Carolyn Rose Gimian is a senior student and teacher in Shambhala International, and one of the primary holders of Chögyam Trungpa’s teachings on the written and spoken word. She has worked as an editor and compiler of many of his books and other writings. Starting in 1983, she received rigorous elocution training from Chögyam Trungpa (see Elocution Lessons with Chögyam Trungpa).