Clara D

Clara is a registered nurse who started teaching nursing students several years ago.  She is a native of Newfoundland and has been a Toastmaster for 10 years.

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Sue Y

Sue is a software consultant with SI Systems. She immigrated to Canada in 1998, and she joined Toastmasters in 2000.   She is the charter member of Station 29.  She enjoys being a Toastmaster because it makes her feel confident and gives her satisfaction.

Sheena M

Sheena is an inspiring public speaker who has been in Toastmasters for over 2 years.

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Mona C

Mona is the founder of Cool Family Solutions and served as the District 42 Governor in 2006-2007.  She has been a Toastmaster for over 12 years.

Judy L

Judy L joined in 1993, received her Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) award in  Jan 29, 1999, and served as International Director 2002 – 2004 with energy, enthusiasm and dedication to all Toastmasters and the organization.

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Russ D

Russ has been a Toastmaster since June 1997.  He earned his Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) award in 2002 and has competed and won at the District level multiple times.  He will be representing District 42 in the International Speech contest semi-finals this August 2010 in Palm Desert, CA.

Russ also works as a speaker, author and coach.  You can visit his website here.

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Brian L

Brian Lee CSP was the Vice President of a major retail firm before the age of 25, was elected Calgary’s youngest-ever Alderman, and served 9 years in public life on City Council and as a provincial MLA. As one of North America’s leading experts in the field of World-Class Customer Satisfaction and Change Leadership, Brian founded Custom Learning Systems Group Ltd in 1984, has authored five books (including one on being a Wedding MC) and is a speaker and implementation consultant to over 100 Fortune 500 corporations and health care organizations.

Brian is a former member of Foothills Toastmasters.

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Len S

Len is leader of the Alberta Social Credit Party.  He has an IT background and is a native Albertan.  He has been a Toastmaster for 2 years.

Reg M

Reg has earned many Toastmasters educational awards, including the Competent Communicator and Advanced Leader Bronze awards.  As well, he has held several club officer positions, including Sergeant at Arms, President and Past President.  He won Club Rookie of the Year and was twice awarded the Club Toastmasters of the Year award.  He has been a proud member of the Bedstone Olympics club for 4 years.

Ellen A

Ellen is a paramedic.  She was in the SAITSayers Toastmasters club from 2003 – 2007, earning her Competent Toastmaster award and becoming the SAITSayers club president. She is still doing speaking engagements on occasion and looks forward to having the time to join another Toastmasters club.

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Lori S

Lori is a teacher of the True Yoga and a world traveler.   Although in Toastmasters a short time, it led to delivering presentations at ashrams in India and Nepal.

Gayle J

Gayle is an admin assistant who has lived in Calgary since 1982.  She has been married for 24 years with 4 wonderful children and 2 grandchildren.  She has been a Toastmaster for 3 years.

Shelley Ml

Shelley is a longtime Toastmaster and the current 2009-2010 Division C Governor.

Andra M

Andra has been active in Toastmasters for 3.5 years, including 1.5 yrs as VP Education and 1 yr as a Club President.  She is currently a club treasurer and loves the program and the people.

Stu S

Stu is a dedicated student of speaking and communication.  He has been a Toastmaster for over 6 years.

Zoong N

Zoong is grateful to her brother Marvin for her wonderful experience in Toastmasters.  She has been a Toastmaster for 11 years.

Larry D

Larry works as a professional clown (Rainbow the Clown) and motivational speaker.  His keynote speech “Hold On to the Rope – It’s a Heck of a Ride” is a story full of messages that gives youth a positive outlook and hope for the future, while reinforcing the responsibility they share and the realities of life.    He has been a Toastmaster for 2.5 years.

John H

John is a Toastmasters believer.  He loves the positive atmosphere and helping people grow as a communicator and leader.  There is no safer place to develop self-esteem.  John has been a Toastmaster for 3.5 years.

John is also a professional speaker, leads Sales & Marketing for the Calgary Vipers (www.calgaryvipers.com), and is the District 64 Public Relations Officer.  You can visit his website at www.johnhindle.com.

Christina K

Christina is very passionate about Toastmasters, especially the people.  She values the many friends who have helped her grow and develop her communication and leadership skills.  Being part of the CFL is fun!  To learn how long she has been a Toastmaster, listen and guess!

Susan C

Susan is a project manager, Toastmasters advocate and budding professional speaker. She has been a Toastmaster for 6 years.

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David P

David is a geoscientist from Venezuala.  He has been a member of Toastmasters for 1 year.

