By Robi, DTM, District Director 2018-2019 Our district has amazing members. All year, we’ve made a point of recognizing some of those who go above and beyond, simply because they believe in this organization and the people involved. Our final Outstanding Member for the 2018-19 year is no exception. This person has unselfishly given his...
Author: Diana Patton (Diana Patton)
DTM Dreams
By Andra Beatty, Area 42 Director 2018-2019 I remember the moment I heard the exciting news about the Toastmasters Pathways program. We were all excited, a little apprehensive because the words changed, and modernization was involved. After all Toastmasters had not made a major education change since 1924. What would we do; how would we learn without...
How to help another club!
By Susan Carson, DTM, Club Retention Chair Have you become a better leader and communicator because of Toastmasters? Would you like to become even better? Would you like to give back to the organization to help others grow just like you did? If you answered yes – then join Helping Hands or volunteer to...
Let’s Cross the Finish Line Together
By Robi Ley, DTM, District Director It’s that time of year. The Toastmaster year is almost over. Transitions are happening all over the district. Current role holders are breathing a sigh of relief as they realize they can hand off their duties to the incoming leaders. WAIT! NOT YET! The key word is “almost”. There...
Emily’s Education Journey
By Emily Murray, DTM I have been in Toastmasters now on and off for over 15 years. I started my journey in Taiwan, and was also a member in New Zealand and Oregon before moving to Texas. I have also visited clubs all over the world- literally. As part of the DTM process you...
Toastmasters By The Numbers!
By Terry Mencke, ACS-ALB, Area 44 Director I am an accountant. Not only is it my job to compile numbers, but I play with numbers just for fun! My husband, Chuck, suggested I use my love of numbers to compile some statistics for District 25. My eyes lit up at that suggestion! I hope...
Are You Funny, Do You Want to Be?
By Steven Timmons, DTM, Public Relations Manager Early in February, Toastmasters added their newest (eleventh) path – Engaging Humor. This path might be right up your alley. Pathways now includes the Engaging Humor path. Let’s explore this new path together. First, I would like to point out that...
Outstanding Member May 2019
By Robi Ley, DTM, District Director One of the qualities we as a trio look for in our Outstanding Members is perseverance. That single-mindedness to get something done, in spite of challenges, roadblocks, and life in general. Our choice for May’s Outstanding Member has shown us just that quality. Bob Beideck serves the district this...
Train The Trainer
By Chris Raneri, DTM, Club Growth Director I remember the first time I got the opportunity to train our club officers. I thought I was well prepared and I knew exactly what it took to make sure I provided stellar training. In reality, I just read through the material provided by TI and made sure...
Celebrate-Awards Banquet
By Robi Ley DTM, District Director Do you remember post-vacation home movies? Picking up all those pictures you had to take somewhere to get developed? Finding a place to display all the souvenirs you bought? Sorting through those memories was almost as much fun as the vacation itself. Here’s your chance to have that...









