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Toastmasters changed my life. They really did. Put me on the stage. I don’t know what I would have done without that positive boost.

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Chris Matthews
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: December 17
Commentator
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Television Presenter
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Philadelphia
Christopher John Matthews
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