Speakers Bureau - Speakers

Below are brief descriptions of the speakers currently registered with the Speakers Bureau. If you are interested in learing more about these speakers, having one of the speakers speak for your organization, or joining the Speakers Bureau as a speaker, please contact the Speakers Bureau chair, Dave Cohen, at toastdave@comcast.net.

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Robert G. Stefanik

Robert G. Stefanik has more than 25 years of hospitality experience. He has been employed by independent restaurants as well as national chains, hotels, night clubs and college & universities. He has been certified since 1992 to train responsible alcohol serving techniques and has trained several thousand hospitality workers in this area. He was a guest speaker of the Vermont Department of Liquor Control and has addressed many municipalities within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. His services have been retained by attorneys to consult and act as an expert witness on liquor liability cases nationwide.

Topics include:

• The law & your liability when serving alcohol: an hour long discussion about your liability issues when serving alcohol.
• Serving Safe Food
• Exceptional Customer Service

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David Cohen

David is a Distinguished Toastmaster and has served as the Public Relations Officer for District 31, Toastmasters International. He was employed for many years as a professional diamond sales consultant, selling, as he likes to say "love & romance."

Topics include:

• Be Empowered to Speak, Sell & Lead: Increase your employees' self-confidence so they will attempt greater challenges and increase sales of products and services.

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Paul Fischer

Paul is a retired Lt. Colonel, U.S. Army, the Founder of Fischer Engineering, past District 31 Governor of Toastmasters, and a Distinguished Toastmaster.

Topics include:

• Speaking in the Adversarial Environment: Would you like to learn more about the interesting field of forensic engineering and the communication aspects that are tested to the limit in such an adversarial environment? An environment where your professional reputation is on the line with every word that exits you mouth, and many of the questions are asked purposefully to cause you to contradict yourself. Where you must think quickly and respond on your feet. Paul Fischer will talk to you about his perspective on speaking in the adversarial environment and share some tips about speaking in such an environment and other similar environments. The talk will last 60 minutes, including 10 minutes for questions.
• Don’t Speak to Your Audience. Speak to One Person at a Time: Paul is available to speak for 20-30 minutes, plus Q&A.