District 71 Speaker
Bureau
Sept 2021
Brochure created by Tanya Barad
The Trainers of the D71 Speaker’s Bureau
covers the following topics
If you would like to book a speaker please email
District71training@gmail.com
Communication Skills
Speech Delivery Vinette Hoffman Jackson, Philip
O’Callaghan, Tanya Barad
Contest Planning Elizabeth Jordan, Sheila Fraser.
Opening and Closing your speech Sheila Fraser
Speech Purpose Alan Smyth
Humour in Speeches Rose Marie Calder
Motivational Speeches Vinette Hoffman Jackson
Take Back Speech / Interruptions Rose Marie Calder
Using Props Vinette Hoffman Jackson
Rhetoric Devices Susan Hewitt, John McFadzean
Vocal Variety Alan Smyth
Table Topics Sanat Shelat
NLP/Hypnosis for Communication John Kendall
General Public Speaking Technique Tanya Barad
Take Advantage of Stage/Camera Alan Smyth
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Confidence and Interpersonal Skills
Build Confidence / Overcome Fear /
Take the terror out of the talk
Susan Hewitt, Marian Brennan,
Sheila Fraser
First Impressions Sanat Shelat
Empowerment Sanat Shelat
How to be Attractive Tony Fasulo
Why Mindset Matters Tony Fasulo, Marian Brennan
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Leadership Skills
Evaluations Tanya Barad, Susan Hewitt
Sanat Shelat, Moira O’Brien
John McFadzean, Philip O’Callaghan,
Sheila Fraser
Mentoring Elizabeth Jordan, Liz Welch
Leadership – Club to District Level Patricia O’Reilly
Leadership Skills John Kendall, Vinette Hoffman
Jackson, Philip O’Callaghan, Tanya
Barad
The Trainers of the D71 Speaker’s Bureau
covers the following topics
If you would like to book a speaker please email
District71training@gmail.com
Club Meetings
Going outside of Club Meetings
How to run a Quality Club Meeting Patricia O’Reilly, Sanat Shelat
, Marian
Brennen, Philip O’Callaghan
Getting new members Sheila Fraser
Club Officer Roles Liz Welch, Philip O’Callaghan, Sheila
Fraser
Club Building & Corporate Clubs James Hurford
Speechcraft and YKLP Vinette Hoffman Jackson, James
Hurford
Speaker to Trainer John McFadzean
Elevator Pitch Moira O’Brien
Podcasting Rose Marie Calder
Building Relationships in the
Workplace
Tony Fasulo
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Pathways and IT Systems
Pathways Tanya Barad, Elizabeth Jordan,
Patricia O’Reilly, Liz Welch
Easyspeak Tanya Barad
TMI Club Central Tanya Barad
The Trainers of the D71 Speaker’s Bureau
covers the following topics
If you would like to book a speaker please email
District71training@gmail.com
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Tanya joined Solihull’s Heart of England Toastmasters in 2013. She has been a
Pathways Ambassador since 2014, Area 39 Director, Realignment Committee
Chair and is an EasySpeak Guru. She started Birmingham New Street Speakers
and Walsall Clubs and was a Club Sponsor to Godiva Speakers and Warwick
Speakers and Leaders.
Having achieved DTM in 2018 in the legacy system and 2020 in Pathways, she
has both experience of Pathways, knowledge of the processes and systems and
has completed multiple webinars, in-person training sessions and training
videos on Youtube (search Tanya Barad in YouTube to find them) over the
years.
Following a degree in Biological Sciences: Biochemistry, Tanya Barad is a
Project Manager with vast experience of change and implementation of new
systems and process. This led to publication of her book “How to Make a
Decision” and “How to Make a Decision : Lucy’s Choice”!
When not at Toastmasters, Tanya is an advocate and does charity fundraising
for Endometriosis UK.
TANYA BARAD
Susan has been a member of Didsbury Speakers Toastmasters Club since 2016
and is now a member of two other clubs. She believes in diving head first and
competed in the UK and Ireland D71 Final Evaluation contest within 3 months
of joining.
An ex-barrister Susan is no w a public speaking trainer and weight management
mindset coach. She believes in the fundamental uniqueness of self and is
passionate about making space to draw out participants' skills, confidence
and creativity. With a relaxed and informal teaching style Susan devises fun,
engaging and inclusive experiences for all levels.
