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The scores are in, and Cindy Hinckley, Mike Kinser, Jodie Sanders, and Bonne Stroman, District 25 members all, are now members of the National Association of Parliamentarians! As students in Jim Monahan’s last parliamentary procedure class, we took the test in early January, shortly after his death in December. We were determined to do Jim...
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YOUR Speech Contest Advantage
Learn More About International Speech Contests Presented by Jim Key Before you know it, the International Speech contest season will be here. Competitors across the district will be preparing to bring their best speech possible to the contests. Do you know where to begin and how to achieve contest success? Wouldn’t it be great if...
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Be a Better Speaker
Do you want to be a better speaker? Have you wondered how our contest winners are selected? Do you think, I already give and get evaluations in my club, why do I need to learn to judge? We all want to be better speakers. We all want to give and get better evaluations to help...
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Escape the Holiday “Hustle and Bustle”!
Escape the holiday “hustle and bustle” by attending a TLI this December! You can get trained before you take office on January 1….or before you begin the second half of your term. The first full TLI is December 14 at Texas Wesleyan University. Also available at your “holiday escape” is judges training and various other...
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Winter 2014 TLI Elective Sessions
Updated 1-5-14. District 25’s Toastmaster Leadership Institute (TLI) is now available for Pre-Registration online. The schedule of dates is here. Elective sessions and club officer classes are available for anyone who wishes to broaden their knowledge. Electives Club Renewal Policy Change: Do you belong to a small club with fewer than 12 members? Per Toastmasters...
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Cooling Temperatures Signal “Heating Up” of District 25 Activities.
Contest season has officially begun! The area contests are now underway! Support your club contestants as they attempt to win Area, Division and perhaps the District speech contest competitions. Wonder when/where your Area/Division contest is happening? Perhaps you’d like to attend another Area contest other than your own Area! Here are 36 opportunities to watch...
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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...
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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...
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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...