Rebecca George of Alcatel-Lucent Speaks at Toastmasters District 83 Spring Conference

May 1, 2012 - PRLog -- Rebecca George, ACB, ALB, a Global Human Resource Partner for Alcatel-Lucent, presents the workshop “The Greenhouse of Speechcraft: Cultivate New Members” at the District 83 Annual Spring Conference, May 5 -6, 2012 at the Morristown Hyatt, Morristown, NJ 07960.

In this presentation, Rebecca will demonstrate how any Toastmasters International club can use Speechcraft as a means to achieve their Club Success Plan and easily accomplish many of the Distinguished Club Program goals.  Rebecca will show you how to breathe fresh new life into your club by attracting new and highly engaged members who boost the overall health of your club.  Rebecca believes that the Speechcraft program is one of Toastmasters International’s hidden gems, and that every club should tap into this gold mine!

The annual two day event, sponsored by Toastmasters International District 83, has as its theme “Knowledge is Power, Public Speaking is Empowering". The event conference will feature keynote speaker New York Times bestselling author Carol Higgins Clark. Ms. Clark is joined by the lineup of business and professional communication workshop leaders listed below.  For information on attending, visit the Toastmasters Conference site -- http://toastmasters83.org/district-conference/online-regi...

Other confirmed speakers and session topics include:

Samir A. Shah, CC, ALB
“Communicating in the Health Care Maze: 10 Tips To Getting Care and Getting It Paid”

Carla Ulbrich
"Laughter: The Best Medicine"

Deborah Clark
“Changes Toastmasters & You”

Prokopis Christou, DTM
“Personal Influence and Political Savvy for Professionals”

Anne Baker, DTM
“Live Well, Speak Well – A Healthy Mind and Body Lead to Top Notch Speeches”

Steve Chen, DTM/IPDG
“How to Lead With Purpose (And A Smile)”

Isaak Gelbinovich, DTM
“Discovering Toastmasters”

Hundreds of Toastmasters members in the Metropolitan New Jersey, Rockland County, Staten Island area — as well as their family, friends, and the general public — will gather together to attend educational presentations on how to sharpen their public speaking, communication and leadership skills.

In addition to the conference educational sessions, District 83’s top-notch speakers will compete in the District 83 International Speech Contest scheduled for Saturday and the District 83 International Evaluation Contest for Sunday morning. Both days of the conference promise to be packed with fun, excitement and learning.

About Rebecca George, ACB, ALB:

Rebecca George, ACB, ALB, is a Global Human Resource Partner for Alcatel-Lucent and a 4-year Toastmaster.  She is currently the Vice President of Education and Immediate Past President for Cosmopolitan Toastmasters, a District 83 club that recently celebrated its 56th Anniversary!  

Cosmopolitan Toastmasters has achieved the President’s Distinguished Club Award for the past 4 consecutive years.  The club owes its most recent success to the “fresh breeze” brought to the club through the use of Toastmasters International’s Speechcraft seminar module.  Rebecca believes that the Speechcraft program is one of Toastmasters International’s hidden gems, and that every club should tap into this gold mine!

About District 83

District 83 includes 150 clubs in Metropolitan New Jersey, Staten Island, NY, and Rockland County, New York. For more information, please visit the District 83 website at http://www.toastmasters83.org

About Toastmasters International

Toastmasters International is a nonprofit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of clubs. Founded in October 1924, the organization currently has more than 270,000 members in 13,000 clubs in 116 countries. Each week, Toastmasters helps more than a quarter million people of every ethnicity, education and profession build their competence in communication so they can gain the confidence to lead others. For information about local Toastmasters clubs, please visit http://www.toastmasters.org.