I. Speeches and Educational Program
II. Offices/Memberships
III. Awards, Certificates
I. Speeches and Educational Program
Feb 27, 2002 (52) Club International Speech Contest, "United
We Stand"
June 21, 2001 (51) Speech #2, Basic Manual, "Monty Roberts:
The Man Who Listens to Horses"
May 10, 2001 (50) Speech #A5, Technical Presentations,
"Open House: A Speaking Workshop"
April 26, 2001 (49) Speech #A4, The Discussion Leader,
"No! Setting Healthy Boundaries"
April 12, 2001 (48) Speech #A5, The Discussion Leader,
"The Death of King Tut"
Mar 29, 2001 (47) Speech #A3, Technical Presentations,
"China's Glory: The Sung Dynasty, 960-1279 C.E."
Feb 1, 2001 (46) Speech #A3, The Discussion Leader, "Leadership"
Jan 11, 2001 (45) Speech #A2, Technical Presentations,
"The Schlieffen Plan"
Oct 5, 2000 (44) Speech #A1, Technical Presentations,
"The Academic Job Market"
July 10, 2000 (43) Speech #2 of 2 for Leadership Excellence
Award project, "Building up a Club"
Apr 10, 2000 (42) Speech #A4, Technical Presentations,
"The Center of Sanskrit Study: Germany"
Mar 27, 2000 (41) Speech #1 of 2 for Leadership Excellence
Award project, "Sharing the Vision"
Feb 14, 2000 (40) Speech #A3, Special Occasion Speeches,
"A Joy to be Roasted"
Jan 24, 2000 (39) Speech #A4, Special Occasion Speeches,
"The Nobel Prize"
Jan 10, 2000 (38) The Better Speaker Series "Impromptu
Speaking"
Nov 22, 1999 (37) Speech #A1, Special Occasion Speeches,
"To German Unity and Freedom"
July 29, 1999 (36) Speech #A2, Special Occasion Speeches,
"In Praise of Ralph Waldo Emerson"
June 3, 1999 (35) Speech #A5, Special Occasion Speeches,
"Area Gov. of the Quarter Nomination Award"
Mar 18, 1999 (34) Speech #A5, Storytelling, "German Orientalism"
Mar 13, 1999 (33) Area Contest Welcome and Acknowledgments
Feb 18, 1999 (32) Speech #A2, Storytelling, "In Sickness
and In Health"
Nov 5, 1998 (31) Speech #A3, Storytelling, "A Tale from
Boccacchio's Decameron"
Aug 29, 1998 (30) Area Contest Welcome and Acknowledgments
Aug 11, 1998 (29) The Successful Club Series "Finding
New Members for Your Club" [Given at Seaside Toastmasters, club 9494]
July 30, 1998 (28) Speech #A1, Storytelling, "Sakuntala"
Jun 25, 1998 (27) Speech #A2, Speaking to Inform, "The
Oriental Renaissance"
May 21, 1998 (26) Speech #A3, Speaking to Inform, "Empathetic
Listening"
May 7, 1998 (25) Speech #A4, Storytelling, "Four Words"
[Proposal to wife Joy; practiced at club and then given for real at Southern
Division contest before over eighty people on May 9, 1998. To find out
what happened, click here.]
Apr 25, 1998 (24) Inspirational Speech at the District
Executive Council Meeting and President's Recognition Breakfast
Mar 25, 1998 (23) Speech #A5, Speaking to Inform, "Truman's
Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb" [Guest speech at Oceanside Toastmasters
club]
Mar 19, 1998 (22) Speech #A4, Speaking to Inform, "Which
Frankenstein?"