Dorothy J

Dorothy is a member of Chinook Toastmasters.

Dina S

Dina is a PhD student and Teaching Assistant in Computer Science department at the University of Calgary.  She has been in Toastmasters for almost 3 months.

David W

David joined the Chinook Club in 1983 so he could chair a professional conference without fainting.  He planned to go back to his life in the background (i.e.  hiding from public speaking) after the conference but two much bigger and stronger Chinook members convinced him to stay.

Trudy D

Trudy is married with 2 children and 2 grandchildren. She joined Toastmasters in the fall of 2002.

Rick dB

Rick is a Business Performance Analyst. He has been a Toastmaster for 10 years.

Eapen M

Eapen used to teach in one of the universities in India. After coming to Canada, he graduated in Computer Science and worked as a IT person. At present, he am one of the leaders of Bible Study Fellowship in Calgary. He has been a Toastmaster since 2001.

Muhammad H

Muhammad is an auditor with Deloitte. He joined Chinook Toastmasters 4 months ago.

Doreen S

Doreen is a retired teachers and an Albertan. She has been a member of Toastmasters for four years.

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Alboury N

Alboury is an Economist, born and raised in Senegal -West Africa. He has been a member of Toastmasters for one and half years.

Nevin H

Nevin is a sales and marketing specialist.  A member for approximately 8 years, Nevin says that Toastmasters has contributed significantly to raising the income of his family!  He has been a member of Foothills, Vibrant Speakers, and Golden Gavel.

Scott M

Scott enjoys writing and joined Toastmasters so he could learn to give voice to his words.  He has been a Toastmaster for 14 months.

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Castilia C

Castilia works as an accountant and is the mother of a wonderful 8-year-old daughter.  She is also the VP Education for Bottom Line Toastmasters 2009-2010 and has been a Toastmaster for 2 years.

Doris H

Doris is the Past President of Bottom Line Toastmasters and is serving as the Area C3 Governor 2009-2010. She has been a Toastmaster for 3 years and 3 months.

Valerie N

Valerie is a graduate of the SAIT Library program and has lived in Calgary since 1974.  She has been a Toastmaster since Aug 2008.

Anne B

Born in England, Anne moved to Calgary with her family seven and a half years ago.  She has been a member of the “Literally Speaking” club for seven months.

Alberto V

Alberto has been a Toastmaster for 4 months.  He is a member of the Canorators Toastmasters club.

Sandeep D

Sandeep is an MBA and SAP consultant.  He has been a Calgarian for 4.5 years and a Toastmaster for 4 months.

You can also see the video of Sandeep’s story here.

Nelson K

Nelson is a project manager and engineer and a charter member of Spoken Word Toastmasters.

Nelson also presented a longer speech about his experience in Toastmasters as part of the Spoken Word 5th Anniversary celebration. In his speech, he expands upon the themes introduced in his 85 Stories talk.

Don M

Don is past President of Station 29 Toastmasters and spends his free time playing hockey and softball and trying to keep up with his 4 kids.

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Donald F

Don is the VP Membership of Palliser Toastmasters. He has been a Toastmaster for 1 year.

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Randy P

Randy is the CEO of Sprecom Inc and is a husband and the father to three wonderful kids. He has been in Toastmasters for 6 years.

Ken S

Ken has been a Toastmaster for 22 years and is a member of the Bow Valley Toastmasters club

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John vdP

John has been in Toastmasters for over 30 years. He is a member of the Bow Valley Toastmasters club.

Bob E

Bob is a woodworker who has lived in Calgary for 15 years. He continues to learn and grow as a speaker to this day. He has been in Toastmasters for 11 years.

Gary G

Born in Montreal, Gary is married and has a 20-year old autistic son.  He loves hockey and warm places.  He has been a Toastmaster for 5 years.

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Al F

Al says that joining Toastmasters in 1961 was the best decision he ever made.

Kris C

Kris is a civil engineer and has been a Toastmaster since 2004.

Travis C

Travis is a television producer from Calgary, AB who looks forward to the increased opportunities presented from the Toastmasters experience.

Wayne T

Wayne has spent most of his career as an entrepreneur having run several successful businesses. His final working years were spent in the aviation industry (rotary wing).   He is presently writing a novel, and he has written several short stories and a little poetry.  He is a passionate advocate for the Deafblind.

Glen B

Glen is a member of Igniters Toastmasters. He has been in Toastmasters for many years.

