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Ron Fredericks writes: “Redemption” is a short story by Megan Leney about Commander Michael Abrashoff’s tour of duty on the USS Benfold (DDG-65). Megan is the president of Securely Speaking Toastmasters club located inside Symantec’s Mountain View headquarters.

The video was directed by Ron Fredericks and produced by Alex Gershowitz in LectureMaker’s Sunnyvale Video Studio: http://www.lecturemaker.com/

I enjoyed watching the video because of Megan’s ability to highlight several key Annapolis leadership skills:

• Abrashoff followed first: he worked for William Perry, United States Secretary of Defense, before assuming command of his own ship;
• Abrashoff applied the three D’s of empowerment in building his crew’s competence and confidence (Decide, Delegate, and Disappear): so his crew and ship could pass inspection without having to be onboard himself;
• Abrashoff was able to build unity by prizing diversity: He called offending members of his crew and officer staff to task for not respecting racial diversity on one notable occasion which resulted in a lasting loyalty to him and his ship.

I invite the viewer to watch the full video presented by Megan to discover the true meaning of redemption. For those wanting to adopt leadership skills taught by the U.S. Naval Academy, I suggest reading W. Brad Johnson and Gregory P. Harper’s book “Becoming A Leader the Annapolis Way”:

Contact Mike Abrashoff

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The Blue Cube Toastmasters Club members meet regularly in a business-like environment to develop and improve their public speech and leadership skills.

The club meets at LectureMaker LLC’s office every Tuesday from 5:30pm to 6:30pm
830 Stewart Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94085

Figure 1 – Ron Fredericks is hired as a technical marketer and public speaker, Moscone Center, thanks to skills learned as a Toastmaster.

Who can participate

• Guests are welcome
• Visiting Toastmasters from other clubs are welcome
• Toastmasters officers from area, district, and beyond are welcome
• Adults 18 years or older may apply for membership
• Blue Cube Club officers reserve the right to refuse individual participation at its sole discretion

Benefits to Jointing Blue Cube
The main benefits to joining any Toastmasters club revolves around public speech and leadership training.

One special benefit of LectureMaker’s sponsorship of the Blue Cube Toastmasters Club is that members can request their speeches and evaluations be videotaped and published. Some of those videos are posted here.

Contact Ron Fredericks to learn more about LectureMaker’s sponsorship of Blue Cube Toastmasters Club to:

• Request a password to access members’ only videos
• Learn how to become a club member
• Create blog posts for the club’s benefit
• Get more information on meeting agenda or membership

Best regards,

Ron Fredericks
Phone: 408-390-1895
Email: RonF@LectureMaker.com

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From Outrage to Outcomes: “Let’s produce pivotal progress!”

Learn how to produce progress. Learn about societal aspects that need pivotal progress. Prepare to ‘make a difference.’ Use what you learn. Catalyze positive change. Thrive.

Thomas J. Buckholtz presents -From Outrage to Outcomes: “Let’s produce pivotal progress!”

Email this video Link to this video LectureMaker Video Player product and support page You may want to consider doing the following. Tell people about this presentation – Use the e-mail or link-to features above (below the presentation). Produce pivotal progress. – Use the recipe. Succeed. Thrive. Contact or learn more about Thomas J. Buckholtz. Learn, use, benefit from, and teach Direct Outcomes thinking tools. – Use the e-book Innovate Incisively: Gain Impact. Save Time. (mentioned in the third segment of the presentation). Sponsor a follow-on presentation. – Contact Thomas J. Buckholtz or LectureMaker. Suggest a topic such as a societal or business challenge or opportunity or a need for improved thinking or action. Or, ask about topics Dr. Buckholtz would like to address.

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