Episode #36: An Inconvenient Interview with Carl Duivenvoorden
Wednesday, August 27th @ 3:31 PM
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Bo is out of town, so Ryan flies the podcast machine solo today! Ryan interviews speaker, writer, and green consultant Carl Duivenoorden, DTM, about his experience presenting "An Inconvenient Truth" (after training with Al Gore himself), quitting his "day job" to venture out full-time as a speaker, presenting at the International conference in Calgary, and more.
To find out more about Carl, please visit http://www.changeyourcorner.com
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Episode #35: Interview With David Brooks, 1990 World Champ of Public Speaking
Wednesday, August 20th @ 2:38 PM
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David Brooks is an award-winning professional speaker and trainer who has taught more than 10,000 business professionals to speak and write clearly, concisely, and confidently.
For three consecutive years David was the top-rated trainer with an international seminar company, and he has spoken extensively across the U.S. and Canada, and in Puerto Rico, Ireland, Sweden, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, the Bahamas, the Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, Singapore, Bahrain, Oman, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Macau, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
In addition to his teaching, writing, and training skills, his skill as a public speaker has been even more prominently recognized. In 1990 he emerged from a field of more than 25,000 competitors to become the Toastmasters World Champion of Public Speaking.
Since then, he has taught, coached, and mentored six subsequent World Champions and dozens of finalists. He has been published in national magazines, and has appeared on nationwide television and radio broadcasts in the U.S., Canada, Taiwan, Oman and Tasmania. He was also once featured in a segment on National Public Radio.
He is the co-author of The Seven Strategies of Master Presenters, a comprehensive guide to better speaking, published by Career Press. He has also produced three audio CD learning programs: Elements of Eloquence, Speaking Secrets of the Champions, and Connect With Any Audience, and two DVDs to teach better speaking skills.
To find out more about David, please visit http://www.DavidBrooksTexas.com
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Episode #34: Interview With Rich Hopkins: Our Next World Champ?
Friday, August 8th @ 3:37 PM
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Bo and Ryan speak with Calgary-bound Rich Hopkins, a long-time friend of the Talking Toastmasters podcast, and contender for the title of 2008 World Champion of Public Speaking. Listen in as Rich answers questions about his speech, preparation, and experience gained since his last time on the "big stage" in 2006, when he took the third place trophy. Rich also fields questions from live listeners about his book ("Win, Place and Show"), his speaking and coaching business, and more!
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