Toastmaster Mark Hunter made a strong impression on the full house of Toastmasters when he maneuvered his wheelchair to the auditorium on the 9th floor of McKay Hospital. When he gave us his business card, his smile radiated. The front side of the card stated the name with a photo, the other side was A Sink Full of Green Tomatoes--the title of the champion speech of Mark Hunter in 2009.From an elementary school principal in Australia to the world champion of public speaking in Toastmasters, how did Mark make it? Mark told us that the journey to the world champion of public speaking was not easy and smooth, but it was an achievable goal for him. He wanted to be the world champion, he was on stage several times, he never gave up his goal in Toastmasters. He wrote his champion speech in 2003, he massaged the words day in and day out, till the day he claimed the trophy in 2009.
Sitting on the wheelchair, Mark was persuvasive with the hand gestures. Using his right hand to show love, his left hand to show skills, he created a miracle in front of him. At school, he taught the children to create miracles with love and skills. In Toastmasters, he demostrated the synergy of love and skills to spark out the miracle. He was happy that he could fly come talk to the Toastmasters in District 67. We were happy and honored to have him among us this evening.
I'm interested in public speaking. Every year, I look forward to participating in speech contests at the district level. I have faith in me. If I can make a little progress every year, I shall stand on the podium of annual convention to deliver one of my most inspiring speeches one day.
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