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LEANNA LISTENS






      “All Hands on Deck” with




      David Jamieson, DTM




      Leanna Lindquist, DTM




      David Jamieson was born in San Francisco, California. His family relocated to Portland when he was 11. At

      the age of 15, the family relocated to Louisville, Kntucky. David graduated from Ballard High School then
      went off to college and graduated with a Bachelors of Business Administration from Miami University (Ohio).
      He then spent four years in Chicago working as a marketing research analyst then returned to Portland for

      graduate school at Portland State earning a Masters in Business Administration in 1989. He and his wife
      Debbie live in Lincoln City, Oregon. He is a member of Beachtown Toastmasters.

      What brought you to Toastmasters?                      led to additional work where public speaking/

          Like many people, I was never a confident  presentation skills were a job requirement. I
      public speaker. One of the key components of  couldn’t have done it without Toastmasters.

      the grading system in the MBA program was
      oral participation. Up to 50% of the class grade  What makes your club unique?

      was based on the ability to explain and defend             I live in a small town on the Oregon coast
      concepts. As a relatively introverted person  with a population of 8,300. We have a core

      I found this challenging so I asked a couple  group of highly committed members. The three
      classmates how they made it look so easy and  main employers are the Casino, the City and
      both said “Toastmasters.”  That’s all I needed to  the local hospital/medical center. These are not
      hear. Upon graduation, I joined a Toastmasters  the traditional industries that often make up a

      club in Beaverton, Oregon, starting a 25+ year  Toastmasters club. Our club has to find ways to
      commitment to the organization.                        appeal to these non-traditional organizations.
                                                                 We formed a partnership with the local
      How do you apply your Toastmaster  Cultural Center which is a center of activity in
      skills outside your club?                              the town. Toastmasters is now listed as a “Class”

          Wow. How much time do I have? In a nutshell,  on their website. What makes us unique is our
      I credit Toastmasters with getting my sales career  need to find new members in non-traditional
      started. When I joined my first club in Beaverton  industries and appeal to their self interest.

      and became more and more confident, one of
      the club members suggested I consider selling  What is it like to go from a 20+ big city
      radio advertising. He was the sales manager  club to an 8-member club in a small town?

      at 620 KGW and had an opening. That job                    I tell people that in a small town, it’s “all hands




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