Oct 23, 1997 (21) The Successful Club Series "Evaluate
to Motivate"
Sept 25, 1997 (20) The Successful Club Series "Creating
the Best Club Climate"
Sept 11, 1997 (19) Speech #A3, Interpretive Reading,
"An Evening with the Count"
July 10, 1997 (18) Speech #A4, Interpretive Reading,
"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"
May 29, 1997 (17) Speech #A2, The Discussion Leader,
"Improving the Club"
May 1, 1997 (16) Speech #A1, The Discussion Leader, "Choosing
a Speaker-bio-droid"
Mar 27, 1997 (15) Speech #A1, Speaking to Inform, "The
Love of Wisdom" [Area contest, Escondido]
Feb __, 1997 (14) Success/Leadership Program "How to
Listen Effectively," Registration No. 11520
Jan 23, 1997 (13) Speech #A5, Interpretive Reading, "John
F. Kennedy's Inaugural Speech"
Dec 12, 1996 (12) Speech #A2, Interpretive Reading, "The
Charge"
Nov 21, 1996 (11) Speech #A1, Interpretive Reading, "Pieces
of Eight"
Oct 10, 1996 (10) Speech #10, Basic Manual, "The Grip
of Fear"
May 23, 1996 (9) Speech #9, Basic Manual, "Effective
Use of Language"
Apr 25, 1996 (8) Speech #8, Basic Manual, "Expand your
Options"
Apr 11, 1996 (7) Speech #7, Basic Manual, "Da Da (art
movement)" [Guest speech, Del Mar TM 3524]
Mar 1, 1996 (6) Speech #6, Basic Manual, "Paradigms (Thomas
Kuhn)"
Feb 15, 1996 (5) Speech #5, Basic Manual, "The Price
of Meat"
Jan 18, 1996 (4) Speech #4, Basic Manual, "Self-Empowerment
(Tony Robbins)"
Aug 31, 1995 (3) Speech #3, Basic Manual, "Friedrich
Nietzsche: The Hammer"
Aug 10, 1995 (2) Speech #2, Basic Manual, "Coersion and
Choice"
July 6, 1995 (1) Speech #1, Basic Manual, "Heroes and
Transformation"
| September 6, 2001 | Joined as a Sponsor and charter member of Burnt Toast Toastmasters |
| Jan 1, 2001 - June 30, 2001 | Vice President Public Relations, Encinitas/SB Toastmasters, Club 1532/Distr. 5. Editor of "Speak Easy," the club newsletter. |
| Sep 21, 2000 | Rejoined Encinitas/Solana Beach Toastmasters, Club 1532/Distr. 5 |
| Feb 14, 2000 - June 30, 2000 | President of South Berlin Toastmasters (6268/59-P) |
| November 22, 1999 | Joined South Berlin Toastmasters, Club 6268 (undistricted; became Distr59-P) |
| July 1, 1998 - June 30, 1999 | Area Governor, Area Eleven, Northern Division, District Five |
| July 1, 1997 - June 30, 1998 | President, Encinitas/Solana Beach Toastmasters, Club 1532/Distr. 5 |
| Jan 1, 1997 - June 30, 1997 | Vice President Education, Encinitas/Solana Beach TM, Club 1532/Distr. 5 |
| July 1, 1996 - Dec 31, 1996 | Sergeant of Arms, Encinitas/Solana Beach Toastmasters, Club 1532/Distr. 5 |
| June 15, 1995 | Joined Encinitas/Solana Beach Toastmasters, Club 1532/Distr. 5 |
| Dec 28, 2001 | Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) Award, Number 8354 |
| Dec 28, 2001 | Advanced Leader (AL) Award, Number 1242L |
| May 15, 2001 | Advanced Toastmaster Gold (ATM-G) Award, Number 2276A (The Discussion Leader, Technical Presentations; Success/Leadership Program "How to Listen Effectively," in February, 1997) |
| Aug 31, 2000 | Leadership Excellence Award, Number 940 |
| Apr 8, 2000 | won first place, Area 8 (Berlin) Evaluation contest |
| Febr 24, 2000 | Advanced Toastmaster Silver (ATM-S) Award, Number 3265A (Storytelling, Special Occasion Speeches; The Successful Club Series "Finding New Members for Your Club" on 11 August 1998 and The Better Speaker Series "Impromptu Speaking" on 10 Jan 2000) |
| Febr 20, 1999 | Area Governor of the Quarter Nominee (Oct-Dec, 1998), Area 11, District Five |
| Oct 24, 1998 | Area Governor of the Quarter Nominee (July-Sept, 1998), Area 11, District Five |
| June 30, 1998 | Advanced Toastmaster Bronze (ATM-B) Award, Number 4048A (using Interpretive Reading and Speaking to Inform) |
| Nov 7, 1997 | Competent Leader (CL) Award, Number 326L |
| Oct 10, 1997 | Diamond Star 1 Winner, Top Performing Club July 1 to Sept 30, 1997 from District Five Lt. Gov. of Marketing Ken Garber |
| Sept 13, 1997 | Certificate of Appreciation from Northern Division Governor Mark Rivest for acting as treasurer at Division contest |
| Apr 8, 1997 | Certificate of Appreciation from District Five Lt. Gov. of Education Martin Olmeda for achieving 100% officers trained |
| Mar 29, 1997 | Certificate of Appreciation from Area Governor Patrick Killeen |
| Mar 14, 1997 | Certificate of Appreciation from Area Eleven Governor Mark Rivest |
| Oct 16, 1996 | Competent Toastmaster (CTM) Award |
| Febr 29, 1996 | Second Place, club speech contest, Encinitas/Solana Beach TM, Club 1532 |