#149: Meet the 2018 Accredited Speakers: Part 1

The Toastmasters Podcast with Greg Gazin with Ryan Levesque and Bo Bennett

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[36:13] On August 25th, 2018 at the 87th Annual Toastmasters International Convention in Chicago, Illinois, USA, six Toastmasters earned the Accredited Speaker (AS) designation, from a record 24 applicants, bringing the total number of designations awarded to-date to 81. In the first part of a two-part episode, Greg Gazin speaks with three of the six including: Greg Wood, DTM from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (top left), Valda B. Ford, DTM from High Point, North Carolina (top right), USA and Edwin W. Ettinghausen, ACB from Murrieta, California, USA (bottom center).

You'll once again learn about these three extraordinary and fascinating individuals, their AS journey, what they learned from their presentations and some very valuable lessons from the actual content.

Click on the link to visit the AS Speakers profile page where you can learn a little more about them and how to contact them. You can also watch the Accredited Speaker finals in its entirety at Toastmasters On Demand. 

Learn more about the Accredited Speaker program.