Of all the club officer positions, the role of the Vice President Public Relations has been the most mysterious to me. Public Relations can help members to communicate within the club and especially to reach out beyond the club to promote the club to potential new members. public relations noun1. the actions of a corporation,...
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Valentine’s Day — When We Shared Toastmasters
Taking the opportunity to share the love of Toastmasters on a regular meeting day, Flagship Speakers began planning this event in early February. Event Chair Rupi Khanduri sent out invitations to previous guests, former and current members. Current members were encouraged to share the invitations with friends and co-workers. Our meeting is a ‘lunch time’...
Happy Anniversary February Clubs
349 Plus-Two Toastmasters 02/01/1946 2476 Mid-Cities Noontime Club 02/01/1972 1071 Abilene Toastmasters Club 1071 02/01/1973 7274 Unique Toastmasters of Vista Ridge Club 02/01/1989 8507 House Speakers Toastmasters Club 02/01/1999 2975 BNSF Toastmasters Club 02/01/1999 5788 Top of Texas Toastmasters 02/04/2002 6411 Inner Voice Toastmasters Club 02/25/2002 638381 Centex...
Meet Toast Captains’ New Officers
“Toast Captains” hosted a “superlative” (their word-of-the-day) meeting January 23, 2013, promoting some of the best of Toastmasters with their officers’ installation administered by their Area Governor Manhal Shukayr. New Officers for Toast Captains (Jan 2013-June 2013)Sitting left to right: Pat Dodd, President; Dave Burmeister, VP Education. Standing left to right: Rick Brooks,...
Everybody Wants a Promotion!
Wow! February is here! The Groundhog says that spring is on its way! If we want our clubs to be Distinguished in 2012-2013, it’s time to roll up our sleeves and get to work! Your D25 Leadership Trio returned from our Mid-Year Training ready to go to work to help YOUR club reach Distinguished status....
North Texas Toastmasters Officers Do TLI
We enjoyed the great TLI on Saturday, Jan 26 at UNT Wooten Hall! North Texas Toastmasters members shown Left to Right: Virginia Jones, VP PR; Candice Graning; Jeffrey Levy, Treasurer; Attila Konczol, VP Ed & Area 53 Governor; Helen Schenk, Secretary (Luis Agapito, SAA, not shown). Remember: One of the Distinguished Club Program goals is...
Leveraging Your Online Profile
Facebook is the most popular social media site in the world. Many of us spend way too much time on there. I know I do. I enjoy the social interaction and networking on the site. But there is another major social media site whose focus is also networking but on a business and professional level...
Conference Call Recording About Contests Is Available Online Now
If you missed being on the Membership Monday call on Jan 28, you still have the opportunity to learn from the three panelists who participated, Contest Quality Chair Deb Sanford, Chief Judge Diana Pittman and District 25 International Speech Contest winner Isabelle Cox. They presented great information about planning, judging and competing in speech contests....
Plan Early and Carefully to Hold a Successful Club Open House
What are some things to consider when thinking about holding a club open house? A great open house doesn’t “just happen.” It is best if the WHOLE club participates with the planning of the club open house. Plan the club open house with the care to detail as if you were planning an open house...
Elective Educational Sessions for Denton TLI
Judges Training / Chief Judges / Judges Recertification Training Diana Pittman Who judges the speech contests? How can you become a Judge? Whether you want to judge contests or compete, these sessions will answer all your questions. You may even have an opportunity to judge for other groups outside of Toastmasters. Alternate Leadership Training: “Explore Leadership” ...