EDUCATIONALS
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Richard E. Peck, DTM
Break Down The Barriers, Maximize Your Potential
Richard E. Peck, DTM, of Seymour, Connecticut, was a senior member of the Network
Support division at AT&T, where he had worked for over 30 years. During his tenure as a
project manager, he led cross-functional teams to successfully deliver several multimillion-dollar
high-tech projects annually.
A Toastmaster for 17 years, Peck has been a member of his home club, Nutmeg in Woodbridge,
Connecticut, since 2006 and is also a member of Park City Toastmasters in Stratford,
Connecticut, and New England Advanced Toastmasters (N.E.A.T.) in Fairfield, Connecticut. He
has held several high-profile leadership positions within Toastmasters and his leadership mantra
is, “Being a leader is not about being the center of attention, being a leader is about being the
epicenter of action!”
Just Say Yes
Sharon A. Hill, author, speaker and MBA spent more than 20 years as a development and marketing manager at Fortune 500 giant IBM.
She is president of Sharon Hill International, her etiquette and motivational speaking company. She speaks at universities and corporations across America.
Sharon served as Toastmasters 2010-2011 District 37 Governor; 2012-2013 Region 7 Advisor, 2013-2015 Toastmasters International Director; and again as 2020-2021 Region 7 Advisor. She has earned five DTM awards.
Today, Sharon is a member of seven Toastmasters Clubs and Vice-president Education for four clubs.
She is married to her husband, best friend, and soul mate, Elmer Hill, DTM, and lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Bev LeBlanc, DTM
MORNING CONCURRENT EDUCATION SESSIONS
Workshop Description:
Discover which core values are most important to the individual.
Discover the 3 key things you will take away from this presentation:
- Discover how your own core values can provide guideposts for life.
- Discover which core values are most important to you.
- Discover how your first draft of a code of conduct aligns action with values.
Session Room: Garden Court #2
Workshop Description:
Connect to your own sense of humor with tips and tricks to make your presentation even funnier – presented by three Distinguished Toastmasters who have all competed in, and won, humorous speech contests.
Connect with 3 key things you will take away from this presentation include:
1. Connect with how to incorporate your sense of humor into a presentation.
2. Connect to different tricks and tips to use to elevate the humor.
3. Connect with different ideas for humorous speeches.
Session Room: Garden Court #1
AFTERNOON CONCURRENT EDUCATION SESSIONS
Workshop Description:
Explore Mona’s Adult Resiliency: Social, Emotional Strengths Tool to guide you through a process to have the Grit and Resilience to know how to maximize your potential. GRIT, putting in the time to do what seems impossible, and RESILIENCE, breaking down barriers that can block you.
Explore 3 key things you will take away from this presentation:
- Explore how to use the tool LUV to address individual concerns.
- Explore how to utilize your unique strengths to manage life’s challenges.
- Explore how to apply Grit and Resilience to maximize their potential.
Session Room: Horizon Ballroom
Workshop Description:
Discover an overview of the Enneagram, what it is, how it works, and how to utilize it to guide you toward enhanced autonomy. Discover how this tool will empower you in making wise choices for personal and professional success.
Discover the 3 key things you will take away from this presentation:
- Discover and understand this tool to support your journey of self-discovery.
- Discover and gain insights into human behaviour.
- Discover new ways to support individuals in your team or group.
Workshop Description:
This workshop connects you with how to build genuine human-to-human connections in a way that is fun, easy, and makes you stand out from others. You’ll learn to connect with people who seem unreachable, such as a top-ranked Motivational Speaker or CEO. You’ll discover how to use relationship-building skills to create opportunities, like landing a dream job or a TEDx Talk – all while surrounding yourself with people who bring out the best version of you!
Connect with 3 key things that you will take away from this presentation:
- Connect and build genuine human-to-human connections that will make you stand out from 99% of other people.
- Connect with and shadow people who seem unreachable such as YouTube stars with over 1 million subscribers, CEO’s, and some of the top Speakers in the world.
- Connect and learn to use relationship-building skills to create your own opportunities, whether that is getting your dream job, landing a TEDx Talk, or surrounding yourself with the people who bring out the best version of you.
Session Room: Garden Court #1
SUNDAY MORNING EDUCATION SESSION
Workshop Description:
Success doesn’t just happen, it requires vision, planning, and an honest personal assessment. Success takes work, a lot of work, but with a proper strategy the ability to achieve success can be greatly increased.
Explore 3 key things you will take away from this presentation:
- Explore strategic planning techniques that can be used in your personal, professional, and Toastmasters endeavors.
- Explore a better understanding of strategic planning for success, at all levels.
- Explore how to develop a personal plan that will allow you to “SOAR to Success.”
Session Room: Horizon Ballroom
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