Susan is also a keen improviser and performer and brings this into her
trainings with pop-up characters who assist in the learning experience
SUSAN HEWITT
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Evaluations Made Easy
Rhetoric Devices for all
Crush Public Speaking Fear
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Pathways & IT Systems
Evaluations
General Public Speaking
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Leadership
ROSE MARIE CALDER
JAMES HURFORD
Rose Marie Calder is an international speaker with a variety of topics in the
areas of effective communication and confidence development techniques.
She began her public speaking career on a part-time basis while working full
time in the IT field. Her career experiences include the role of corporate
trainer at a Top 500 Company (USA) to being a partner with the NHS IT Project
Team in Milton Keynes. From 2001 - 2003, Rose Marie was a member of US
Peace Corps as an international humanitarian worker. She primarily worked
with women and young people in Paranaque refugee areas within Republic of
Philippines.
Rose Marie joined Toastmasters International, in 1995. She continues to hold
multiple roles on both district and club levels. Her enthusiasm for
Toastmasters encouraged her to start TM clubs in the United States
(Rochester, NY), Philippines (Naga City) and the UK (Luton).
Not only is Rose Marie a MKHRS Radio presenter with her weekly show, ‘Rose
Marie on Sundays’ but in 2016, she started her business ‘Unbeatable Dreams’.
Over the last several years, Rose Marie has participated in taping and video
sessions at Pinewood Studios. Rose Marie's practical verbal communication
knowledge within the fields of television, video, and radio, has given her the
experience to create informative and entertaining for workshops for
attendees of all ages.
As a member of Peterborough and Cambridgeshire, James is the new Division E
Director. He worked in top London advertising agencies for over 25 years,
where he was creative director on British Airways and British Telecom. He also
has a a degree in Design and Advertising from Nottingham Trent University.
A Toastmaster since 2014, he joined Winelands Club, Cape Town, where he
attained the Distinguished Toastmaster designation within three years — the
highest level of educational achievement in the organisation. Along the way he
served as VPMembership and Area Director. In 2019 he transferred his
membership to Anglia Communicators, UK where he is currently serving as
President.
“I entered Toastmasters and a whole new world opened up for me. I met and
was coached by Aletta Rochat (District Director Southern Africa now
International Director, Region 11). It was then I knew I’d found my second
career. I just took-off.”
Achieving Distinguished Toastmasters (DTM) and Accredited Trainer
(Toastmasters Leadership Institute), James is also author of “How to speak
well” and “How to write we ll”
Recently, Rose Marie completed her first mystery novel with several books waiting to be written. Based upon
her work with young people, her next book ‘Hey, I’m Talking to You’ is schedule for completion.
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Using humour in Speeches
Taking Back Speeches
Podcasting
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SpeechCraft and YLP
Club Building
Corporate Clubs
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Tony Fasulo’s background was originally in IT, working for major hig h street
banks for over 25 years. During this journey, he diversified and became an
international business owner and gained first-hand one-to-one training on
business building, thought leadership and mindset, fr om some of the best
industry leaders. Tony has:
• Spoken to many organisations on how to change their thinking and mindset
and therefore become more progressive; to accomp lish far more within their
respective markets and generate more success
• Mentored, coached, and encouraged many individuals to improve their
mindset, so resulting in gaining greater success in their personal careers too
• Not only has learnt a success mindset helped individuals in their careers,
has enabled people to achieve more in their personal lives and relationships
as well
• Often delivers his messages in a fun, easy to understand manner, so his
audiences come away enthused and fully charged to put into practice the
messages and actions given
• Is current President of Northampton Speakers Toastmaster Club and on the
committee of Pegasus Advanced Speakers club. Tony was also former
President of Eldergate Speakers Toastmaster club
• Co-hosts a successful radio/podcast talk show, which is aired weekly on all
popular audio platforms including Spotify, iTunes, Google Podcasts, among
others.
TONY FASULO
Moira joined Toastmasters in 2014 after freezing behind the
microphone frequently on Irish Radio International (IRI), which she
formed with two others in 2013. She progressed through to DTM in
2018. As a photographer & filmmaker, she was producer of The Talk
Show for Talkers on IRI in 2015-15, progressing to co-presenter in 2016
to date. The show now airs as a podcast through www.irishtalkers.com.
She started Lee Valley Speakers club in Macroom, Co Cork in 2015 and
Par Excellence Toastmasters advanced club in 2018. She is a member of
Lee Valley Speakers, Blarney Toastmasters and The Firebirds Collective
(online advanced club) and is hoping to breathe life back into Par
Excellence in the near future. Outside of Toastmasters Moira runs a
small B&B in Co Cork and pursues her love of flying RC aeroplanes.
