I want to take all of the great people that I think speak so well, and make it my own. I don't have to talk exactly like them, because I am not them. And so I want to speak from a place where it's me."

Kimberly: “Be confident in the material that you have in its most basic form. You want to know what you're talking about. Anytime before I have a prepared speech, I will just listen to a podcast, or do my research and look at different angles of it, just so I have a holistic picture of it."

Kimberly: "If I stumble on a word, just get past it and don't make a big deal out of it. Like when you dance, you're doing choreography and you know that you've missed a step, other people aren't going to notice it as much as you do. You just have to keep going.”

Kimberly: "I prepare myself to think: this might not be perfect, relax, if you make a mistake, it's okay. I think people will also be a little bit more comfortable if you make some mistakes sometimes because it shows that you're human."

Kimberly: "Don't think too much of the future, don't think of anything that's happened in the past. Just be there with your audience because they're taking the time to listen to you and so you should make sure that you're speaking to them and that you're paying attention to them."

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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberly-tanksley/

Find out more about Toastmasters, visit https://toastmasters46.org/ and follow District 46 on:

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Episode 31 - It’s All About Commitment with Anna Zhao

In this episode of the Transformational Pathways podcast, Anu talks to Anna Zhao. Anna is a financial management specialist by trade, but is a storyteller at heart. Growing up in China, Anna was encouraged by her parents to pursue her interests, public speaking being among the many. As an adult, she reignited that passion upon joining Toastmasters.

Anna talks about commitment, and how her unwavering passion allowed her to continue improving her speeches virtually during quarantine. While the experience of speaking to a live audience is incomparable, her passion for the craft was not diminished and she continued to be active in her club.

HIGHLIGHTS

How Anna rediscovered her love of public speaking with Toastmasters
Early childhood and growing up in China
Entering the United States and developing more passions
It's all about commitment: speeches in the era of Zoom meetings
Picking up leadership skills with Toastmasters
A lifetime of developing passions

QUOTES

Anna: "I just signed up and starting from there, I gave a speech and learned from all the excellent toastmasters members. It has been a transformative experience. Every single day, I'm inspired by the people and by the stage itself."

Anna: "Writing a speech is a journey with ourselves. Each story is about ourselves, we just need to dig deep into our own story and then write it, rehearse it, and deliver it. It's about ourselves, it's just like a commitment. When we give a commitment, it's not about the other person."

Anna: "If we talk about the commitment to the club, to giving a speech, to Toastmasters, it's all about ourselves. I want to get deeper into myself, to have discoveries about myself. I write about it, I contemplate it. It's about ourselves. Once we think through this, it's a natural flow from there."

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