Episode NotesJohn Zimmer (connect on LinkedIn) is a Keynote Speaker, Presentation Skills Trainer, and Public Speaking Coach.On top of that, he is also a 9-times District Winner in Toastmasters Speech Contests, member of an Improv Troupe and blogger at mannerofspeaking.org, where he wrote more than 800 blog posts on public speaking over the past 13 years.Topics covered in this episode (Part 2 of the interview):Extroverts vs. Introverts in Public SpeakingHow the Public Speaking Game Rhetoric helps people relax into giving speechesDifferent ways to practiceHow Improv helps you improveWriting BooksThe first steps for a future Professional SpeakerThe topics we cover in the previous episode (Part 1):John's journey to becoming a professional speakerToastmasters as a public speaking laboratoryJohn's Four-Step Process for developing a speechThinking about the Audience FirstStarting a blog - and sticking to writing for 13 yearsGiving a speech vs. recording a YouTube videoLinks mentioned:Part 2 (this episode)Keith Johnstone's (the father of Improv) websiteBenefits of improvRhetoric - The Public Speaking GamePart 1 (previous episode - click to listen):John's winning Humorous Speech from 2008 - Pay AttentionThe public speaking fear gridBonus material:John's analysis of his own District-winning humorous speech: Anatomy of a Humorous Speech*Connect with the Toast of the Wild East to suggest guests, ask questions or just to say "hi":Twitter: @ToastWildFacebook: @ToastWildInstagram: @ToastWildThis show is hosted by Lukas Liebich. You can connect with him on Twitter @lukasliebich or read his blog at lukasliebich.com

John Zimmer (connect on LinkedIn) is a Keynote Speaker, Presentation Skills Trainer, and Public Speaking Coach.On top of that, he is also a 9-times District Winner in Toastmasters Speech Contests, member of an Improv Troupe and blogger at mannerofspeaking.org, where he wrote more than 800 blog posts on public speaking over the past 13 years.The topics we cover in this episode (Part 1 of the interview):John's journey to becoming a professional speakerToastmasters as a public speaking laboratoryJohn's Four-Step Process for developing a speechThinking about the Audience FirstStarting a blog - and sticking to writing for 13 yearsGiving a speech vs. recording a YouTube videoTopics you can look forward to in Part 2:Extroverts vs. Introverts in Public SpeakingHow the Public Speaking Game Rhetoric helps people relax into giving speechesDifferent ways to practice public speakingHow Improv improves your public speakingWriting BooksThe first steps for a future Professional SpeakerLinks mentioned:Part 1 (this episode):John's winning Humorous Speech from 2008 - Pay AttentionThe public speaking fear gridPart 2 (next episode)Keith Johnstone's (the father of Improv) websiteBenefits of improvRhetoric - The Public Speaking GameBonus material:John's analysis of his own District-winning humorous speech: Anatomy of a Humorous Speech*Connect with the Toast of the Wild East to suggest guests, ask questions or just to say "hi":Twitter: @ToastWildFacebook: @ToastWildInstagram: @ToastWildThis show is hosted by Lukas Liebich. You can connect with him on Twitter @lukasliebich or read his blog at lukasliebich.com

Souvik Mukherjee (connect on LinkedIn) is a Distinguished Toastmaster, and business professional with experience in Operations, Strategy and Project Management.Currently running his side-hustle as a Virtual Assistant, he met me on Twitter, where I was toying with expanding the audience for the Toast of the Wild East. As two random strangers, we connected - and the result was this interview.In the interview, we talk about how Souvik came up with the idea, why he presents himself as a Virtual Assistant and Toastmasters helped him get started.You will also get tips on how to get started as a Virtual Assistant yourself!If you'd like to get in touch with Souvik, you can do so via the following channels:LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/souvikhere/Twitter Handle: https://twitter.com/Souvik_VAEmail: souvik@theworkingdesk.org*Connect with the Toast of the Wild East to suggest guests, ask questions or just to say "hi":Twitter: @ToastWildFacebook: @ToastWildInstagram: @ToastWildThis show is hosted by Lukas Liebich. You can connect with him on Twitter @lukasliebich or read his blog at lukasliebich.com

