Comments on: Prison Toastmasters is now perfect

By: Scott McTeer

Scott McTeer — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:09:57 +0000

You guys should definitely do a prison toastmaster’s film! You may already have 80 of the video footage.

By: Dilip Abayasekara

Dilip Abayasekara — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:57:25 +0000

Heartiest congratulations to the Toastmasters at the penitentiaries and to its sponsors, mentors, and supporters. I have had the privilege of visiting several Toastmasters clubs in prisons and have always left inspired. The inmate Toastmasters are proof that there is something great within all people, regardless of their circumstance and background. Keep up the great work. You are engaged in the greatest work in the world — positively transforming human lives.
Make sure that you let Toastmasters WHQ in CA know about your plans for the Speakeasy movie.

Best wishes and warmest regards,

Dilip Abayasekara
Toastmasters International President, 2005-2006

By: Jimmy Cox

Jimmy Cox — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:02:33 +0000

Hopefully this will help eradicate the stereotyping that goes along with being incarcerated. God and Toastmasters has made it possible for me to remain out of prison, and communicate effectively. Rather then react with physical force I am now able to communicate my feelings in a more acceptable fashion. Thanks to folk like Judge Downing, Francis Morrison and Carolyn Nix, who never gave up on us. I along with many others have turned out to be not so bad.

By: Jimmy Cox

Jimmy Cox — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:00:46 +0000

Hopefully this will help eradicate the stereotyping that goes along with being incarcerated. God and Toastmasters has made it possible for me to remain out of prison, and communicate effectively. Rather then react with physical force i am now able to to communicate my feelings. Thanks to folk like Judge Downing, Francis Morrison and Carolyn Nix, who never gave up on us.

By: Colin

Colin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:54:24 +0000

That is excellent, excellent stuff.

By: Louis Thompson

Louis Thompson — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:56:45 +0000

Fantastic! Very interesting! Good luck!

By: Carolyn Nix

Carolyn Nix — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:08:25 +0000

Congratulations on a job well done. I am so proud of your work.

By: David Breaux, DTM

David Breaux, DTM — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:28:34 +0000

Congratulations to all prison Toastmasters. You deserve recognition. You are an inspiration to outside Toastmasters. I have learned so much from listening to inmate’s qualtiy, contest speaches and observing time after time how a well run Toastmasters meeting is conducted.

David Breaux, DTM
D68 PDG

By: Jean Bailey Robor

Jean Bailey Robor — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:11:58 +0000

Great job with this video! It makes a good point. We’re all in the same boat when we first come to Toastmasters; we may start at different places, but we’re here to improve. It’s interesting how far Toastmasters can take us if we let it.

By: Erica Mejia

Erica Mejia — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:17:28 +0000

This a beautiful piece of work. It’s so gratifying to know that people are out there trying to make purposeful art in documentary film. You’re touching people’s lives in a positive way when you shed light on this kind of progress …

Best of luck for a full length documentary!