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Personal Leadership 
& 
Career Development 
Presented by Brian Lin, DTM PDG
My Career Change Wish List 2011 
• Utilize my statistics, analysis, programming, and 
database skills 
• Utilize my Toastmasters skills 
• Medical related 
• Midtown Manhattan, New York City 
• Equivalent Pay to old job $100K+ / year 
• Hands-on boss who appreciates my talent and ability. 
S/he Know a bit Stat & DB and is logical and rational. 
• Friendly & caring colleagues - mostly females 
• Reasonable workload 
• Good social interactions 
• Large office 
My Story - From Pharmaceutical SAS Programmer to 
Medical Insurance Statistician
Most Fulfilling Job is What 
• I love most. (Follow my passion) 
• I can do best (and I like it) 
• Help me become who I want to be
Exercise #1 
Elevator Speech 
Who Am I? 
What Can I do for you? 
Create your 30 seconds 
Commercial / Self Introduction 
<40-80 words>
How can Toastmasters Help me 
Find a New Job / Change Career? 
• The "Can Do" Positive Attitude 
• Speaking / Communication Skills 
• Leadership / Management Skills 
• Network / Networking 
Personal leadership uses all 4 elements 
effectively to upgrade your career and your life.
The "Can Do" Positive Attitude 
• Where there is a will, there is a way. 
(How to study at MIT without an application) 
• It is never too late (How an accountant becomes a pastor) 
• I Have support from family, friends, Toastmasters, 
& others (Broadcast my intentions, find people who are on my side) 
Need more examples? Read "Heart of a Toastmaster: True Stories by, for, and 
about members of Toastmasters International" by Sheryl L Roush
Speaking / Communication Skills 
• I am what I Speak (What would you like others to remember you for) 
• Establish My expertise through speeches (10 speeches and 
you will be an expert in something) 
• Work through Toastmasters manuals and program 
(Pick manuals which fit your career goals)
Exercise #2 
Speaking with Conviction 
Find one boring detail of my life and talk about it as if it was 
the most interesting thing in the world. 
From Leil Lowndes' dating workshop
Leadership / Management Skills 
• How do I manage my resource (Resources: 
time, energy, people, effort, $)* 
• Ask for help, feedback & mentor (Ask and you may get it) 
• Trial career / sabbatical / Internship / volunteer 
(Baby Boss example, try something new for 2 weeks example) 
*Getting Things Done (GTD) by David Allen
Network / Networking 
Toastmasters Hidden Secret 
• "It’s not what you know but who you know." (有本事 
不如有人脈) 
• Meet them before you need them 
• Going Beyond Our Club (Item: 298DCD)
Exercise #3 
Who Knows It (Time Permits) 
Ask someone if s/he knows ___________. 
If not, ask s/he who might know it. 
<You can ask any career / job related question>
Does 
your 
career 
plan look 
like this? 
Source:林晉如https://www.facebook.com/cindy.hsin.904
The Tree Diagram - courtesy of Eve, my sister-in-law
Q & A 
Feedback 
This Powerpoint presentation can be download @ 
Short URL: http://alturl.com/9jj9v 
http://www.slideshare.net/radiate2357/personal-leadership-career 
Contact Brian Lin, DTM PDG at LeaderD83@gmail.com

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Personal leadership & Career Development

  • 1. Personal Leadership & Career Development Presented by Brian Lin, DTM PDG
  • 2. My Career Change Wish List 2011 • Utilize my statistics, analysis, programming, and database skills • Utilize my Toastmasters skills • Medical related • Midtown Manhattan, New York City • Equivalent Pay to old job $100K+ / year • Hands-on boss who appreciates my talent and ability. S/he Know a bit Stat & DB and is logical and rational. • Friendly & caring colleagues - mostly females • Reasonable workload • Good social interactions • Large office My Story - From Pharmaceutical SAS Programmer to Medical Insurance Statistician
  • 3. Most Fulfilling Job is What • I love most. (Follow my passion) • I can do best (and I like it) • Help me become who I want to be
  • 4. Exercise #1 Elevator Speech Who Am I? What Can I do for you? Create your 30 seconds Commercial / Self Introduction <40-80 words>
  • 5. How can Toastmasters Help me Find a New Job / Change Career? • The "Can Do" Positive Attitude • Speaking / Communication Skills • Leadership / Management Skills • Network / Networking Personal leadership uses all 4 elements effectively to upgrade your career and your life.
  • 6. The "Can Do" Positive Attitude • Where there is a will, there is a way. (How to study at MIT without an application) • It is never too late (How an accountant becomes a pastor) • I Have support from family, friends, Toastmasters, & others (Broadcast my intentions, find people who are on my side) Need more examples? Read "Heart of a Toastmaster: True Stories by, for, and about members of Toastmasters International" by Sheryl L Roush
  • 7. Speaking / Communication Skills • I am what I Speak (What would you like others to remember you for) • Establish My expertise through speeches (10 speeches and you will be an expert in something) • Work through Toastmasters manuals and program (Pick manuals which fit your career goals)
  • 8. Exercise #2 Speaking with Conviction Find one boring detail of my life and talk about it as if it was the most interesting thing in the world. From Leil Lowndes' dating workshop
  • 9. Leadership / Management Skills • How do I manage my resource (Resources: time, energy, people, effort, $)* • Ask for help, feedback & mentor (Ask and you may get it) • Trial career / sabbatical / Internship / volunteer (Baby Boss example, try something new for 2 weeks example) *Getting Things Done (GTD) by David Allen
  • 10. Network / Networking Toastmasters Hidden Secret • "It’s not what you know but who you know." (有本事 不如有人脈) • Meet them before you need them • Going Beyond Our Club (Item: 298DCD)
  • 11. Exercise #3 Who Knows It (Time Permits) Ask someone if s/he knows ___________. If not, ask s/he who might know it. <You can ask any career / job related question>
  • 12. Does your career plan look like this? Source:林晉如https://www.facebook.com/cindy.hsin.904
  • 13. The Tree Diagram - courtesy of Eve, my sister-in-law
  • 14. Q & A Feedback This Powerpoint presentation can be download @ Short URL: http://alturl.com/9jj9v http://www.slideshare.net/radiate2357/personal-leadership-career Contact Brian Lin, DTM PDG at LeaderD83@gmail.com