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On the morning of Saturday March 1st, contestants from all seven of Waco’s Toastmasters clubs competed in the Area 41 Tall Tales and International Speech Contests in Waco. Volunteers and contestants converged to help Area 41 Governor, Nathan Embry, the contest chair, Louisa Whitehead, the contest Toastmaster, Raymond Harper, and many others put on a great show. Area 45 Governor Duane Fontenot came down from Colleyville, bringing several judges to rank the speakers, and District Governor Dean Lampman and Spring Conference Chair Susan Hastings helped with the proceedings. The doors were opened to Toastmasters and public at 8:30 AM with...
March 16, 2014December 4, 2017
Charlie Coombs, DTM
Charlie Coombs, DTM, of the Irving Toastmasters Club, passed away on February 27. Charlie was known for his long service to Toastmasters, District 25 and his club. Charlie won the District 25 Tall Tales Contest Spring 2008. It was one of the best Tall Tales I’ve ever heard. I can remember sitting with Charlie at various events and having fascinating conversations. Submitted by Diana Patton
March 4, 2014December 4, 2017
Preliminary Realignment Proposal
Each year the Alignment Committee develops a preliminary proposal that realigns clubs within District 25 boundaries to allow clubs and members to be more effectively served by the district leadership and area governors. Clubs are best served when an area governor is assigned between four to six clubs. To further facilitate service to the clubs most areas are assigned geographically except for a few areas. The Alignment Committee approved a 2014-2015 preliminary proposal and will present it for a vote at the District Executive Council (DEC) on March 15, 2014. After the DEC vote a realignment proposal will be presented...
March 3, 2014December 4, 2017
MARCH Club Anniversaries
Happy Anniversary! Division Area Club Name Club # Charter Date A 13 Clearly Speaking Toastmasters 5440 03/01/1984 A 12 Afterburners Club 6191 03/01/1986 C 33 Plane Talk Club 5286 03/01/1987 C 32 Thumbs Up Toastmasters 1415 03/01/1987 B 21 Nissan Toastmasters Club 5922 03/01/1996 C 33 Power Communicators Toastmasters Club 4538 03/01/2000 B 22 Shining Stars Club 4225 03/01/2000 D 41 Fish Pond Club 7351 03/19/2002 C 34 MidCities Achievers 7694 03/25/2002 D 41 Baylor Orators Toastmasters Club 7277 03/27/2003 B 21 Speaking With Class 768318 03/15/2005 B 24 Connection Communicators Club 771978 03/28/2005 D 41 Waco Wordsmiths 1002109 03/23/2007...
March 3, 2014December 4, 2017
Be a DTM! It’s Easy!
Have you considered how easily you can become a DTM? No, we’re not referring to being a Distinguished Toastmaster. That award, the highest recognition available in Toastmasters, typically takes years to earn. It’s well worth the effort, but that isn’t our focus here. Becoming a Dream Team Member (DTM) is also valuable. It’s easy, yet rewarding work that will earn you rapid recognition. We launched the DTM program at the start of the year to help new members achieve their goals and see the benefits of a long journey in Toastmasters. The program can help clubs sustain and grow their...
March 2, 2014December 4, 2017
Is Your Club Posting?
How many people in your Toastmasters Club are on Facebook? How about Twitter, LinkedIn or Google+? Do any of your members post on Pinterest, Digg or any other social media site? If you asked these to your club, an average guess would be at least 50 % of them are on one social media or another several times a week, or at least follow one. After all, it is more and more the way the world inter-communicates. For example, the Olympic athletes were tweeting as they entered the Opening Ceremonies, after they’d finished their competition rounds, and while they were...
February 17, 2014December 4, 2017
Toastmaster Judges Needed
The North Texas Council (NTC) is seeking 5 Toastmaster judges for our 2014 Speech Contest on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 9:45 AM at the University of Texas at Arlington. NTC is a member of National Management Association (NMA)…THE Leadership Development Organization. Our local council, NTC, comprises of chapters from Alcatel-Lucent, Boeing, Lockheed Martin (2 chapters), and Rockwell Collins. The NTC contest will consist of the five first place winners from each of the chapters. The NMA Leadership Speech Contest is open to students in grades 9-12 and is a unique opportunity to research, write, and present a 4-6 minute...
February 17, 2014December 4, 2017
Bethesda’s Open House Shines Brilliantly!
What a truly amazing Open House Bethesda Toastmasters had on Feb 9th with our theme of “Let It Shine” and “brilliance” as our Word of the Day. We had 11 visitors! In addition, our Area Governor, Brett Hauser, was in attendance. Diana Patton Our Toastmaster, Diana Patton, did an amazing job explaining to the visitors the different parts of the meeting and how the meeting works. Nikeya Anderson and Elicia Allred both gave wonderful speeches. Nikeya Anderson Elicia Allred Cassie Grier led the Table Topics with questions about Valentine’s Day. We received great feedback from all the...
February 17, 2014December 4, 2017
LEARN TO use the rules of Parliamentary Procedure to your advantage!
Learn Parliamentary Procedure for Effective Meeting Management Workshop I know that you know who Ralph Smedley was. But did you know that the founder of Toastmasters International wrote a book in 1955 called the Great Peacemaker about the life of the author of Robert’s Rules of Order, General Henry M. Robert? Mr. Smedley knew the importance of organizations using the correct procedures at their meetings and the contribution which General Robert made to that end. And to that end the Texas State Association of Parliamentarians (TSAP) is holding a series of workshops to “Spread the Word around Texas” (SWAT) about...
February 17, 2014December 4, 2017
Are you a certified Contest Judge?
Attention all current certified Judges…. Have you received an email from me this week about being a contest judge? We have started sending out requests for judges based on the email address that we have for you in our judge’s database. If you did not receive this email please send an email to me at LarryHarmon@d25toastmasters.org so that we can correct and update the database as needed. Thank you again for all your time and service as you Look Forward and Give Back. Come out and participate in our Spring Contests .. Be a Judge .. Be a helper.. Be...