Personal Leadership

&

Career Development

Presented by Brian Lin, DTM PDG

My Story - From Pharmaceutical SAS Programmer to

Medical Insurance Statistician

My Career Change Wish List 2011

• Utilize my statistics, analysis, programming, and

database skills

• Utilize my Toastmasters skills

• Medical related

• Midtown Manhattan, New York City

• Equivalent Pay to old job $100K+ / year

• Hands-on boss who appreciates my talent and ability.

S/he Know a bit Stat & DB and is logical and rational.

• Friendly & caring colleagues - mostly females

• Reasonable workload

• Good social interactions

• Large office

Most Fulfilling Job is What

• I love most. (Follow my passion)

• I can do best (and I like it)

• Help me become who I want to be

Exercise #1

Elevator Speech

Who Am I?

What Can I do for you?

Create your 30 seconds

Commercial / Self Introduction

<40-80 words>

How can Toastmasters Help me Find a New Job / Change Career?

• The "Can Do" Positive Attitude

• Speaking / Communication Skills

• Leadership / Management Skills

• Network / Networking

Personal leadership uses all 4 elements

effectively to upgrade your career and your life.

The "Can Do" Positive Attitude

• Where there is a will, there is a way. (How to study at MIT without an application)

• It is never too late (How an accountant becomes a pastor)

• I Have support from family, friends, Toastmasters,

& others (Broadcast my intentions, find people who are on my side)

Need more examples? Read "Heart of a Toastmaster: True Stories by, for, and

about members of Toastmasters International" by Sheryl L Roush

Speaking / Communication Skills

• I am what I Speak (What would you like others to remember you for)

• Establish My expertise through speeches (10 speeches and

you will be an expert in something)

• Work through Toastmasters manuals and program (Pick manuals which fit your career goals)

Exercise #2

Speaking with Conviction

Find one boring detail of my life and talk about it as if it was

the most interesting thing in the world.

From Leil Lowndes' dating workshop

Leadership / Management Skills

• How do I manage my resource (Resources:

time, energy, people, effort, $)*

• Ask for help, feedback & mentor (Ask and you may get it)

• Trial career / sabbatical / Internship / volunteer (Baby Boss example, try something new for 2 weeks example)

*Getting Things Done (GTD) by David Allen

Network / Networking

Toastmasters Hidden Secret

• "It’s not what you know but who you know." (有本事不如有人脈)

• Meet them before you need them

• Going Beyond Our Club (Item: 298DCD)

Exercise #3Who Knows It (Time Permits)

Ask someone if s/he knows ___________.

If not, ask s/he who might know it.

<You can ask any career / job related question>

Does

your

career

plan look

like this?

Source:林晉如 https://www.facebook.com/cindy.hsin.904

The Tree Diagram - courtesy of Eve, my sister-in-law

Q & A

Feedback

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Contact Brian Lin, DTM PDG at LeaderD83@gmail.com