21.10.2014 15:17

This Thursday's meeting is special. Sheryl Roush, one of Voyagers Toastmaster's most accomplished and successful speakers, will be at the club to speak. This meeting also culminates our five week long Speechcraft session. This is truly a meeting not to be missed!

More about Sheryl Roush, DTM, PDG, AS

A proud member of Voyagers Toastmasters since March 1987, Sheryl Roush has accomplished the highest communication and leadership designations and honors that Toastmasters has to offer. 

In 1993, Sheryl was the sixth woman in the world to be honored by Toastmasters with their elite Accredited Speaker designation for “outstanding platform professional speaking” (scored in six categories). Only 66 have earned the award in 130 countries. 

Since joining Voyagers, her journey of over 3,000 presentations
has taken her to speak in 10 countries,
to keynoting 7 nations in the Middle East,
to open on stage for Marie Osmond and Marvin Hamlisch,
to follow Olivia Newton-John, and Suze Orman,
and keynote close for actress Geena Davis….

A Professional Member of the National Speakers Association since 1990, she earned NSA’s Member of the Year Award from both the Los Angeles and San Diego Chapters, and earned the Golden Microphone Award from the LA Chapter.

As Director of Speaker Training for the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, she started the Speakers Bureau, coaching Olympians in their speaking skills. She also created the AIDS Foundation San Diego speakers bureau and trained their speakers. 

Since 2000, Sheryl has coached our award-winning San Diego Charger Girls in their public speaking and media interviewing skills, as they serve as official Ambassadors for the organization. 

Twice crowned as “Ms. Heart of San Diego” for contributions to battered and homeless women and children in her community, Sheryl authored the Heart Book Series of inspirational books. She was also crowned “Queen of Hope” by The Crowns for Cure (breast cancer research).

Her 17 published books include award-winning titles, the Heart of a Military Woman (2009 Best Inspirational, San Diego Book Awards), and the Heart of a Toastmaster (2014 Best Anthology, International Book Awards). 

For enhancing global communication and leadership, Toastmasters International honored Sheryl with their 2009 Presidential Citation, selected from over 260,000 members. 

She is most proud of receiving the “Greatest Speaking Achievement Award” from Voyagers Club, presented by Alan Hoffmanner.