Your Story Your Glory

This is a powerful story of grit and resilience which became glorious at the World Championship of Public Speaking 2024. Meet Luisa Montalvo, a remarkable Texan woman whose competitive spirit and relentless drive turned her into a beacon of inspiration. Her journey is a testament to what it means to be a fighter, not a quitter, and her message will resonate deeply with anyone who hears it. Through her powerful words and unwavering determination, Luisa shows us that overcoming obstacles is not just possible—it’s glorious. Tune in to this podcast, hosted by the dynamic Honey Khanduja and Deepak Sharma, as they delve into Luisa’s extraordinary story. They aim to bring forward amazing narratives like hers to inspire and motivate you. Listen closely, and let Luisa's story ignite the fighter within you.

Join us for an electrifying episode featuring JUNO Award & Canadian Screen Award-nominated singer-songwriter, speaker, and facilitator Peter Katz. Experience his soul-stirring stories and heartwarming melodies that have made an indelible mark on the music industry and beyond.

Trust is all about ACTION!

Every year Toastmasters International hosts world champion of public speaking where 30000+ contestants participate from all over the world and after winning different levels, they reach finals of World Champion of Public Speaking. In 2002, Cyril Junior Dim became the youngest champion in the history of Toastmasters. Cyril is Zimbabwean by descent and was educated as a Software Engineer in Wrocław, Poland. He has spent the past 13 years mastering the art of Public Speaking. Cyril’s exploits have taken him across all avenues of the spoken word, including theatre, Stand-Up Comedy, Sports Commentary, and Events Hosting. He is most recognized as an achieved Competitive Public Speaker, having won 2 National Championships in 2 countries in 2 languages. Cyril also holds 3 International titles in a District of 7 countries for speech evaluation, improvised speaking and humorous speaking. He is a 2 time Continental Champion, and Toastmasters International’s 2022 World Champion of Public Speaking. Cyril reveres Public Speaking as a force for inspiration, growth and self-discovery.  In this Episode Honey and Deepak conversed with him to share his journey of winning championship with our audience.

Your results are directly proportionate to how smartly you convey or present your ideas or message. Who better than Patricia Fripp to teach us how to create a powerful presentation?  In this episode of "Your Story Your Glory" Patricia Fripp shares secrets and golden nuggets of creating powerful presentations to deliver your message with impact keeping your audience in mind.  She not only talks about her Journey from hairstylist to an executive speech coach, but also shared step by step approach to prepare a speech or presentation. Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE is a Hall of Fame keynote speaker, executive speech coach, and sales presentation and online learning expert.   Your Story Your Glory Podcast is also available on Apple, Google, Stitcher, Spotify and Amazon music. Links are on www.yourstoryyourglory.com.   

You just walk into a Toastmaster meeting thinking you will never go there again only to find out that it can change your entire life, and helps you with a purpose to make your life beautiful. Yes, Toastmaster is this powerful shares Deepak Menon, DTM, the only Indian International President, a leading light for Toastmasters in India and inspiration for toastmasters across the globe. He shared his story of failures and successes as a Toastmaster leader, sailing powerfully through the unprecedented times during pandemic and his mantra for the perfect balance in his different worlds. We believe he will never be a POT- Plain Ordinary Toastmaster for India and the world. Let's listen to the story of Dedicated and Delightful Deepak Menon!

This is a story of an iron-will chartered accountant who is consistently breaking all records and stereotypes.  From a small village in Kerala to Head of finance of a 35 billion USD business in Qatar,  from high cholesterol issues to finishing 90km ultra marathon with a record timing, from small trek in Kuwari pass to a historic and successful summit of Mount Everest, His story of overcoming challenges and achieving amazing feats is an inspiration for all.  He is- ABDUL NASSAR –a Finance Professional, Ironman, Ultra Trail Runner, Mountaineer, Author and Motivational Speaker and a Toastmaster! Tune in to listen to his story- of how mountains tested him, how his hope was stronger than fear, how he juggles and enjoys different hats in life while maintaining a  good work-life balance to find success in areas beyond professional goals.

Story of Failure defines your success!  Dr. Malleswar Yenugu is the testimony of this powerful statement. From Hyderabad to Houston, from Geophysicist to technology head , from failures to success, this man has a very interesting story of grit, courage and self -belief. Dr. Malleswar Yenugu can help you not only drill wells to find oil but also make you laugh with his comedy videos. His story is an inspiration for all of us to be our best support system when we fail! In our meeting in Houston, we immediately decided that his glorious story need to be shared and here we are with our next episode.   To connect with him you can message him on linkedin.  https://www.linkedin.com/in/malleswar...

We all are stories. Every life is a story and every story is glorious in it's own way. In the long list of our guests, we missed some important ones and this episode is dedicated to them and their stories. 

Who they are? What were their best and worst moments? What inspires them? How they crafted their journey so far? But we are not going to reveal WHO are these guests!! You need to watch and listen to know who are our Guests this time.  And if you think there are some questions on your mind, drop in the comments and we will get those stories  to you too!  Happy listening! 

Mark Brown, Certified Speaking Professional & 1995 World Champion of Public Speaking shares with us his nuggets of wisdom on How to tell stories in 3D?  His idea is "Don't tell stories, make your audience experience your stories.  There have to be characters, dialogues, conflict, emotions in every story you narrate.  He also shows how to use platform skills on stage and on a virtual stage.

You can contact him at www.markbrownspeaks.com