The beautiful Sheraton DFW Hotel Get On Board what, you say? Why, the District 25 Fall Conference, of course! Join us as we take off on the next Toastmaster journey November 15th and 16th at the beautiful Sheraton DFW. We’ll have four incredible keynotes to help you along your journey. The first leg of the...
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Toastmasters International – IE 10.0 Workaround
If you are having trouble logging into Toastmasters International, you may be encountering a compatibility issue that currently exists between Internet Explorer 10.0 and the Toastmasters International website. This compatibility issue may prevent members from logging in. You can use another browser such as Firefox or Google Chrome to access the website or use this...
Contest Judge Certification Opportunity
Training for new judges or for re-certification: We will be holding a last chance contest judges training, Saturday September 14th at 1pm. The location is Sabre, 3100 Sabre Dr, Southlake 76092 in Building B, 1st Floor, Room 572. Please email Jill Morrison at tmjillmorrison@yahoo.com if you plan to attend. This is your opportunity to be...
Keep It Going
Marylee, Dean, Cindy, and Bonne at the Conference Opening Ceremony Thanks to you, District 25, I felt like a king in the Queen City — Cincinnati — at the 2013 Toastmasters International Convention. Here are my highlights: District leader training: LGET Marylee Mims, LGM Cindy Hinckley and I attended two days of training that yielded...
Keep Growing!
Opening Ceremony with flags from represented countries. I’ve always heard that Toastmasters is a huge International organization but I never realized how powerful the International presence was until I went to the International convention. I got to meet people from all over the world who were all united by their love for Toastmasters. One thing...
Ready, Set, GO . . .
Outside the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Attending district leadership training and the Toastmasters International Convention in Cincinnati was a wonderful experience. I was able to gain new insights from district leaders from around the world. Toastmasters everywhere have the same objective; to become better communicators and leaders! What a fabulous reminder that...
District 25 Honored in Hall of Fame Ceremony
At the Hall of Fame awards ceremony on August 22, 2013, members of District 25 assembled onstage at the Toastmasters International Convention in Cincinnati to receive our awards from Toastmasters International President John Lau. We did it! District 25 ranked first among the Distinguished Districts of the world! 2012-2013 Distinguished District Governor Bonne Stroman received...
Remembering Rex Davenport
Rex Davenport, DTM, PID being presented a Presidential Citation by Toastmasters International President Pat Johnson, DTM at the 2011 International Convention in Las Vegas. January 7 1928 – August 29, 2013 Rex Davenport, a long time member of District 25 Toastmasters and Past International Director, passed away Thursday, August 29, 2013 at the age of...
It’s Parliamentary, My Dear Watson
Don’t know when to call for the question or in what order to take a vote when there are amendments to amendments of the main motion? What does it mean when someone calls for “orders of the day”? How do you get a motion that has been tabled brought back to the floor? Who the...
Being a Toastmaster
Kathy and John Bergs ready to Boldly Go!2013 D25 Spring ConferencePhoto by Steve Bomar Photos My name is Kathy Bergs and I have been a Toastmaster since January of 2013. I am a member of the Bethesda Toastmasters where I serve as VP-Education. I just received my Competent Communicator award in August of this year....