MOIRA O’BRIEN
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Why Mindset Matters
Build Workplace Relationships
How to be Attractive
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Effective Evaluations
Elevator Pitch
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ELIZABETH JORDAN
JOHN MCFADZEAN
Elizabeth Jordan, DTM, has been a Toastmaster for 10 years. She belongs to 3
clubs, including an Advanced club and Online Club. She is in the process of
joining Cashel Club in Ireland. Elizabeth is the incoming D71 PR manager and
is excited to take on this role following a fun year as VPPR of her home club,
Hertfordshire Speakers club. She is a Pathways early adopter and enthusiast
and is proud to be her club’s Pathways Champion.
Elizabeth’s academic background is in research chemistry (PhD). She has held
a variety of European and Global assignments in Fortune 500 companies. She
is currently working on Global Security projects.
Elizabeth has wide experience as a local and international volunteer. She has
led two YLP sessions in local schools and supported an online YLP in Ghana.
Recently she has been connecting with her local Rotary club and is looking
forward to extending the collaboration between Hatfield Rotary and Herts
Speakers. She is a proud Toastmaster looking forward to ‘Promoting the
Promise’ in 2020-2021.
Elizabeth Jordan is District 71 Club Growth Director 2021- 22.
Born in Glasgow, John has lived in the Northwest of England for the last 30
years. He has six daughters and eight grandchildren. He joined Toastmasters at
Warrington Toastmasters in November 2016 and after 3 and a bit years of
blood, sweat and teams, achieved his Distinguished Toastmaster in February
2020. John has a passion for public speaking and for helping others on their
public speaking journey.
He has served many roles in Toastmasters such as Division N Director 201819,
President of Warrington Toastmasters 2019/2020 and now President of
Liverpool City Toastmasters this year. Having great success in contests, John
took 2nd place in the District 71 Humorous Speech Contest.
Outside of Toastmasters, John works as a public speaking trainer and is on a
quest to go stand up paddle boarding in ever y country in the world. As of June
2020, he had paddled in 45 countries worldwide. As John says himself: ‘I won’t
be finished before Christmas!’
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Pathways
Mentoring
Content Planning
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Evaluation
Rhetoric Devices
Speaker to Trainer
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• UK & Ireland International Speech and Impromptu Speaking Champion
2017/2019
• BBC New Voice 2019
• London Professional Speaker Association 'Speaker Factor' winner (2016)
• TEdx Speaker
• Radio Presenter and ‘Behind my Smile’ Chat show host
• Award winning Author and Poet (Did the Right Sperm Win? Bks 1&2, Behind
my Smile, Vinette Vignettes and Journeys)
• STEM Ambassador and Educator
• CEO at 321Speak! And 321Write! Institutes
• Immediate Past President of Bedford Speakers, UK
• VPM Advanced Communicators Advanced Speakers & VPPR Bedford
speakers
• Nominated for the World Civility Award 2020
VINETTE HOFFMAN JACKSON
Vinette Hoffman-Jackson was born in Barking Lodge, St Thomas, Jamaica and emigrated to the UK August 2002 as a
Chemistry and Physics teacher. She is active STEM ambassador and a passionate advocate for girls going into STEM careers
and has delivered training nationally. After years in the classroom, she reached the point where she felt ther e was more to
her life.
Instead of remaining cocooned in the security of a nine to five job and a regular salary, she started on her own personal
journey towards self-discovery. Vinette is the only person in the UK to win thirteen speaking trophies in 1 year at
Toastmasters International. Vinette also has a flair for writing and has published 4 books, being endorsed for her skilful
writing by international entities such as Les Brown, the international motivational speaker. She is also a contributor to
business magazines like Endiz ine, New business and Networkshe. Vinette regularly runs workshops for corporate and
individuals in 'Effective speaking & presentation, how to live your life like a CEO! and Behind my Smile’’ She has spoken all
over the world including France, Jamaica, Canada and Austria. Her entrepreneurial and skills have been recognized and
awarded by Bedfordshire University, UK.
Vinette presents a weekly talk show every Wednesday on her local radio www.lurlive.com where she interviews ordinary
people with extraordinary smiles. She is also a regular panellist on the BBC 3 counties parenting show where she speaks on
current issues affecting parents in the modern world.
She has recently started the Behind my Smile Initiative TM where girls learn to communicate in a safe space so they can
resolve conflicts, speak or their rights and become confident and articulate speakers. Vinette is proud that you can have it all
as she is the mother to three boys Matthew, Jonathan and Ethan. In her spare time (yes she has some) she loves to hike,
dance and bake.
