TXU Energy’s Toastmasters Club,
The Electric Toasters, hosted their very first “Executive Speaker Showdown”
last month. The Toasters’ officer team invited
TXU Energy’s Vice President and General Counsel Cecily Gooch and
TXU Energy’s Chief Marketing Officer Michael Grasso to put their speaking skills to the test
in a
Prepared Speakers competition during a recent Electric
Toasters meeting. The two squared off for the prize – the illustrious
Golden Toaster – while members of the Electric Toasters looked on.
Taking the podium first was Gooch, who focused her speech on the importance of corporate involvement in community service, followed by Grasso with his speech “hacemos” (“we do”) in the context of leadership. He noted that leadership starts by taking the first step outside of the norm.
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After their speeches were critiqued by Electric Toasters evaluators
Kristi Navarro and Mechelle Davidson and voted on by attendees, the
Golden Toaster ultimately went to Grasso by a very close margin. At the
end of the day, the Electric Toasters’ Executive Speaker Showdown not
only served as a means of bringing in visitors and variety to their club
meetings, but it was also a display of executive support behind the
cause of improving
employees’ communication and leadership skills.
Andrew Moultrie
Electric Toasters Club #2194281
