by Frank Ball In January, I had speaking engagements with two churches and an assisted living center in Ontario, Canada. While there, I made several visits to three Toastmasters groups in the Windsor area, just across the river from Detroit. If you’re like me, you’re familiar with all the stores near your home, but you...
My Education Journey Our Toastmasters journey is truly self-paced. My personal journey is an example. It took me 2½ years to complete my first 10 speeches and 5 years to earn my Old Competent Leader (now called Advanced Leader Bronze (ALB)). Another 8 years passed before I completed my Advanced Communicator Bronze (ACB). Once I...
It has been four years since I joined Toastmasters, but I remember how excited I was to be in a club with people from my community who were interested in improving their speaking skills. I also remember how confused I was. Here are three things I learned that helped me in my Toastmasters Education Journey....
My Toastmasters Education Journey by Bobby Madera – October 2017 In February 2015, I saw a few AT&T Irving NOC Toastmasters Open House flyers placed at work that said I could become a better speaker and leader with the added benefit of being a self-development goal for work. When I was personally invited by Whitney...
District 25 Ambassador Visits to Start Hi, members of District 25. Change is coming! Change is coming! This past Sunday, September 10, 2017, our Chief Ambassador, Susan Gardner, provided the kickoff training to the assigned Ambassadors for thePathways Groups. The ambassadors for your clubs will be listed on our Pathways page soon and they will be...
The Club Mentor/Sponsor Chair wants to hear from YOU! Are you pursuing goals on the leadership track? Serving as a mentor or sponsor can earn you credit towards the Advanced Leader Silver award! Maybe you are familiar with the sponsor role or have served as a mentor. On behalf of those new clubs and new...
The following is from a Club Success Workshop presented at the December 10th TLI. Why have a mentoring plan?1. There are benefits for new members. They can: a. Learn the program, club standards & customsb. Develop confidencec. Participate mored. Quickly learn speaking skills 2. There are also benefits for more experienced members who can: a....
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,...
District 25 has much to celebrate this year in our efforts to Achieve Excellence. Last year when announcing our District Focus for 2015-2016 at the Spring Conference I stated that there are three steps to achieving excellence: Expect it, Work for it, and Appreciate it. How did our members follow through on Achieving Excellence? Expect...
1. Let visitors sit alone and don’t bother them. 2. Have no guest packets on hand to give out. 3. Have an Ah-Bell or clicker and use it freely. 4. Put your visitors on the spot by asking “would you like to participate in Table Topics?” 5. The Timer should mention that a speaker will...
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