“Vinette oozes confidence and is a fantastic speaker. Not only is she truly motivational but she uses her sharp wit and humour
to disseminate her message and make it memorable. Audiences respond to Vinette with mixed emotions including laughing,
inspiration and awe.” - Nigel Oseland, Director, Workplace Unlimited
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Speech Delivery
Effective Use of Props
Motivational Speeches
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Leadership Skills
JOHN KENDALL
John W. Kendall Is a forward thinking toastmaster that has brought the best
out of others. Known as the oracle. He prefers to thought of as a teacher.
Taking pleasure in the achievement of others. He founded North Herts and it
was Presidents Distinguished (PD) in its first year. That year he was the best AD
in D71. He has been a member of 10 clubs including joining a US club DTM
Masters to learn about Pathways early on – and was both a Pathways
ambassador & guide.
As President of Cornerstones Communicators Advanced Toastmasters led it to
be PD for the first time & in that year CCAT had 80% of all D71 pathways
awards. Be ing online to the US led to monthly zoom meetings at CCAT 2 ye ars
before Covid hit. CCAT members experience with zoom helped Div H cope with
Covid. As Div G realignment rep he led to the creation of Div H of which later
became Division Director in 2019-20. A year when saw 65% of clubs be PD &
three new clubs chartered, two of which were in June in the midst of Covid.
Two of those three clubs ended President’s Distinguished. He remains active in
spreading toastmaster skills.
After a 1st in Chemistry & MSc in management science he worked in
operational research, financial modelling then consolidations in six countries.
He later worked as an independent consultant. He was at time Director & later
chair of family aggregates business in Portsmouth & also MD of a mail order
business in Lincolnshire. More recently he became interested in NLP becoming
a master practitioner & qualified as hypnosis trainer. He helped run a NLP
group and gave longer talks and organised similar opportunities for others in
Div H to local business & social groups.
He has given talks on story building, rhetoric & communication. His main
interests are on developing confidence and aspects of leadership. Curre ntly
working on a book - covering Communication, Confidence & Coping – the
essential aspects of Headology (tm) for leaders.
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Learning to love Leadership
Leadership Issues
NPL / Hypnosis for Leading
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ALAN SMYTH
IT Manager at a freight ferry agent. (We
keep the trucks moving country to country).
Joined Gorey Toastmaster 2006. President
twice, Ar e a director, Pathways guide and
ambassador. Currently VPE of Tinahely
toastmasters.
It all starts with a purpose
Let voice, not words, talk
Stage/Camera - Take advantage
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Generally, I don’t hold back on trying
things that are different.
I believe that there are three main ways that we learn and move forward
with something new – we can be either be shown it, be told about it or we
can discover it for ourselves. The problem is this – how can anyone come to
know what they don’t know yet?
Over the last 45 years or so since leaving basic school education, there have
been many times when I have found myself having aha! Moments of
personal development discovery. Those times when the penny drops, or the
lights go on in your mind and you find yourself saying: “that makes so much
sense – why didn’t anybody tell me that earlier”.
Well, it is my passion and delight now to share the tips, techniques and ideas
that have made a big difference in my life and I truly believe could have
value to you in yours.
Sanat has been a Toastmaster for many years. Serving in most of the club
roles at the Heart of England club, Solihull. Recently Sanat served as Area
Director. In 2019 he was a finalist in the District Table Topics contest. He is
passionate about people taking control of their own destiny's
SANAT SHELAT
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First Impressions
Evaluations
Table Topics
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DNA of a Good Club
Empowerment
Marian has been a member of Phoenix- Tara Toastmasters since 2012. During
this time she has held many committee roles and was club President in 2019.
She is at present serving as Division C Director.
Marian is a passionate Toastmaster and credits her Toastmasters journey as a
big influencer in her own personal and career development. Over the years
she has met many other Toastmasters who encouraged and helped here along
the way and she is fully committed to doing the same for others whenever she
can.
Her biggest passion in life is to encourage, motivate and assist people to face
their fears and anxieties, build their self-confidence and embrace challenges
that may have been keeping them back from successfully reaching their full
potential. After many years as an Education Trainer and Finance Manager in
IBM, Marian decided to branch out and start her own business as an Executive
Life Coaching Consultant, Trainer, Motivational Speaker and Mindfulness
Teacher and is a member of International Coaching Federation.
Marian’s hobbies apart from Toastmasters are Public Speaking, Creative
Writing and Painting. She enjoys writing children’s stories and hopes to publish
her first Children’s book this year.
