June 10, 2008 by Donna Satchell.

Donna Satchell is a Professional Speaker, Success Skills Trainer, Author, and President of STARR Consulting & Training, an organization dedicated to motivating, training, and helping individuals and businesses achieve collaborative and personal success.   

Donna’s trademark, Just Get Serious™, is her life and business philosophy.  She is serious about developing herself into the best person she can possibly be.  Donna is equally serious about creating presentations that are engaging, interactive and help people get results through practical tips, tools and techniques.  This is accomplished through motivational speeches, teleclasses, and a five-session training program focusing on customer service, teamwork, communications, time management, and presentation skills.   

Donna holds a B.S. Degree (Summa Cum Laude) in business administration from
Mercy College in New York. She is a member of the American Society for Training & Development and is on the Advisory Committee for DeKalb Technical College.  Donna is a member of the National Speakers Association (NSA) and is the past recipient of the NSA Georgia Chapter’s Spirit Award for outstanding commitment. 

Donna earned her CTM in and 2001 and her AC-B in 2002 while she was a member of Stone Mountain Toastmasters.  She joined Speakers Roundtable in August 2007. 

To get details about Donna’s programs, watch videos of her presentations, read her personal/professional development articles and sign up for her free motivational newsletter, please visit www.JustGetSerious.com

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June 1, 2008 by Paul Johnson.

Paul Johnson is Trouble Breaker #1 at Shortcuts to Results, the firm that creates Trouble Breakers™ who break past trouble and make things happen. Paul delivers education, consulting, and speaking programs that let clients discover and use business breakthroughs. The results: more revenues, more productivity, more simplicity, and more confidence.

As The World’s Only Professional Trouble Maker™, Paul eagerly takes the “road less traveled”. His unique experiences allow him to create the Shortcuts to Results™ that enable him to deliver exceptional results for his clients. Learn more at www.troublebreaker.com

Paul Johnson earned his CTM in 1998, and then began developing his professional speaking career. Paul joined the Speakers Roundtable Club in 2005 during his term as president of the Georgia State Chapter of National Speakers Association. He earned his AC-B in 2006, and his AC-S in 2008.

Paul co-founded the Technology Marketing Association in Atlanta, and is also a member of the International Federation for Professional Speakers. Read Paul’s engaging articles on leadership, marketing, sales and production at www.paul-johnson.com.

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September 27, 2007 by Iris Grimm.

Iris Grimm is the creator of the Balanced Physician program and she keeps physicians from losing their patience (ts). She delivers educational programs, coaching and consulting services that focus on self-management and interpersonal skills. Learn more about the programs at www.BalancedPhysician.com.

Iris is originally from Germany. She grew up in East Germany, moved to West Germany immediately after the Berlin wall came down and relocated to the US in 1995.

Iris joined Toastmasters International in 2000.

In her spare time you will find Iris either hiking with her 2 German shepherd dogs in the North Georgia mountains or you see her train her GSD Cito. Iris has a lot of passion for dogs. So don’t be surprised to see her present with her Cito. After all, living with animals is teaching her a lot about life and personal well-being.

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August 23, 2007 by Claudia Brogan.

 Claudia W. Brogan, M.S. Ed., AC-S, CL

Claudia currently works as Training Manager at the Public Health Informatics Institute in Decatur, Georgia. In her current role, she evaluates the training sessions and presentations offered by the institute, as well as developing a portfolio of training modules that are available to state and local health departments. Specifically, Claudia works with Common Ground, a cooperative project of Business Process Analysis.

Prior to this position at CDC, Claudia worked at the Centers for Disease Control as a Training Advisor. In addition, she worked at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where she was the Manager of Training and Development for the university faculty and staff. She designed and presented numerous workshops on university policies and procedures, as well as professional management skills and life skills development. She is a certified instructor for Stephen Covey’s leadership skills curriculum, including “7 Habits of Highly Effective People” and “What Matters Most.” She is also a qualified presenter on the Myers-Briggs Type Inventory (MBTI) personality type indicator for use in work and personal settings.

Claudia has worked in personnel management and workforce development at several universities, including the University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and Indiana University.

Claudia’s Masters Degree is in Education; her undergraduate majors were English, Theatre and Education. A former high school English teacher, she is especially interested in understanding personalities in the workplace, health literacy, utilizing and expanding learning styles, the Toastmasters development programs, and improving public speaking skills.

Contact information:

Claudia W. Brogan, Training Manager

Public Health Informatics Institute, 325 Swanton Way

Decatur, GA 30030     PH 404/592-1445    cbrogan@phii.org

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August 13, 2007 by Deborah.

Deborah Hill is an Intuitive Coach. She has been actively involved in healing & coaching others throughout her adult life; first as a massage therapist, as a Registered Nurse and Nurse-Midwife, and finally as an intuitive coach, author, speaker, teacher, energetic therapist and artist.

Deborah has extensively studied many forms of natural and traditional healing, as well as counseling, coaching and spiritual disciplines with several teachers over the past 30 years.

Her website is http://www.yourintuitivelife.com

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