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Congratulations to our clubs chartered in March! DIV AREA Club# Club Name Charter Date A 13 5440 Clearly Speaking Toastmasters 03/01/1984 A 12 6191 Afterburners Club 03/01/1986 C 32 1415 Thumbs Up Toastmasters 03/01/1987 C 33 5286 Speak Up New Life 03/01/1987 B 21 5922 Nissan Toastmasters 03/01/1996 B 22 4225 Shining Stars 03/01/2000 C 33 4538 Power Communicators Toastmasters 03/01/2000 D 41 7351 Fish Pond Club 03/19/2002 C 34 7694 MidCities Achievers 03/25/2002 D 41 7277 Baylor Orators Toastmasters 03/27/2003 B 21 768318 Speaking With Class 03/15/2005 B 26 771978 Connection Communicators 03/28/2005 D 42 1002109 Waco Wordsmiths 03/23/2007...
February 26, 2015January 18, 2018
Letter from TI about Dues Renewal
Club officers should have received this email from Toastmasters International about dues renewals. If you have any questions about this process, please contact TI as shown below, or Lt Governor Marketing Jodie Sanders at 682-233-2063 or jodiesanders@d25toastmasters.org. February 26, 2015 Dear Club Officers, Your club’s membership renewal orders will be available February 27, 2015 on the Toastmasters International website. To submit renewals online, go to www.toastmasters.org/clubcentral and log in using your personal username and password and follow the steps below: Click on the club name and number you want to pay renewals for to access the Conduct Club Business menu....
February 23, 2015January 17, 2018
What is an HPL Project Anyway?
Many Toastmasters find the Leadership Excellence Award (also known as the High Performance Leadership project) a huge stumbling block on the path to their Distinguished Toastmaster Award. As stated on the Toastmasters International website: High Performance Leadership High Performance Leadership features five projects offering instruction and practice in such vital leadership areas as developing a vision, goal-setting and planning, developing plans and strategies, and team-building. It also gives you feedback on your leadership skills. The program may be completed within your Toastmasters club, area or district, and even within your company or community.Perhaps you would enjoy taking on a...
February 17, 2015December 4, 2017
District 25 Club Proposed Alignment 2015-2016
Hi Fellow Toastmasters: I’m very pleased to declare that the Alignment Committee adopted the District 25 Club Proposed Alignment 2015-2016. The committee members worked hard on preparing an alignment that will serve members, clubs and area governors (directors) more effectively. The Alignment Committee values your input. The proposed alignment is posted here for your review. You may submit comments to the committee here. The District 25 website comment period for general members ends on April 15, 2015. The next major alignment actions items are the following: 1. The District Executive Committee (DEC) will vote on the proposed 2015 – 2016...
February 17, 2015December 4, 2017
Rock and Rollin’ Out the Spring Conference Webpages
Hey, you hep cats! Time to scope out the District 25 Conference webpages! You can register for the conference and the hotel, learn about our outstanding keynote speakers and presenters, volunteer, and groove to Friday Night Fun! Find out how “D25 Rocks!” here.First time to attend a district conference? Special information for First Timers is located here. Be a Sponsor! For only $50, your club or you as an individual can sponsor one of our education sessions! See our rockin’ education sessions here. As a sponsor, you or your club will be recognized in the program and have the honor of...
February 17, 2015December 4, 2017
Progressive Progresses in Denton County
Progressive Leaders of Denton County are keeping busy! They held their Spring Speech Contest on February 9, 2015. Table Topics Contest Winners International Speech Contest winners The winner of the Table Topics contest was Suzanna Dooling and the winner of the International Speech Contest was Jill Brandenburg. They are busy at work planning an Open House for Monday, March 2, 2015. Submitted BySandy SwanVP Education, Progressive Leaders of Denton County ToastmastersCo-Chair, Area 24 Speech Contest
February 17, 2015December 4, 2017
AAFCU Flying Toasters Open House
On Wednesday, Feb 4, 2015 the AAFCU Wall Street boardroom was filled to the brim with Toastmasters and potential new members. It was THE place to be! Seventeen (yes, you read that right) guests attended and several even participated in Table Topics. Toastmaster of the Day, Joshua Bauer, welcomed the guests as Staci Mims, VP-Membership, provided information packets to all guests. Robin Montalbo supported Staci Mims in collecting visitor information. The meeting was well run with members Eddy Tejada, Ellen Slezak, Patrick Sporl, and Todd Camp filling roles throughout the meeting. Area 65 Governor, Celeste Castro, acted as evaluator of Tanika Pierce,...
February 16, 2015December 4, 2017
A Novel Concept – Write Then Speak
Julie Cosgrove will address the Romance Writers of America at their conference in Shreveport, Louisiana on March 7th. She has been asked to present a workshop entitled: A Novel Concept – If You Write You Need to Speak. As a multi-published novelist of suspense romance, Julie will speak to the other authors about the importance of making yourself known to the public. According to her, social media is a necessary part of promotion in today’s world; however, nothing beats face to face marketing. “No matter how much my posts are liked and shared or my tweets re-tweeted, I sell more...
February 15, 2015December 4, 2017
February Anniversaries
Congratulations to our clubs chartered in February! DIV AREA Club# Club Name Charter Date A 11 349 Plus-Two Toastmasters 02/01/1946 A 13 1071 Abilene Toastmasters Club 02/01/1973 B 23 7274 Unique Toastmasters of Vista Ridge 02/01/1989 B 25 8507 House Speakers Toastmasters Club 02/01/1999 E 54 2975 BNSF Toastmasters Club 02/01/1999 A 14 5788 Top of Texas Toastmasters 02/04/2002 B 21 6411 Inner Voice Toastmasters Club 02/25/2002 D 42 638381 Centex Clearly Speaking Toastmasters 02/10/2004 E 54 879088 BNSF Expressed Toastmasters 02/23/2006 B 26...
February 14, 2015January 17, 2018
Make Your Club Meeting a Golden Gavel Award Winner
Why are Golden Gavel meetings so special? They are quality meetings! Your club can be a Golden Gavel winner by meeting certain requirements. Clubs with well-run, lively, and educational meetings that meet the needs of their members earn the Golden Gavel Award. This award is recognized with a ribbon that can be added to the club banner. The club must meet all of the following criteria: Members and guests are greeted warmly and enthusiastically. Meeting starts and adjourns on time. 15 or more club members must be present (clubs with fewer than 20 members must have 75% of members present). At least...