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Rhonda H

Rhonda is an administration manager with a major accounting firm.  She has been a Toastmaster for 9 months.

Bernhard S

Ed C

Ed has been a Toastmaster for 42 years. He is a member of the Bow Valley Toastmasters club.

Ron F

Kim W

Kim is an account manager with Walton International, a real estate investment company.   He has been a Toastmaster for 15 years.

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Marlene C

Marlene is a coach and speaker who is passionate about evolving our human potential.  She has been a Toastmaster for 5 years.

Janet

Janet is a member of Inspired Toastmasters.  Janet has been in Toastmasters for 6 years.

Dinesh

Dinesh is a Chiropractor from Calgary. Thanks to Toastmasters, he is a ‘Competent Communicating Chiropractor’.   He has been a Toastmaster for 15 months.

Elmien W

Elmien W is the President of Palliser Toastmasters.  Listen how Toastmasters made a difference in her professional and personal life.

Darryl S

Darryl is a small business owner in Calgary providing waste and recycling consulting services to companies. He has been in Toastmasters for 1 year.

Tony S

Tony is a longtime Toastmaster and member of the 3500 Foot Club. Tony and his wife Molly maintained the Toastmasters hotline in Calgary for several years. Part 2 of his story will be coming soon

Esperanza M

Esperanza is a corporate trainer, facilitator and coach who specializes in soft skills and leadership training. She has been a Toastmaster for 3 years.

Donna K

Donna is an electrical engineer with was born in Bulgaria and moved to Calgary in 2003.  She has been in Toastmasters for one year.

Pedro G

Pedro considers Toastmasters a welcome family in Canada.  He has been a Toastmaster for 10 months.

Andre C

Andre is a charter member of the on-ship club Mercy in Africa and current member of Silver Springs Calgary.  He has been a Toastmaster for 5 years.

(btw – The word of the day during the meeting was “pragmatic“.  Upon hearing the word of the day, the audience rapped the table — thus the odd sound you hear partway through the story.)

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Chuck R

Chuck is a happily married local restauranteur and owns the Hose and Hound pub in Inglewood. He also works for the United Way as a spokesman and has been a Toastmaster for 4 years.

Janet G

Janet G is a Calgary-based consultant, specializing in building quality systems.  She is the author of a book about Agile Testing and gives presentations worldwide about her work.  She has been a Toastmaster since 2001.

Evelyn B

Brian C

Brian moved to Calgary in 1975 and joined Toastmasters in July 2009. He is currently the V.P. of Public Relations at his club.

Donna W

Donna is a former teacher and is a Master Facilitator for the Virtues Project. She has been a Toastmaster for over 3 years and is currently the President of her club.

Sindhu S

Sindhu is a dentist from India. She has been a Toastmaster for 6 weeks.

Bala A

Bala works as an engineer. He has been a Toastmaster for 6 weeks.

Tara C

Tara is an aspiring GeoTech and has been a Toastmaster for 5 months.

Curtis B

Curtis is an Information Analyst, and is the President of Silver Springs Toastmasters for the 2009-2010 year. He has been a Toastmaster for 3 years.

Tom M

Tom is a litigation lawyer and father of four. He has been in Toastmasters for 6 months.

Dick M

Neil K

Neil is an accountant. Originally born in Cambodia, he came to Calgary as a teenager. He has been in Toastmasters for 1 year.

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Marvin H

Marvin has been a Toastmaster since 1995 and has been a Division Governor and District Chief Judge.  He has been judging in Toastmasters contests  since 2001. He enjoys judging as it is great leadership experience and it helps to encourage people to succeed.  Have fun – Be a Judge at a Toastmasters Contest today!

Marvin has a second story as well…

Kenton F

Kenton is an accountant and has been in Calgary for 10 years.  He originally is from Saskatchewan.  He has been in Toastmasters for 1 year and 4 months.

Russ S

Russ S is an Imagination Trainer and Calgary Life Coach who joined Toastmasters in early 2007 to become a more impactful public speaker.

Garrett U

Garrett has been developing with the Toastmasters program since 2008. He is currently serving as the President of Igniters.

Note: Garrett’s story was the inspiration for this project.  Read Transcript

Dave B

Kelly L

Kelly L has lived all over the world working as a registered nurse and midwife. She currently works as a realtor. She has been a member of Toastmasters off and on since 2005.

Joy M

Joy works as a financial advisor for a financial services provider.  She has held several leadership roles and competed in speaking competitions through Toastmasters over the past 4 years.