Paul Camarinha Presents Personal Safety Workshop at Toastmasters District 83 Conference

ELIZABETH, N.J. - April 28, 2013 - PRLog -- Toastmasters District 83, serving 150 clubs in New Jersey, Rockland County and Staten Island, is hosting its 2013 Spring conference, titled, "Out of Many, Comes the Voice of Excellence". The conference will be held on May 17-19, 2013 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Newark Airport, 128 Frontage Road, Newark, NJ 07114.   The event will feature Keynote by Star Ledger's Karin Price Mueller, the International Speech Contest, and twelve breakout sessions, including Paul Camarina’s "Be Aware! Be Awake! Be Safe!" workshop.

Paul Camarinha is a decorated Police Officer with the Elizabeth, NJ Police Department and Principle of Elite Personal Defense LLC.  Camarinha’s workshop titled, “Be Awake! Be Aware! Be Safe!” offers attendees the opportunity to learn personal safety tips and techniques needed to avoid dangerous situations and avoid becoming a victim.  

“This workshop is based on my professional experience in law enforcement and from elements from the “Refuse to be a Victim” course, a NRA 4-hour course, which I am a Certified Instructor, said Camarinha.

The Twelve Confirmed Speakers and Session Topics include:

1.  Sylvie Nappey, ACB - "How Cultural Diversity Instills Creative Leadership"

2.  David Cragin, ACG, ALB - "Language skills for Cross-cultural Communication: How much do you need to know?"

3.  ANSLEY LAMAR, ACS - "Difficult Discussions: The art and science of handling critical conversations."

4.  Roberto Sempe, CC, CL - "THE HISPANIC DYNAMIC: Closing the communication gap with Latin America and with a growing Hispanic population in the U.S."

5.  Cheryl Washington, CC - "BUILD A MULTICULTURAL SOCIAL MEDIA BRAND THAT ROCKS!"

6.  PAUL CAMARINHA, CC, ALB - BE AWARE! BE AWAKE! BE SAFE!"

7.  Heath Suddleson, DTM, PID: "The Attitude Check – Lessons in Leadership"

8.  Bismark Del Villar I, ACB - "RESULTS ORIENTED LEADERSHIP"

9.  CORNELIA WRIGHT, CC - "HOW TO BE INTERVIEW SAVVY"

10.  Carol Jean Dokes, ACS, ALB - "Body Wars:  Winning strategies for your body parts to become friends not foes"

11.  Laura Steele, CC/Chloe Moodley - "SELF MAP: Developing Your Personal Vision Statement"

12.  Debra Hollinrake - "EFT - YOUR BRIDGE TO PUBLIC SPEAKING"

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.

Those interested in attending the Toastmasters District 83 conference can register at http://toastmasters83.org/district-conference/online-registration.html. The cost to attend the entire conference is only $155 until May 4th. A discounted room rate will be offered to all attendees at the DoubleTree by Hilton. Call the hotel at 800-222-8733 and be sure to mention District 83 Toastmasters for our discounted group rate.

About District 83

District 83 comprises more than 150 corporate and community clubs in District 83 Toastmasters serves company, community and educational clubs in New Jersey, Rockland County and Staten Island. To learn more about District 83 please visit: http://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 280,000 members in 13,500 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 www.toastmasters.org.  Follow Toastmasters International on Twitter @Toastmasters (http://twitter.com/Toastmasters).