Toastmasters Fun Facts

Boulder Early Risers Toastmasters Club copyright 2013





Helen Blanchard, a trailblazing

Toastmaster who rose through the ranks

to become Toastmasters International’s

first female president in 1985!

Helen’s motto: “Commit to excellence.”




• Government servants

• Public servants

• Authors

• Journalists

• Educators

• Business owners

• Musicians

• Team coaches

• Engineers

• Scientist


• Nancy Brinker - Founder of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer

Foundation; former U.S. Ambassador to Hungary

• Peter Coors - Chairman of Coors Brewing Company

• Richard Lamm - Former Governor of Colorado and 1996 Reform Party

Presidential candidate

• Everett Alvarez - American POW during the Vietnam War; former Deputy

Director of the Peace Corps and Veterans Administration

• James Lovell - Former U.S. astronaut; missions included Apollo 1

• Walter Schirra - Late former U.S. astronaut; only man to fly in United

States' first 3 space programs, Mercury, Gemini, & Apollo


• American Express

• Apple

• AT&T

• Coca-Cola

• Disney

• Google

• IBM

• Johnson & Johnson

• Microsoft

• Sony

• Toyota

• Covidien


• Clearer communication

• Improved leadership

skills

• Enhanced teamwork

• Effective meetings

• Increased productivity

• Positive mentoring

• Complements existing

training programs

• Cost effective




Meeting Days: 2nd and 4th Thursdays

Meeting Time: 6:45- 7:45 AM



Date post:	19-Oct-2014
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