Guest Speaker Mark Whitney, May 21
On May 21, standup comedian, entrepeneur, and accomplished toastmaster Mark Whitney will be our guest speaker. The title of his speech will be "Three Wooden Crosses".
For the past two years Mark has served as President of HiFi Speakers in Carmel Valley. Mark has studied under Kurtis Matthews at the San Francisco Comedy College and Stephen Rosenthal at the American Comedy Institute. But he credits his 20+ years in Toastmasters with winning the San Francisco Comedy Convention, the Boulder International Theatre Festival (twice), the Minneapolis Theatre Festival, the D.C. Theatre Festival (twice), and the Iowa Theatre Festival. He is also the two time winner of the District 5 Humorous Speech Competition. He has been featured on the cover of Robert McKee's Story Magazine alongside bold face names Drew Carey and Russell Brand. Mark's topic will be how to pack massive value into your speaking time slot.Â