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World Championship of Public Speaking, 2010

Posted on 15/08/2010 by John Zimmer

Winners of the 2010 Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking announced. Continue reading →

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A Movie I Have to See!

Posted on 22/02/2010 by John Zimmer

When it comes to being on the cutting edge of cinema … I’m not your guy. Case in point: “Slum Dog Millionaire” was the first movie in perhaps 20 years that my wife and I saw in the theatre before … Continue reading →

Posted in Toastmasters | Tagged David Brooks, Jerry Seinfeld, public speaking, self-development, SpeakEasy the movie, speech contests, Toastmasters, world championship of public speaking | 3 Comments

Guest post by Rich Hopkins

Posted on 31/12/2009 by John Zimmer

The following post was written by my friend and fellow public speaker, Rich Hopkins. Rich has made it twice to the finals of the World Championship of Public Speaking, placing 3rd in 2006. This post first appeared in his blog, … Continue reading →

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Toastmasters World Champion – 2009

Posted on 20/08/2009 by John Zimmer

Earlier this year, I wrote two blog posts about traveling to and returning from the Toastmasters District 59 International Speech Contest in Düsseldorf, Germany. My run in the contest ended with a silver medal in the fourth round of six. … Continue reading →