Ep 13: When you get asked THE question...

It's not cheap to be a Toastmaster. And because it takes a lot of money and time, let's make sure that you get the most out of your investment. PAD JK Lopez, EC2 and IPAD Ron Ednalan, Jr., DL5, SR1 talks to us about how much really does it cost to be a Toastmaster, how you get your ROI out of it and what you need to bring to your membership. 

In this episode, we talk about the intricacies of language and how we can use this to identify and empower ourselves as members of the community. We are joined by Angel Yagin, DTM of Nielsen IQ Philippines TMC and Mr. Joey Santos, a socio-cultural linguist and Ph.D. student from Chulalongkorn University in Thailand.

There are a ton of articles out there that talk about Toastmasters being a great place to learn public speaking. In the same token, there are also a ton that disagree. Let's talk about one that says there are some things that we need to look at and solve as an organization and discuss what we can do as members to get over these hurdles. 

In this conversation, we have Polo Enriquez and Dr. Ryan Pesigan Reyes. We talk about stereotypes, specifically that of gay men, how we navigate around it, how it affects us and others within our community and how it can hold us back from getting our agenda across. 

What if you were asked to step out of the club and lead at the district level? We discuss how we answered it, how we experienced it and how we help others answer the same question. We are joined by incoming Area B1 Director Kim Regala of Alpha One TMC. 

It's PRIDE month but do we really know what it is and why it came to be? We also talk about how to bring PRIDE to our Toastmasters Club. Listen in on our discussion with Angel Yagin, DTM, Mary Solina, TM, Polo Enriquez of "We Bare Bears" and Dr. Mikee Inton-Campbell.  

In this episode, we talk about corporate clubs and how we can leverage Toastmasters in your organization. We also talk about what District and Division officers can do to ensure that we put our best foot forward when presenting Toastmasters to stakeholders.  PS. Jeff's mic went kaput for today's episode. We were also enjoying the new immersive view function on zoom as we were doing this session. So go ahead and try it on your Zoom accounts. :)

For this episode, we bring back our friends Gus Agustin of "The Gus Station" and Councilor Jom Bagulaya of Tacloban City as we talk about how you can best interact when you get to meet someone who is part of the LGBTQIA+ for the first time, whether it be at work or outside of work. PAD Angela Yagin, DTM of Nielsen IQ TMC joins us for this episode.

Are you currently working on your DCP points? Stressed over it? Stressing your members over it? We think a positive member experience ensures that you achieve your DCP goals in the best way possible. And if you don't get them points? It's okay. If you did things right, your members are going to tell otherwise and that's the most important. Jeff, Ron and JK talk about this and why we shouldn't view the DCP goals as the end all, be all measure of club success. 

We all have to start somewhere, right? Join Jeff, Ron and JK as they talk about their own Icebreaker experiences, what clubs can do to support their new speakers and what kind of power evaluators have over this experience.