Media Release
Dubai, Sep 10: Veteran toastmaster, internationally awarded public speaker, motivational speaker, most sought after keynote speaker, student counselor and career coach Ronald Olivera was honoured with ‘Meritorious Diamond Award’ in Dubai by District 127 of Toastmasters International for his 25 plus years of dedicated service as a toastmaster. In fact, Ronald Olivera is the most experienced toastmaster in the entire UAE with 31 years of dedicated service to Toastmasters International and this honour was bestowed on him during District 127 Leadership Conclave Organized on the September 10 at the massive auditorium of Sunmarke School, Jumeira, Dubai.
In the year 2017, Ronald was honoured for completing 25 successful years in Toastmasters International, during the Gulf Toastmasters Annual Convention held in Bahrain.
Ronald Olivera is a founder and CEO of ZillionPathways Coaching Institute, Dubai which nurtures and grooms young adults. Ronald Olivera has the credit of coaching more than 2000 young adults and corporate employees across the globe and helped them improve their Public Speaking and leadership skills.
Ronald Olivera joined the world renowned organization Toastmasters International, which will complete 100 years of its existence next year, in the year 1992 as a member of Oasis Toastmaters Club in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia. Very next year in 1993, he won the most prestigious ‘Humours Speech Contest’ in the Gulf level competition held at Gulf Toastmaster Annual Convention in Bahrain. He went on to win three more Gulf level contests in 1994, 1995 and 1996 in Table Topic (Improptu Speech) Contest, International Speech Contest and Speech Evaluation Contest, thus making him the only toastmaster to win four Gulf level contests in four consecutive years. He is also the only toastmaster in the Gulf to win three awards in International Taped Speech Conest held in Toastmasters International, USA.
Overall summary:
• Winner of three international awards in ‘International Taped Speech Contests’ organized by Toastmasters International.
• Four-time champion in four consecutive years at Gulf Level Public Speaking Contests organized by Toastmasters International.
• An acclaimed mater of ceremony who has anchored more than 200 corporate events / staff parties and more than 150 cultural events.
• Contest chairperson / chief judge / contest judge in more than 200 speech competitions in various levels / contests.
• Delivered guest speeches at several schools / colleges / universities / clubs (such as Rotary Club, Lions Club), social / cultural organizations and associations.
• Organized ‘Communications and Leadership’ workshops and ‘Youth Leadership’ programmes across the globe.
• Instrumental in chartering several Toastmasters and Gavel clubs in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE and India and has been a mentor and sponsor for many of them.
• Renowned writer with more than 300 short stories / articles in Konkani / Kannada / English have been published in various newspapers / magazines.