#243: My Toastmasters Education is like a College Degree – Philip Wilkerson III

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[29:17] Our guest today Philip Wilkerson III likens his four years of Toastmasters membership to being equivalent to receiving a college degree.  He enlightens us a little about the fruits of his Toastmasters journey and how others can also benefit from the program. He also shares about how his communication and presentation skills continue to blossom and how mentors help guide him and encourage him along the leadership path.

We also hear about how he came up with the idea to charter a virtual club - Alpha Toastmasters 1906 by recruiting members from Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Black fraternity, whose past members include Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Jesse Owens, Thurgood Marshall and Lionel Ritchie. 

Philip Wilkerson III is an employer engagement consultant at GMU Career Services. He is the Area 21 Director for District 29 and a member of GMU Toastmasters and Alpha Toastmasters 1906.

Phil hosts the podcast Positive Philter, which focuses on well-being and Toastmasters. He lives with his wife and two sons in Fairfax, Virginia. 

Philip shares his story entitled A Toastmasters Education: My four years of membership has been equivalent to receiving a degree, in My Turn in the December 2023 issue of the Toastmaster magazine. 

Phil lives in Fairfax, Virginia, USA. You can reach him on LinkedIn, as well as via his website PositivePhilter.com.

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