Napkins & Roosters

Question from Quora, What are some success stories after attending Toastmasters? The power of public speaking is truly amazing. Over my years with Toastmasters I saw adults just scared to death to speak in front of a group and make truly remarkable successes. One young man I knew was a ninth-grade dropout or ( at 16 they asked him to leave ). He never forgot that day because in history it was called ( The Day the Music Died - On February 3, 1959, American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson were killed in a plane crash.) In 2003 he was invited to a Toastmaster meeting, Club 1810, Tampa, Fl. He was at that time promoting the Mad Beach Mad Dog Triathlon, Medirea Beach Fl. When Toastmaster, Sanford Sabel, DTM ( Distinguished Toastmaster) asked him to present a class for the Great American Teach-in. It's a day every Oct. when professionals go to the schools and talk to them about careers, could be Fireman...

WE TEACH PUBLIC SPEAKING Classes start: 4/1/19 6:30 - 8:30 pm Location: Wenbill Boarding House 0684 Mangga St. Sta Cruz Close to Ateneo gate #2 WHY IS PUBLIC SPEAKING SO IMPORTANT? Because the future is always uncertain. With machine learning and Artificial Intelligence, specific categories of job skills will become uncertain, c omputer programmers, coders, every type of computer skill, will become high-level jobs. In just the last few years the Blockchain / Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency world are advancing beyond what most even understand. Driverless cars, trucks, boats, planes and more will change the world as we know it! Everything changes: Pony Express to a mailman, Western Union to Bell Telephone, horses to cars, cars to planes, landlines to iPhones and on? One thing has never changed leadership: from Caesar to Napoleon, Abe Lincoln to Hitler, JFK to Gandhi, MLK to Bill Clinton.  All the leaders mentioned were powerful public speakers, good or ...

If you're not at least 65 there is no need to read this; unless you want to know what old age has in store for you when receiving that notice "it's time for your annual check-up." THE STORY TRUE You arrive at Doctor Zhivago's office (I thought I would add a little romance to the visit), good morning Mr or Mrs or Miss, how are feeling today, fantastic your thinking what kind of bad news will I receive today ? Please fill out this form, it is only 50 Questions, thank you, I,m now retired who cares my time may be limited, but who cares? A - Please be aware of the asterisk, you must answer the question. Your answers will automatically appear in your personal medical cloud, to keep all doctors, hospitals, law enforcement, ex's and hackers advised as to any unexpected findings, that may affect your will. B - After answering all questions honestly ( because of AI) your cloud knows more about you then you do, you are rushed through to meet with Doctor Q 51 ( a robot...

The beginning of Weebew Club Dec. 2018 Hello, when you first see Weebew calendars, it will appear confusing, and I agree. However, think back to the first time began a new study, or a new project,  maybe an adventure, that is Weebewclub calendars! Most likely you are not 77 years old, so you may consider me your ModernElder, or sage, or adviser, a sort of truth serum to life. Having been all those places in life most have not, sort of awards me that title ModernElder ( this name created by Chip Conley, in his excellent book 'Wisdom at Work' ), or mentor to all the things good and evil, you may not have experienced yet, as I have. So in my great wisdom, haha, I build Weebewclub calendars, because no has yet? How did I I get here?  While attempting to teach public speaking here in Naga City, the Philippines, to children, after many years successfully teaching in Florida; my thought was how do parents, teachers, or anyone find these Youth Leadership programs, mostly...