Fear & Confidence
Mindset Matters
Quality Clubs
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MARIAN BRENNAN
LIZ WELCH
PATRICIA O’REILLY
Having a background in Paediatric Intensive Care, Liz, Clinical Nurse Consultant
and Nurse Educator, took her first step through the Toastmaster door in 2008,
becoming a member of Sandgate Toastmaster in Brisbane. Since then she has
served in many executive roles, becoming Area 51 Director 2017-18, currently
is Division N Director.
Toastmasters has been an amazing journey. I have met so many wonderful,
and quirky, people. Whilst President of Sandgate Toastmasters in 2014, I was
honoured to co-ordinate the club’s 40-year celebration. It was a memorable
evening, especially having the Division Governor present a 40-year
Toastmaster membership badge to a founder and, to this day, a valued
current member of Sandgate.
Since returning to UK, I’ve been privileged to mentor Liverpool Toastmasters
as well as assist in the Chartering process of Bradford Speaks. I have grown a
passion for mentoring. Embracing the Pathways mentoring programme has
provided me with an opportunity to further enhance my skills. Mentoring has
help me understand new situations enabling me to share my knowledge and
skills as well as learn from my mentees. I love to see members grow in
confidence. From their first uncertain steps through the door, um-ing and ah-
ing through that nerve-racking Ice Breaker to confident communicators.
Roles: President, VPM, Secretary,Treasurer, SAA, Area Director currently
Division N Director.
Patricia is a toastmaster since 2002. Her home club is Balbriggan Toastmasters
in Area 10, Division C - a club she founded and chartered in 2014. She is also a
member of Society Toastmasters and Online Presenters. Patricia has held many
club officer roles and is currently President of Balbriggan Toastmasters. She
served six years on the District 71 Leadership Team, being District 71 Director in
2017-2018, and is a Distinguished Toastmaster.
Patricia believes that “Everyone can benefit from Toastmasters on a personal
level because in Toastmasters you develop your communication, leadership,
and listening skills in a safe, non-judgmental environment. To advance
professionally, it is important to have strong technological skills and in
Toastmasters, the Pathways learning experience and the current necessity to
move meetings and training online, offer opportunities to improve your skills in
managing online meetings, delivering online presentations, and facilitating
conference calls.”
Outside of Toastmasters, Patricia works as a legal accounts executive. She is
currently studying to earn her bachelor’s degree in theology at The Priority
Institute, Tallaght, Dublin and is an active member of a book club.
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Pathways
Club Officer Roles
Mentoring
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Pathways
Quality Club Meetings
Leadership – Club to District
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I joined in 2001 when there was only one club in Scotland and gained my
first CC in 2005. I became a charter member of Linlithgow, set up Falkirk
Orators (which no longer exists) and I have held all the committee roles in
Linlithgow Speakers and am President at Livingston Speakers (a club that
was set up by Linlithgow 6 years ago). I have held Area Governor and
Division Governor roles and was assistant Division E Governor in 2012 / 13,
working with Anthony Day. (Yes, these were all Governors – not Directors).
I am a DTM an have completed my first Path on Pathways – but not great at
Pathways – am gathering knowledge. I am a mentor to two people (in two
clubs – one has a complex past and been in an out of Toastmasters for 15
years – the other is a new person and has a physical disability).
I have competed and progressed to Division level twice. I have judged and
been a counter at competitions at all levels up to and including District.
I have delivered several education sessions at Toastmasters clubs and
believe this is where my skills can benefit individual members and clubs and
I have delivered a training session at a District Conference.
SHEILA FRASER
Philip joined Lucan Toastmasters in November 2009. During these 11 years in
Toastmasters Philip has served in several club roles including Secretary,
Treasurer, Vice President Education and President. In 2013 he served as Area
26 Director and in 2014 he served as Division M Director. He is currently the
Division M Director again for the 2020/2021 season.
Philip is currently working as a Special Adviser to the Tánaiste (Deputy Prime
Minister). Prior to this Philip was a Special Adviser to the Taoiseach - 2017-
2020.
In 2012 Philip was accepted onto the Washington Ireland Program (WIP).
WIP’s aim is to develop the skills of leaders from both Ireland and Northern
Ireland. WIP inspires and develops promising leaders through a program of
personal development, policy debate and community service in the USA and
Ireland.
Philip has served on a number of boards including the National Council for
Special Education (NCSE) and as the Chairperson on the Board of
Management of Powerstown Educate Together National School.
PHILIP O’CALLAGHAN
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Leadership
Speech Delivery
Evaluations
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Club Officers & Quality Club
Speech writing
Evaluations
Club Officer Roles
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