Toastmasters District 83 Announces Award Winning Writer Karin Price Mueller As Featured Keynote

NEWARK, N.J. - May 4, 2013 - PRLog -- Attendees of the 5th annual Spring Conference hosted by Toastmasters District 83 will not only gain insights to refine their speaking and presentation skills; they will network, compete for public speaking awards and hear from leading experts. Award winning writer, Karin Price Mueller, is this conference’s keynote speaker.

         Mueller’s keynote will be delivered on Saturday, May 18th at 7 p.m. She will share highlights from her career and tips on how to be a better speaker. Mueller’s selection was based on the excellence of her work for her widely read weekly column, “Bamboozled,” in New Jersey’s The Star-Ledger wherein she fosters consumer awareness and advocacy.  

         “I do think public speaking is a great skill,” Mueller said. “It helps with anything from job interviews to communicating with co-workers and more. It will even help you at cocktail parties, or if you get that unusual chance to appear before a crowd, TV audience or radio show.”

         During the conference, Mueller will be honored by Toastmasters District 83 with the coveted Communications & Leadership Award that acknowledges individuals for their contribution of excellence and outstanding dedication in the fields of communication and leadership for community causes.

         Over 12 workshops have been lined up for attendees to learn leadership skillsets, developing a vision statement, strategic communications and how to communicate to diverse audiences which aligns with this year’s theme: “Out Of Many Comes The Voice Of Excellence!”

         Pamela Winter, DTM, Governor of District 83 said, “This year’s Spring Conference theme is personally important to me. It is a celebration of our diversity, with its particular strengths, quirks and traditions. We all come from someplace and to identify, embrace, share and acknowledge our roots creates a profound understanding and appreciation among those whose lives we touch. Toastmasters teaches us that with better communications skills we can be more comfortable and confident in our vastly different cultures allowing us to share and gain greater understanding and acceptance of others.”

         The District 83 Spring Conference will take place May 17-19 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Newark Airport, 128 Frontage Road in Newark, NJ. This annual event is open to all interested. For more information or to register please visit http://www.toastmasters83.org/district-conference/online-registration.html.

About Karin Price Mueller

Karin Price Mueller writes about personal finance and consumer issues for The Star-Ledger, New Jersey's largest newspaper. Her consumer affairs column, "Bamboozled," has won several awards, including a Best in Business Award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW). For The Star-Ledger, she also writes "Ask The Biz Brain," a reader Q&A, and "Get With The Plan," a weekly money makeover column. Mueller contributes regularly to non-profit publications including the National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) and the Life and Health Insurance Foundation for Education (LIFE), and she ghostwrites books in her spare time. Before writing became her main focus, Mueller was the executive producer of CNBC's The Money Club, where she led the team that won the network's first ever Cable ACE Award for Business and Consumer Programming. She lives in New Jersey with her husband, Star-Ledger reporter Mark Mueller, and their three kids, two English Mastiffs and one guinea pig. Whatever they don't eat goes into her retirement savings accounts.

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 280,000 members in 13,500-plus clubs in 116 countries. Each week, Toastmasters helps more than a quarter million people of every ethnicity, education level and profession build their competence in communication so they can gain the confidence to lead others. For information about local Toastmasters clubs, please visit www.toastmasters.org. Follow @Toastmasters (http://twitter.com/Toastmasters) International on Twitter.

About Toastmasters District 83

District 83 of Toastmasters International proudly serves over 4,000 members in 155 clubs throughout the metropolitan area of New Jersey and includes Staten Island and Rockland County, New York.  

For information about local Toastmasters in District 83 visit http://www.toastmasters83.org/ .