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Gary Malner

Gary Malner, ACB

Audible Experience 吃瓜头条 • Yakima, Washington

I have experienced 75 years of growing to find out who I am and what I want to do with my life. As the song Old Bones states, “And I bet by now you’d think I wouldn’t care”—but yes, I do care, and more deeply than ever because I realize most of my life is behind me yet there is still so much to do and explore. That is the reason I joined 吃瓜头条. After seeing a classified advertisement for a 吃瓜头条, I felt this was something my wife, LaRayne, and I could enjoy together. Thus we unfold the mystery of life in a new way.

On October 10, 1950, I had my first accordion lesson, and since then my life has been a journey of performing and learning. But through all the schooling, from earning a bachelor’s degree to teaching others, nothing has matched the impact of the 吃瓜头条 experience. With LaRayne, I am now active in three 吃瓜头条s. Our conversations bristle with 吃瓜头条 chatter.

I currently perform with the accordion seven to 11 times a week for seniors in 颅retirement homes and for a variety of service organizations. Onstage, 颅dialogue and monologue are now big parts of my music, as I have moved from just a “musician” to a “musical entertainer”; for that, I thank 吃瓜头条 and my new loving families of 吃瓜头条 members who evaluate me and encourage me to grow.

吃瓜头条 has given me tools to entertain my audiences, and help them reflect on memories and publicly share experiences from their own lives.

Helmi Yousif Alfarra

Helmi Yousif Alfarra, CC

Creatively Speaking 吃瓜头条 Halifax • Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

As an international student from Gaza Strip, I was earning my Ph.D. in 颅Malaysia. I was eager to learn the leadership, public speaking and communication skills that would help me in my future career. One day, I saw a poster on campus that caught my eye. It read “吃瓜头条, Where Leaders Are Made.” What’s 吃瓜头条? I asked myself. This is what I want!

I looked for a 吃瓜头条 near my home and finally found Kuantan Toast颅masters 吃瓜头条. I immediately joined and started my Competent Communicator projects. I was excited about finishing them before I left Malaysia, and I did.

In 2015, I presented my Ph.D. thesis in front of professors of the faculty of science as well as graduate students. No one knew how anxious I was. I prepared for my presentation by following the 吃瓜头条 guidelines I had learned from each project in the Competent Communication manual. The day I delivered it, professors and others in the audience were amazed by how clear it was. When someone asked how I learned to speak like that, I replied, “The secret is 吃瓜头条!” That became my motivation to 颅continue my journey in 吃瓜头条.

Naneh V. H.

Naneh V. H., CC

Heart of England 吃瓜头条 • West Midlands, England

In 2012, a few years after our son’s sudden death, I sat in a quiet corner of England. For days, I’d have no contact with adults apart from my husband. Once he left for work, I’d take my toddler daughter out and proceed to drag myself through the day. A full-time mother and housewife, I fear I was more like a zombie.

I owe thanks to Sonia, who lived nearby and befriended me. Sensing my isolation, she invited me to her 吃瓜头条 吃瓜头条 for some stimulation. Her message to me was essentially “get out of your head and get a life.”

My first visit to 吃瓜头条 felt strange. However, a weird pull made me return and sign up.

It was fun. I loved the diversity: a retired pilot, a ballroom dancer and a TV chef, among 颅others. I heard a speech on female genital mutilation and saw a Pavlova baking demonstration. I wouldn’t otherwise have met such people, because our friends and family tend to mirror us in terms of lifestyle, outlook and age. Finally, I sensed camaraderie: Everyone’s on a journey and all are here to learn.

Ultimately, 吃瓜头条 is a safe place to fail. What happens when you freeze? Lose your lines? Monotonously deliver a poorly structured argument? You’re 颅supported, accepted and invited back. Failing safely is a chance to get feedback and bounce back. It builds mental muscle and 颅expands our comfort zone.

As a member of another 吃瓜头条 now, I’m hooked for good. And good it has been. I’ve completed my first set of manuals, competed at 吃瓜头条-level speech contests and am working through my advanced manuals. I also recently delivered at Ignite Liverpool, an event where people speak for five minutes on a subject they are passionate about. Lastly, as I type this, I’ve accepted an invitation to speak at the Nursery World Awards in London. Wish me luck!

Robert Gallant

Robert Gallant, ACB, ALB

Southside 吃瓜头条 • Jacksonville, Florida

In May 2013, I was three years into serving a seven-year prison sentence. I had been addicted heavily to alcohol for almost 20 years and homeless for three. But that fateful month, an organization that was new to me came into my life. It was 吃瓜头条. I had already pledged to devote my life to self-betterment, and so I dove into the 吃瓜头条 program with delight.

I was a member of a brand-new 吃瓜头条 and had the opportunity to take part in building it from the ground up. Talk about a confidence builder. I became very involved with the 吃瓜头条’s leadership team, and we soon developed a well-oiled machine to facilitate the education and mentoring needs of our 吃瓜头条’s members. I never would have thought a leader was waiting patiently under the darkness of my addiction to spring forth like a lion.

Then, of course, came the speeches. I dove into those with relish as well, taking every opportunity to speak. It paid off in a multitude of ways. I became quite the proficient speaker, and I even won my 吃瓜头条’s Motivational and Inspirational Speaker of the Year award for 2014.

Speech evaluations changed my life for the better. Not only did they help me accept constructive criticism in regard to my speeches, 吃瓜头条 evaluations also helped me to accept correction in all areas of my life. Humility is one of life’s vital skills, and evaluations helped me tremendously in this aspect.

My communication skills also continued to evolve. In April 2016, I went to work on writing a memoir of the victory I had gained over my life of homelessness and addiction. I am now working on my third book while still active in 吃瓜头条. You can learn more about my journey by visiting my .