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What does your club’s website look like? Is it an asset? Does it work to bring in prospective members to your meetings? Do visitors say “I found your site and your club looked appealing, so here I am?” Flagship Speakers won the Club Website award at the spring 2013 conference. If the answer is yes, your club has a good chance of winning a prize in the D25 Club Website Contest at the Fall Conference on Nov 16. If the answer is no, there is plenty of time to rectify the situation! We’ve beefed up the rewards this year: First,...
September 15, 2013January 18, 2018
Don’t Hesitate, Be A Charter Member of The Evaluators Club!!
We can all benefit from enhanced Evaluation skills. There is a wonderful opportunity to be a charter member of a brand new Advanced Club in District 25 named “The Evaluators.” Karen Platts is a member of Metrocrest Toastmasters and is leading the effort to form this new club. Potential members should have attained the CC/CL designation. The focus of this new club will be to develop more effective evaluations by providing feedback to the speech evaluators as well as to the speakers. These additional evaluations will incorporate meaningful and invaluable observations to enhance evaluation skills. We want to charter immediately so...
September 9, 2013December 4, 2017
Contest Judge Certification Opportunity
Training for new judges or for re-certification: We will be holding a last chance contest judges training, Saturday September 14th at 1pm. The location is Sabre, 3100 Sabre Dr, Southlake 76092 in Building B, 1st Floor, Room 572. Please email Jill Morrison at tmjillmorrison@yahoo.com if you plan to attend. This is your opportunity to be re-certified if your certification has expired or to take this training for the first time. I’ll look forward to seeing you there. Directions from DFW:Take 114 WestExit KirkwoodTurn north (right)Go straight at the stop signCross the bridgeFollow the road past Sabre Drive (flag poles)as it...
September 3, 2013December 4, 2017
Keep It Going
Marylee, Dean, Cindy, and Bonne at the Conference Opening Ceremony Thanks to you, District 25, I felt like a king in the Queen City — Cincinnati — at the 2013 Toastmasters International Convention. Here are my highlights: District leader training: LGET Marylee Mims, LGM Cindy Hinckley and I attended two days of training that yielded insight into our roles and ideas on how we can serve you. We left in synch and inspired to help each other, and you, be effective communicators and leaders. Opening ceremony: I participated in a colorful opening ceremony in which district governors carry and post...
September 2, 2013January 18, 2018
Mansfield Sunrise Plans a Triple Play Day
Mansfield Sunrise has big plans for Monday, September 9. They will begin the day with an Open House for their regular 7:00 a.m. Monday meeting at the Mansfield Public Library, 104 South Wisteria Street, Mansfield, TX 76063. You are encouraged to arrive at 6:45 a.m. to get a name tag and get settled before the meeting begins. Later in the day there are two additional opportunities to hear special speakers and experience Toastmasters. See the flyer below for details. Janet Horton VP Public Relations Mansfield SunriseToastmasters 817-584-2307
September 2, 2013December 4, 2017
Keep Growing!
Opening Ceremony with flags from represented countries. I’ve always heard that Toastmasters is a huge International organization but I never realized how powerful the International presence was until I went to the International convention. I got to meet people from all over the world who were all united by their love for Toastmasters. One thing that I thought was unique about an International Toastmasters Convention was how friendly everyone was. I’ve been to many other conventions in the past, but being at a convention with 3,000 fellow toastmasters, no one is ever lost for words. Elevator rides were never quiet...
September 1, 2013December 4, 2017
Ready, Set, GO . . .
Outside the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Attending district leadership training and the Toastmasters International Convention in Cincinnati was a wonderful experience. I was able to gain new insights from district leaders from around the world. Toastmasters everywhere have the same objective; to become better communicators and leaders! What a fabulous reminder that our organization helps people everywhere! One of the highlights of the convention was supporting the District 25 International Speech Contestant, DJ Swinyar. The competition at this level is extremely tough. DJ gave an outstanding presentation! I know he will be back representing D25 in the...
September 1, 2013December 4, 2017
District 25 Honored in Hall of Fame Ceremony
At the Hall of Fame awards ceremony on August 22, 2013, members of District 25 assembled onstage at the Toastmasters International Convention in Cincinnati to receive our awards from Toastmasters International President John Lau. We did it! District 25 ranked first among the Distinguished Districts of the world! 2012-2013 Distinguished District Governor Bonne Stroman received a plaque “In recognition of superior achievement and dedicated leadership,” a patch for our District banner recognizing our Distinguished status, and a ribbon for our District banner for Excellence in Leadership. The Excellence in Leadership award is given to districts that have earned Distinguished status...
August 31, 2013December 4, 2017
Remembering Rex Davenport
Rex Davenport, DTM, PID being presented a Presidential Citation by Toastmasters International President Pat Johnson, DTM at the 2011 International Convention in Las Vegas. January 7 1928 – August 29, 2013 Rex Davenport, a long time member of District 25 Toastmasters and Past International Director, passed away Thursday, August 29, 2013 at the age of 85. At the 2011 International Convention Rex was presented with a Presidential Citation. Go here to read the article. Rex and wife Yvonne with other District 25 members at the 2011 International Convention in Las Vegas Rex and Yvonne, International Convention 2011 Rex answering a...
August 31, 2013December 4, 2017
It’s Parliamentary, My Dear Watson
Don’t know when to call for the question or in what order to take a vote when there are amendments to amendments of the main motion? What does it mean when someone calls for “orders of the day”? How do you get a motion that has been tabled brought back to the floor? Who the heck was Robert anyway and why did he make so many rules? Here is your chance to learn how to use Robert’s Rules of Order to conduct a properly run business meeting. Longtime Toastmaster and parliamentarian Jim Monahan, past District 25 Parliamentarian for 13 years,...