A prevailing speech critique. A brilliant writer and a creative public speaker. A noble friend and a master of her own words. She is a pillar and a credible communicator.

Meet the woman behind these descriptions who has the blazing passion and commitment towards all her works, Ms. Erika M. Ilagan, an English Coach of STI College Muñoz EDSA.

She has been nurturing young’s mind for almost fours years and is also pursuing knowledge for herself. She continually inspires and helps all the employees of STI College Muñoz-EDSA in being confident and competitive in using English as a medium of communication.

She maybe short in height but Ms. Ilagan has a gigantic creativity and intelligence in her mind. It’s rewarding because she utilizes this power in communication and imagination to persuade and move the audience to a decision or action.

Ms. Ilagan is not just your ordinary English coach because aside from passing the knowledge to other people, she is also part of professional and self-empowerment organizations. Her commitment especially to all the affiliates she has is so much a part of her identity.

One of the international organizations she is a part of is Toastmasters Club, an educational organization with the purpose of helping members improve their communication, public speaking, social, and leadership skills. This club operates different clubs worldwide under one brand, and Ms. Ilagan was a part of Elite Toastmasters Club housed in STI College Muñoz-EDSA in 2013. The expansion of the club with the membership of the college’s coaches and staff led them in creating a new and independent club, the MySTIque Coolture Toastmasters Club which stands for MY STI’s unique and COOL culTURE chartered in October 12, 2014.

This organization gave Ms.Ilagan a chance to showcase all her ethos, pathos and logos in communication where she confidently shows her ethical, emotional and logical appeal when she spoke and induced her piece during the club-level Evaluation Competition of MySTIque Coolture Toastmasters Club last August 14, 2015. She bagged the first place and proceeded to the Area-Level Competition held last August 29, along with 7 competitors. Using the power of constructive criticisms with ethos, pathos, and logos, she also won the competition and advanced to the Division-Level Competition where there were six contenders who all aimed for the title of being the first place. With all her charm and skill, Ms. Ilagan got it this bragging right and won the competition.

Well, that is not yet the end because our beloved English coach will be competing in the District Level Competition (National-Level) during the Toastmasters District 75 Mid-Year convention on October 17-18 at St. Agatha Resort, Tikay, Malolos Bulacan.

As what Ms. Erika Ilagan says, “It takes time, effort and practice to become good at something. Don’t settle for being good. Strive to be better and better and better.” Will this be a fruitful journey and a road to her winning moment? Let’s find out soon. But as early as now, let us congratulate our very own English guru.

Congratulations and good luck, Coach Erika Ilagan! We are with you in this endeavor and you have our support.

By: Joseph Fabian