Toastmaster Begonia Reyes is a member of Impact 21 in Rahway, New Jersey and What Exit? In Edison, New Jersey. She has been a member since November 2014 and proudly represents Division I as their Division Director for the 2018-2019 Toastmasters year. Begonia has earned her Competent Communicator and Competent Leader awards.
Su Brooks, D83 Social Media Strategist and Training Coordinator, conducted an interview with Begonia. Read on to find out who inspires her and advice she has to inspire new speakers!
What is your vision for your Division?
To reach distinguished and ensuring that our club members are getting value out of this experience and reaching their highest potential.
Who is your inspiration when it comes to leadership and why?
Mario Lewis is a fantastic speaker and leader. He is a wonderful mentor always helping people in the club and providing positive feedback and recommendations that can be easily implemented.
What is your advice for new members?
My advice to new members is to look for a mentor, face their fears and challenge themselves to get better.
Give a tip to be an effective speaker.
Practice, practice, and practice be sure you know your speech before you give it.
About Toastmasters District 83:
District 83 includes 155 clubs, with close to 4,000 members, in Metropolitan New Jersey, Staten Island, and Rockland County, New York. For more information, please visit the District 83 website, http://www.tm83.org.
About Toastmasters International:
Toastmasters International is a nonprofit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of clubs. Founded in October 1924, the organization currently has more than 300,000 members in 16,500 clubs in 141 countries. Each week, Toastmasters helps more than a quarter million people of every ethnicity, education and profession build their competence in communication so they can gain the confidence to lead others. For information about local Toastmasters clubs, please visit http://www.toastmasters.org.
For more information about Impact 21, visit: https://impact21.toastmastersclubs.org/.
For more information about What Exit? visit: https://whatexit.toastmastersclubs.org/.