Percy Roland (connect on LinkedIn) is a Sales Executive at Mas Property Marbella.He is a luxury real estate specialist with a passion for communication, public speaking, debating, writing and art. Winner of various speech contests and speaking trainer and coach. Organiser of Game of Words (aka unofficial Fall Toastmasters Conference) in 2019.A famous Toastmaster in his District (and beyond), Percy is an original speaker, a fun person to be around and a good friend.The book Percy mentioned is "The Moon's A Balloon" by classic British Hollywood actor David Niven. Actually, if you have some time, Percy recommends you to check out his brilliant interviews on YouTube. A fantastic storyteller! If you would like to get more of Percy, you can check out some of his performances on YouTube. For example, here is his fabulous performance in a short teaser called "Crime and Punishment" directed by Jenny Haka.*Connect with the Toast of the Wild East to suggest guests, ask questions or just to say "hi":Twitter: @ToastWildFacebook: @ToastWildInstagram: @ToastWildThis show is hosted by Lukas Liebich. You can connect with him on Twitter @lukasliebich or read his blog at lukasliebich.com

Percy Roland (connect on LinkedIn) is a Sales Executive at Mas Property Marbella.He is a luxury real estate specialist with a passion for communication, public speaking, debating, writing and art. Winner of various speech contests and speaking trainer and coach. Organiser of Game of Words (aka unofficial Fall Toastmasters Conference) in 2019.A famous Toastmaster in his District (and beyond), Percy is an original speaker, a fun person to be around and a good friend.If you would like to get more of Percy, you can check out some of his performances on YouTube. For example, here is Percy's 2021 District Contest Speech titled "You're Still Human."*Connect with the Toast of the Wild East to suggest guests, ask questions or just to say "hi":Twitter: @ToastWildFacebook: @ToastWildInstagram: @ToastWildThis show is hosted by Lukas Liebich. You can connect with him on Twitter @lukasliebich or read his blog at lukasliebich.com

Martin Svaneborg (connect on LinkedIn) is a Speaker, Actor and author of the book Trinity:The I, We and They of Communication.His Toastmasters journey is different from most people, as his was preceded by a couple of decades of an acting career.In this interview, we speak about authenticity, finding one's voice and how being in the center of attention, standing on the stage, can have different motivation.We discuss in detail his book Trinity, and we also get a preview of his soon-to-be-published novel "A Moment of Faith" about Søren Kierkegaard.Enjoy!*Connect with the Toast of the Wild East to suggest guests, ask questions or just to say "hi":Twitter: @ToastWildFacebook: @ToastWildInstagram: @ToastWildThis show is hosted by Lukas Liebich. You can connect with him on Twitter @lukasliebich or read his blog at lukasliebich.com

Sabyasachi Sengupta (connect on LinkedIn) is a Keynote speaker on Change and Innovation, Storyteller and Pitch coach, Business Developer at ABN AMRO Bank and the Author of  the book"What's your Plan B?"He is also an avid skier - just kidding, in fact he tried skiing last week for the first time. He had his Plan B prepared.In this episode we talk about skiing, about Saby's book "What's Your Plan B?" and about how writing a book changed Saby as a speaker.If you want to do more public speaking in your life, this episode is for you.*Connect with the Toast of the Wild East to suggest guests, ask questions or just to say "hi":Twitter: @ToastWildFacebook: @ToastWildInstagram: @ToastWildThis show is hosted by Lukas Liebich. You can connect with him on Twitter @lukasliebich or read his blog at lukasliebich.com

Cécile Bastien Remy (connect on LinkedIn) is a Trainer, Speaker and Founder at SPEAK4IMPACT, a faculty teacher of Applied Communication at SBS Swiss Business School, a TEDx Speaker and a long time Toastmaster.Her company SPEAK4IMPACT is helping her clients to better connect with their audiences.Cécile delivered a TEDx Talk  with the title "Bounce Forward" at TEDx Politecnico di Torino in November 2019 on the topic of resilience. You can watch it here: If you'd like to learn more about Cécile's prep process, you can read her blog post here. Book recommendations: How to Win an Argument by Marcus Tullius CiceroTED Talks by Chris Anderson*Connect with the Toast of the Wild East to suggest guests, ask questions or just to say "hi":Twitter: @ToastWildFacebook: @ToastWildThis show is hosted by Lukas Liebich. You can connect with him on Twitter @lukasliebich or read his blog at lukasliebich.com

