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COVER STORY

Gabrielle Proust, DTM
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James Wantz, DTM
District Public Relations Manager

Woah, hold up there! Before you say another word,
Gabrielle Proust I need your name and the club you represent!”
shares her love of Some first impressions are the stuff of legend.
classical music and My introduction to Gabrielle Proust was just such
Toastmasters with an impression—from a distance. She didn’t know

James Wantz in me —I didn’t know her —such are first impressions.
this biographical But I’ll never forget when I saw and heard her
sketch. perform at my first District 7 conference during

the business meeting.
She was District Secretary (now Administrative

Manager), and she played the position like a finely
tuned viola. She was all business, taking names and
club affiliations as debate continued—there would
be no missed notes during her term! The meeting

was a finely performed symphony of district
business, voting, and debate. She accompanied the
District Governor and Parliamentarian; they had
it handled. I was impressed!

“You keep doing that mister, and I will bring
down the lightning!” Ok, she didn’t say that exactly
—probably was the District Governor—but the
no-nonsense attitude was clear. This meeting was

Gabrielle Proust with Toastmasters magazine in front of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Xi’an, Shaanxi
Province, China
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