[29:09] Trilingual voice-over artist, actor, director and Toastmaster Lili Wexu was featured in the March 2017 issue of the Toastmaster in the cover story entitled "Toastmasters Act Out.” Lili joins Greg and Ryan and tells how she stumbled into a career in voice-overs and how Toastmasters has contributed to her overall success. She provides valuable tips related to protecting your voice, preparing for voice-over recording, and sounding conversational when reading scripted material. Lili also gives insight on how to bring authenticity to your speaking voice.

Lili can be reached at LiliWexu.com.

[29:00] Communications expert Lisa B. Marshall joins the show to follow-up on her article in the February 2017 issue of the Toastmaster: "Snackification of Communication".

Communication is increasingly “snackified” in today’s world, bringing with it both communication benefits and challenges. Greg and Ryan discuss the pros and cons of this new trend with Lisa, and how to balance your communication “diet”.

Lisa B. Marshall is a communications expert who provides consulting services and delivers workshops. She is the author of Smart Talk and Ace Your Interview as well as the host of the Public Speaker and Smart Talk podcasts.

(Photo by Joan Ford Photography)

Today, she is a professional speaker and trainer, leading workshops at corporations and organizations on how to become a better public speaker and communicator. Mary has trained over 15,000 people in more than 25 cities around the world and she also teaches communications-related classes at Northeastern University in Boston. 

In this episode, Mary shares her transformation from a shy, self-conscious computer programmer into a world-class public speaker. She also addresses an often-overlooked component of speaking—dealing with one's "inner critic”, which is the topic of her recently published book, “Present” Yourself in Public Speaking—Tell Your Inner Critic to SHUT UP! And the Real You to SPEAK UP!

[29:20] This episode features an interview with John Kerwin, host of The John Kerwin Show, a late-night show on DIRECTV. Still in his first year as a Toastmaster, John has already earned his CC and CL, competed in humorous and evaluation district contests, served as club president, and more. Listen as he shares about his experience as a new Toastmaster and offers his ideas on how new members can make an impact and how clubs can reduce their turnover rate.