Michal Juhas is a Tech Recruitment Expert who helps Recruitment, Sales, And Tech Teams Fill More IT Vacancies & Get Clients,  Ex-CTO In A $70m Revenue Startup, Trained 27,000+ IT & HR Professionals Online.He was also a president of Prague's Bohemian Toastmasters and one of the founders of Prague Business Toastmasters.You can find out more about Michal and his current company, Geek Recruiters, on their webpage: https://geekrecruiters.com/pages/about-us*Connect with the Toast of the Wild East to suggest guests, ask questions or just to say "hi":Twitter: @ToastWildFacebook: @ToastWildThis show is hosted by Lukas Liebich. You can connect with him on Twitter @lukasliebich or read his blog at lukasliebich.com

Safura Atan (Connect on LinkedIn) Co-founder and Managing Partner of StratNaViGo Consulting, where she is Facilitating entrepreneurialism via thought & action. and Humanizing innovation for the masses.Safura is the District 102 International Speech Contest Champion for 2020/2021. She hopes to connect with others world wide, learn from others through conversations and exchange of ideas.*Connect with the Toast of the Wild East to suggest guests, ask questions, or just to say "hi":Twitter: @ToastWildFacebook: @ToastWildThis show is hosted by Lukas Liebich. You can connect with him on Twitter @lukasliebich or read his blog at lukasliebich.com

Andrei Popescu (connect on LinkedIn) is a Carnegie Master at Dale Carnegie Training, Associate Certified Coach (ICF), and Past District Director of District 95 at the time when District 110, the Wild East of Europe, was still part of it.To find out more about Dale Carnegie, check out their webpage.In the episode we're referring to an interview we did in 2016, you can read it here.*Connect with the Toast of the Wild East to suggest guests, ask questions or just to say "hi":Twitter: @ToastWildFacebook: @ToastWildThis show is hosted by Lukas Liebich. You can connect with him on Twitter @lukasliebich or read his blog at lukasliebich.com

Giorgio Ripamonti is an insurance industry 360° expert who worked across functions, from asset management, to sales, product development and strategy to name a few and who is very keen on continuous learning; [..] so keen that he just started a 22 months long Executive MBA program to further upskill himself.He is based in Milan and has been a member in several Toastmaters clubs around the world, currently a club coach in 2 and is a regular at district conferences.Referenced books:Lewis Howes: School of GreatnessStephen Covey: 7 Habits of Highly Effective PeopleJim Kwik: Limitless Giorgio recommends finding a club near you (whether you're at home or visiting another city): https://www.toastmasters.org/find-a-club*Connect with the Toast of the Wild East to suggest guests, ask questions or just to say "hi":- Twitter: @ToastWild- Facebook: @ToastWildThis show is hosted by Lukas Liebich. You can connect with him on Twitter @lukasliebich or read his blog at lukasliebich.com

Alena Huberova (connect on LinkedIn) is a Trainer, speaker, and founder of SHELeads. A globetrotter, sports enthusiast and an optimist, with an insatiable curiosity about people, life, and business.In this episode we're going step-by-step through the process she used to develop her 6-month SheLeads coaching and training program.Find out more about Alena on her webpage https://www.alenahuberova.com/*Connect with the Toast of the Wild East to suggest guests, ask questions or just to say "hi":Twitter: @ToastWildFacebook: @ToastWildThis show is hosted by Lukas Liebich. You can connect with him on Twitter @lukasliebich or read his blog at lukasliebich.com

John Cheng is a professor at Shih Chien University in Taipei, Taiwan and member of a Toastmasters club Leadership Village. Earlier in his career he held various senior management positions in Corporate Banking, among them Senior Vice President, Corporate Banking at the Taiwan Desk in HSBC in Shanghai.While most of the Toastmasters in the Wild East of Europe join the organization to boost their career, John joined it to better connect with his staff during his stay in Shanghai.Different in many aspects from the typical "Toast of the Wild East", he provides a fresh perspective on how you can benefit from Toastmasters, no matter what stage in your career you're at.*Connect with the Toast of the Wild East to suggest guests, ask questions, or just to say "hi":Twitter: @ToastWildFacebook: @ToastWildThis show is hosted by Lukas Liebich. You can connect with him on Twitter @lukasliebich or read his blog at lukasliebich.com

