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Dana LaMon

Making a Difference

Leanna Lindquist, DTM

World Champion Public Speaker, author, inspirational
mentor and coach, and Accredited Speaker are just a
few of Dana LaMon’s long list of credentials. In the

following pages he responds to questions posed by Area
73 Director and District 7 Annual Conference Chair
Leanna Lindquist, DTM. [editor]

What brought you to Toastmasters?

I frequently tell the story of my journey to
Toastmasters, but having been posed the question
here, I had to pause. Was I brought, or was I driven?
My need to include humor in my presentations

prompted my wife to suggest Toastmasters. She was
not a member, but knew of the organization. I joined
in 1988. I was already serving as a judge and had
been speaking in churches and at career-day events

at schools. I had no hesitations doing so.
When my friend Maurice asked me to give a
humorous speech at his wedding, I had problems.
How do you purposefully make people laugh and say

something meaningful at the same time? Seeking the
answer to that question is what “brought” or “drove”
me to Toastmasters.

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