by Dana Morgan Barnes DTM PDG – District 26 Kindness … There’s a Thought! The past couple of years has been challenging for all of us. Toastmasters’ clubs and members are no exception. Along with do we work from home or don’t we?? How do we hold our Toastmasters meetings?? Continue on Zoom, hybrid or jump back into being in person?? How did these past 2 years impact our clubs and our members? Are the members hungry to meet in person or have they embraced their inner pajama bottom, bunny slipper speaking selves? There have been benefits and obstacles we...
Dear Club Officer, We are excited to announce that we are preparing for the May launch of our new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platform, which will serve as the foundation for the overall digital strategy that supports the online experience. This platform will soon lead to exciting new opportunities, including the ability for members to pay their dues online. To support the launch of ERP, we will need to temporarily suspend some online and back-office transactions, as well as website availability. Below is a timeline of our anticipated service interruptions, as well as how they may impact you. This information...
by Lola Stone IP5, LD4 – D25 Contest Coordinator Fellow Toastmasters: March is the month when Spring is in the air, bringing the winds of change! Can you feel the change coming? March is also the month of our Speech Contests. Area Evaluation and International Speech Contests are continuing! Speech contests are like no other experience! I highly encourage you to participate as a contestant, contest helper or just as an audience member. Our Evaluation Test speakers are amazing! Our International speech contestants’ speeches are very inspiring and motivational. Our Evaluation speech contestants are quite proficient in the art of evaluation....
by Kennya Sanchez Power Communicators Did you know dancing has its own communication style? Many of us joined Toastmasters to improve our communication and leadership skills. As a Latin dance instructor, I help individuals improve their communication and leadership skills in a different format. Through my journey in Toastmasters, I’ve learned to be clear, deliberate, and able to read my audience when delivering a speech. Dancing requires a similar attention to detail. Have you ever tried to dance with a partner only to realize you are both attempting to take control? Traditionally, a male partner is considered the Lead, and...
by Liz Brenner DTM Recently, the District 25 Speakers Bureau held an open house to showcase their talent. And boy, did they ever do that! The D25 Speakers Bureau is made up of members from D25 Toastmasters clubs, representing the most outstanding public speakers in the organization. This event demonstrated the wide skill set of this talented group and included educational speeches, informational speeches, inspirational speeches, and a whole lot of humor. Members of this elite bureau receive many benefits. D25 Speakers Bureau members are often invited to speak at community events. Speakers can’t accept payment while representing the Toastmasters...
by Ankur Bora PM5 Everyone has times in their life when they genuinely try to pursue their dream. Then there are some who follow their dream, who dig deep and pursue it relentlessly, and are rewarded – some monumentally, some modestly. Two and half years ago, I began my dream with a small step. Initially, I started by doing what I thought was necessary, then I began to see what was possible, and suddenly, I was doing the impossible. The wind of change left me spellbound. Friends, I share with you all today my journey, my realization. If I can...
by Richard Brown DTM Wichita Falls Club #305 The year was 1972. Richard Nixon was president. A man walked on the moon. For the last time. And Richard Brown walked into his very first Toastmasters meeting. Here’s his story, in his own words. I’m currently a member of Wichita Falls Club 305 – the oldest club in Texas. But my Toastmasters journey began in Lafayette, Louisiana, back in 1972. Bob Theriot, one of our agents, came into my office. “I’m a member of Lafayette Toastmasters, and you could definitely improve your communication skills. Come join me at our meeting.” He...
by Steven Timmons DTM Do you find yourself embracing change or avoiding it at all costs, including Pathways? In our crazy world, change occurs daily. Spencer Johnson wrote a simple book entitled, “Who Moved My Cheese?” that described how people deal with change. The four characters Sniff, Scurry, Hem, and Haw show how different people can deal with change. Sniff and Scurry are mice who deal with the missing cheese in a practical way by searching for new cheese. Hem and Haw took a much less than direct route to handle the dilemma. As I revisit the material, I realized...
by Ninfa Flewitt DTM District Director We are members of an organization in which we are expected to invite friends and family to join us. We invite them to keep meetings lively and engaging. I have yet to find a Toastmaster who champions our organization like this month’s Outstanding Member. This person contributes monthly to our Hot Topics newsletter with content that is warm and engaging. At the same time, he thoughtfully acknowledges what Toastmasters, and its members do to help him along his journey, and he offers to help others. If you have read his column, you know that...
by Emily Murray DTM Club Growth Director NST Toastmasters is really going for gusto! Despite being a young club- they only chartered in 2020, they are having no problems getting things done and succeeding! Their February 26, 2022 Open House was the very first one they had ever held, and yet it was typical of the high standards they have and the high results they know how to get. Some of the memorable things that happened: honorary member (due to age) Kushagra (Kush) Wagle won table topics with the aspiration of being an attorney; Diana Wigginton gave her first in-person...
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