Toastmasters Bay to Bay is a television series produced by District 4 Toastmasters, which gives local Toastmasters the opportunity to practice their public speaking skills on camera. Educational segments are offered on the basics of speech preparation and delivery, and there is a feature on a local club or prominent Toastmaster. This series allows non-Toastmasters the opportunity to see the benefits offered by the Toastmasters organization. Toastmasters Bay to Bay is produced at The Midpeninsula Community Media Center ("The Media Center") which is a non-profit cable TV, public access production facility.
Jean-Francois Roy gives a humorous first-hand account of his travails at the local gym in "My First Hour of 24-Hour". Vish Pattanashetty delves into weighty matters in "What is Reality". Heather Cowan and Stan Ng are our evaluators, and our featured club is Next Step Toastmasters. Ken Mann hosts.
In our Halloween extravaganza, Lisa Stapleton spins a yarn about childhood zucchinis, cats and explosives in "The Monsters are Closer than We Think", and is evaluated by Mali Dahl. Tony DeLeon is our host and leads us in Halloween themed Table Topics fielded by Linda Shively, Jennifer Chan, Jack Gilbert and Birgit Starmanns. Our featured club is Redwood City Orators.
Mary Ann Teixeira hosts this episode which features Rita Barber on "Job Search Lessons from the Grocery Store" and Earl Wong on "Public Speaking - Where I Started and Where I am Now". Chris Pon and David Kohls evaluate, and our feature is an interview with distinguished Toastmaster Sheryl Roush.
Rishi Nakra challenges us to keep the really important things in perspective, to "Be Bigger Than You Really Are". Margaret Winterburn told us about her first trip to America in "My Journey to America". Lynn Bruno and Bill Copeland evaluated the speeches. The featured club is HP Hilltop Speakers. Becky Divinski hosts.
Host Will Dinkel leads a Table Topic Session themed on summer vacations. Table Topic Speakers are Darren Penfield, Sherry Snow, Ayu Bor, Doug Weller and Marika O'Baire-Kark.Pieter Kark tells a fish story featuring his 89 year old father in "Salmon Fishing". ;Hanh Chau evaluates Pieter's speech. Our featured club is Redwood City Orators.
Allen Hwang hosts. Shilpa Vir urges us to "Keep on Stepping" and Akkana Peck asks the pointed question "Do You Own Your Stuff?". Evaluators are Pallavi Padala and Atol Nayak. Our featured club is Cisco Speaks, who held a joint meeting with their counterparts in Singapore, using Cisco's Telepresence technology.
Niels Teunis, tells us about "The Promissory Note" which has yet to be redeemed, made obvious when he became an American citizen. Chandra Manubothu, in "100% Guarantee", tells how his Toastmaster experience has helped him in other areas of his life. Jim Ogren and Joe Madley are our speech evaluators. The feature video is an interview with Gary Schmidt, the current President of Toastmasters International. Robin Pomerance hosts.
Sherrie Osborne talks about "My Suicidal Palm Pilot" and Kristyn Fredericks asks us to "Think Pink". Dhwani Shah and Pallavi Padala evaluate the speeches, and Nick Rose presides over the meeting. Our featured club is Cisco Speaks Toastmasters, who held a virtual joint meeting with a Cisco Singapore club via their "Telepresence" rooms.
Mario Herger leads a Table Topics session with 4 speakers. Then, Mark Stiving talks about a "California Guy". His speech is evaluated by Wada Nandiwada. Our featured club is Redwood City Orators. Gopi Kallayil Hosts.
Tonya Holloway speaks about "The Agony and Ecstasy" -- of childbirth. Carl Nail is her evaluator. Then, Birgit Starmanns tap dances to emphasize the trials and tribulations of travel in "Life in the Black Lane". Michael Jacobs evaluates her speech. Donna Vigil Hosts.