Iwona Winiarska (get in touch via LinkedIn or follow on Twitter) is an Agile Coach and Delivery Consultant. In 2020, she was a Finalist in the Women in Tech Excellence Awards: Woman of the Year.In 2014, Iwona was the founder and main driver of chartering the second Czech-speaking club in Prague, Professional Toastmasters Praha.Originally from Poland, we met in Prague, now based in London in the UK.If you'd like to find out more about Clean Language, you can start exploring Judy Reese's website.If this episode made you curious, you can have a look at an earlier interview with Iwona from 2016.And to hear Iwona speak more about agile, you can listen to this interview she did for the Agile Business Consortium.Learn more about Iwona's work on her website winiarska.com*Connect with the Toast of the Wild East to suggest guests, ask questions, or just to say "hi":Twitter: @ToastWildFacebook: @ToastWildThis show is hosted by Lukas Liebich. You can connect with him on Twitter @lukasliebich or read his blog at lukasliebich.com

Zain ul Abidin (LinkedIn) is a Product Manager at ResMed, medical equipment company. He has 11 years of experience in software development, going through the roles of Software Developer, Software Architect and now Product Manager.He started working in software development in 2010 and joined Toastmasters in 2016.Originally from Islamabad, Pakistan, I met him in Wroclaw, Poland, where I noticed his enthusiasm for competing in speech contests as well as organizing events. Now he is based in Dublin, Ireland, where he continues his Toastmasters journey.Episode takeaways:You can write your speeches in an iterative way as if you were developing a software app. Don't hesitate to create a shitty first draft.Every meeting benefits from having a clear agenda and someone who ensures the group is following it. Not only Toastmasters meetings!Reconnect with people you know, or connect with those you don't, by inviting them for a "virtual coffee".*Connect with the Toast of the Wild East to suggest guests, ask questions, or just to say "hi":Twitter: @ToastWildFacebook: @ToastWildThis show is hosted by Lukas Liebich. You can connect with him on Twitter @lukasliebich or read his blog at lukasliebich.com

Mark Snow (Connect on LinkedIn) is a Community Problem Solver and Change Agent living in Brisbane, in Queensland, Australia.He works in the Department of Local Government, Racing, and Multicultural Affairs in Brisbane.Held multiple leadership roles in Toastmasters, most notable Chief Pathways Ambassador for District 69, covering Papua New Guinea, Australia's Northern Territory, and Queensland.When Pathways was rolled out in 2017, he became the first person in the world to fulfill the requirements to achieve the Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) level used the new system's educational awards.More importantly, he created various materials that made the new system easier to understand. The materials were so good, that they got popular among Toastmasters from all across the world - and brought Mark to a Toastmasters fame.

Florian Bay is a Presentation & Leadership Skills Trainer and International Speaker. In 2019-2020, he was the District Director of Toastmasters District 91 UK South. I can say he is one of the most passionate Toastmasters I've ever met in my life.If you'd like to connect with Florian, you can do so on LinkedIn or Facebook. You can also check out his website Speak to Lead, where you can read his blog post on public speaking, leadership, and strategy. And as a bonus, a written interview with Florian from 2018.If you're considering joining the Toastmasters International Virtual Convention, you can find more about it at the Toastmasters International Website.

Ovidiu Oltean (connect on LinkedIn) is a Professional Public Speaker & Public Speaking Coach from Cluj, Romania.He is a three-times District champion and 16-times national champion in different speech contest disciplines.In this episode, Ovidiu mentions the following books in the conversation:Made to Stick by Chip and Dan HeathTED Talks by Chris AndersonFinding Your Element by Sir Ken RobinsonTo have a look at some of Ovidiu's Contest Speeches, here is a selection for you:Falling (3rd Place District 95 Humorous Speech Contest 2015)Zoom Out (2nd Place District 95 Prepared Speech Contest 2015)AAAAAAAAA (1st Place Division H Prepared Speech Contest 2018)If you speak Romanian, you can also check out:Ovidiu's webpage: https://ovidiuoltean.ro/Ovidiu's TEDx Talk: https://youtu.be/GXvd0Eek-6M

Bogdan Ghiorghiu is a science communicator and a physics teacher, born in Romania, now living in Denmark.He is a Toastmasters District 110 Humorous Speech champion and a regular contestant in both online and in person contestsIn this episode, he recommends watching Carl Sagan's Cosmos TV Series. In case that's not on TV this week, you can go for the book, which I've already read and thoroughly enjoyed.*Connect with the Toast of the Wild East to suggest guests, ask questions or just to say "hi":Twitter: @ToastWildFacebook: @ToastWildIf you'd like to connect with the host of this show - that would be me - you'll find me on Twitter @lukasliebich or read my blog at lukasliebich.com