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The Fall 2013 district conference is now a part of history. I hope you were one of the passengers who participated in the conference. The weekend provided me with many wonderful memories to add to the “patchwork” quilt of my Toastmaster Journey. I am glad I “Got on Board”. The more eager one is to...
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“Servant Leadership” Abounds at District 25’s 2013 Fall Conference
For the past few months, I’ve been working with an incredible group of dedicated “servant leaders” chairing District 25’s Fall 2013 Conference Committee. “Servant leadership” is a concept that was introduced to me by Bonne Stroman, one of my mentors. In many of my past career positions I considered myself a good manager, but not...
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Awards Luncheon Winners
Saturday, November 16, 2013What can we say? If you were not there, you missed a great event! District 25 received hundreds of nominations for our Outstanding Officers for the period of January – June 2013. Thanks to the members on the Outstanding Officer Awards Committee for spending a great many hours reviewing the nominations. Time...
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One Volunteer – Two Exciting Conference Roles
Susan Gardner, Chuck Mencke, and Jim Key I’m home relaxing after another fun and successful District 25 conference! Charles Roy Mencke, Conference Chair, led a fabulous team. I took on two exciting and challenging roles – being Jim Key’s educational session assistant Saturday morning and the DTM Ceremony Chair Saturday evening. Working with Jim Key...
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Weight Loss
Speeches I heard other Toastmasters deliver regarding their quest for physical fitness helped me lose weight. Valuable Information: Toastmasters provides not only the chance to improve one’s own speaking skills, but also the opportunity to learn valuable, practical information. Things like confidence, setting goals, being motivated, measuring progress, persevering. “Whatever your goal is, communication or...
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Transformation
Bonnie Crawford, DTM Fort Worth Project Management Fort Worth, Texas Sabre Classic Southlake, Texas It’s one thing to talk about the light from within and how we become the speakers and leaders we want to be. Oneness: The skills that we take away as Toastmasters we begin to feel strength, vibrant and a new life....
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Being Thankful
Rachele Williams, ACB/ALB Tarrant County Toastmasters Fort Worth, Texas I originally joined Toastmasters so that I could learn how to be a Mistress of Ceremonies. After being in Toastmasters for the last two years, I felt confident that I could perform this task. Fearless: I have become a better leader because I no longer fear...
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Seeing Is Believing
Amelinda Salas, DTM Denton Toastmasters Denton, Texas Participating in this organization helped me see that every member has the potential to lead and that I should step up and out into leadership. Better Speaker: I am able to think and speak more clearly because of training from Toastmasters. “I joined my first Toastmasters club at...
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Shy No More!
Jennifer Sands, ACB/ALB Denton Toastmasters Denton, Texas Before I joined Toastmasters, I was so shy; I didn’t know how to meet people and make friends. Then I found Toastmasters! Growth in Leadership: Toastmasters has done a great deal for me. In my experience, the leadership track has given me the most growth. Toastmasters is the...
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Aim High
Larry Vance, DTM Centex Clearly Speaking Waco, Texas As a Toastmaster I have improved my communication skills by learn, do, and review! Stepping up: The High Performance Leadership projects I have done have been very instructive in helping me. I appreciate the organization for the benefit it provides to our society. “Toastmasters has provided a...