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It’s the start of the new Toastmasters year and it’s time for new beginnings and a new Senior Leadership Team. I am pleased to be working with District Director Cindy Hinckley, Program Quality Director Jodie Sanders and Public Relations Manager Mary Walker. I am Chuck Mencke and will be serving as District 25’s Club Growth Director. We have a fantastic team in place that will be helping everyone “Achieve Excellence” in District 25. My area of focus is growth in members and clubs. I also head up District 25’s Demo Team and recommend club coaches, mentors and sponsors to the...
August 5, 2015December 4, 2017
A Fresh Start
When I first joined Toastmasters, I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect. I joined Toastmasters in September of 2014, around the time I started in a new position as a Contested Foreclosure Specialist. In fact, it was another manager in my department who suggested I attend my first Toastmasters Meeting. Although I had been employed at Nationstar for a little over a year and a half, I still lacked basic confidence in my performance at work. I remember at the time, I constantly double checked things with both of my previous managers, making sure that I would not make...
August 2, 2015December 4, 2017
Power Communicators Open House July 13
Power Communicators hosted an open house on Monday, July 13 on their new meeting date of Mondays and at new meeting location at Grand Prairie Family YMCA; 4556 S Carrier Pkwy; Grand Prairie, TX 75052. The Open House was organized by Joe King, the club’s VP Education and Past President. The meeting was a typical meeting showcasing all that Toastmasters has to offer to potential members. The speaker for the evening was Natalie Burden, the new Division C Area 34 Director. Her speech was titled “What’s a Small-Town Girl Doing Here in the Big City?” Guests were also educated...
August 2, 2015December 4, 2017
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
All six Toastmasters Clubs at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics held an Open House on July 20 with the theme, “Toastmasters International 90th Anniversary.” Special guests at the meeting were Immediate past District 25 Governor Marylee Mims, District 25 International Speech Contestant Ed Archangel, and Ken Ross, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Sponsor. The Open House exemplified the District theme of “It Takes a Team” with all six Toastmasters clubs cohosting: Project Managers and System Engineers; LM AeroSpeakers’ LM Evening Toastmasters; Fighter Enterprise; Quicksilver Express Toastmasters; and LM Executive Communicators. For more information about the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Toastmasters clubs, please contact Karen Hagar...
August 2, 2015January 17, 2018
Facts and Myths About the Competent Leadership Manual
Many of you who have attended officer training this summer took home a brand-new Competent Leadership (CL) manual as part of our “Take Your Team to Training” incentive. If you are starting that new manual or need to finish an old one, here are some tips on doing it the right way. How to finish your CL manual in a timely manner: Bring your manual to EVERY meeting, even if you do not have an assigned role, in case you are called upon at the last minute. Keep track of what you’ve done. Mark off each role for which you...
July 20, 2015December 4, 2017
Make Your Club’s Vote Count!
All presidents and secretaries should have received information by now from Toastmasters International advising how to assign your proxy for the Annual Business meeting to be held on Saturday, August 15. As provided in the Bylaws of Toastmasters International, Article X, Section 5, a Toastmasters club in good standing is entitled to two votes at the Annual Business Meeting. In order to make your club’s vote count, assign your proxy today! The club president or secretary must assign the club votes. If the votes are not assigned, they cannot be cast. Votes must be assigned even if you are assigning...
July 20, 2015December 4, 2017
Good Times, Good Food
USB Texas Toast held the new officer installation at the Fish City Grill in Irving Texas on June 30, 2015. Left to Right in the picture are the new officers Felicia Christian (President), Nicole Love (VP of Education), Stacy Workman (VP Membership/Past President), Michael Tatum (VP Public Relations), Kelli Leyba (Secretary), Bebby Herndon (Treasurer), Michael Stuart (Sergeant-At-Arms), and Paul Barry (Area 61 Governor 2014-2015). The new officers were installed by Paul Berry Area 61 Governor (2014-2015), on the last day of his year. Also in attendance was the incoming Area 61 Director Donna Young. It was a great time to network and enjoy the good food...
July 18, 2015December 4, 2017
“Story Power” Workshop
You Are Invited to Attend Bethesda Toastmasters will host a special guest speaker, Frank Ball on Sunday, July 26 at 5:00 pm for a workshop called “Story Power.” Frank Ball is a Christian author, mentor, and founder of North Texas Christian Writers. His talk will explain how to tell your story in written media. Bethesda Toastmasters is excited to host this guest, and proud to offer an additional tool in being better communicators, in learning to tell our stories. To rsvp, email Diana Patton. The workshop will be held at: Bethesda Community Church, 4700 N. Beach St., Haltom City,TX 76137...
July 17, 2015December 4, 2017
All the Tools You Need for Improved Speech Evaluations – Special Workshop Aug 29
Question: What’s the most valuable thing that occurs in a Toastmasters club meeting? Answer: The speech evaluation(s). Speech evaluations provide a critical part of every club meeting. When delivered properly, an evaluation gives the speaker encouragement and suggestions for improvement, thereby fulfilling a key promise of the Toastmasters program. Evaluations give the audience insights, and the evaluator gets both a speaking and teaching (leadership) opportunity. There’s an art to effective evaluation and you can learn more by attending a speech evaluation workshop scheduled for the morning of Saturday, August 29. It will occur at First United Methodist Church, 2201 Hebron...
July 16, 2015December 4, 2017
Cooke County Area Toasters is Distinguished 4 years in a row, New Officers Installed.
Cooke County Area Toasters (CCAT) celebrated a fourth consecutive year of achieving Distinguished Club status, and kicked off a new year with the installation of club officers on Tuesday, July 14. The new officers for 2015-2016 are President John Kinser, VP Education Gerald Gaulke, VP Membership Debra Poore, VP Public Relations Pauline Lesch, Treasurer Kay Kinser and Sergeant at Arms Michelle Selby. Area 52 Director Joyce Trimble conducted the installation ceremony. Additional information can be found at www.ccatoasters.org and www.facebook.com/ccatoasters. Contact John Kinser, president@ccatoasters.org, or Debra Poore at vpm@ccatoasters.org if you have questions about the club. Submitted By Pauline Lesch