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It was such an honor to serve as the D25 Spring 2017 Toastmasters Conference First Timers Chair. The event was a team effort between myself, Co-Chair, Anusha Sabbineni, and Hospitality Suite Chair, Felicia Humphrey. It is an awesome experience to see the faces and the look of anticipation of the First Timers, as they arrive...
Category: <span>Leadership</span>
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Starting Out the Right Way
When I initially agreed to be the registration chair for my first conference last spring, I really did not know exactly what I was getting myself into and got lots of help from others. It turns out that being the registration chair worked out perfectly and I even agreed to do it again this spring. ...
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Investing In Future Leaders
LAS COLINAS COMMUNICATORS is sponsoring a Toastmasters Youth Leadership Program in Keller, TX. On May 3, 2017, our Club President Todd Talamo, CC, presented the coordinator Rahila Vayani, CC, ALB, with the Youth Leadership Kits for the 8 sessions program which begins on May 20th. Living the Toastmasters credo . . . the program...
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How Do You Measure A Year?
Kelly Pelkey, 2nd Place winner of the Area 24 Humorous Speech Contest If the definition of success is setting a goal and accomplishing it, then 2016 was a continuous rotation of success stories for Kelly Pelkey. Although she didn’t join Toastmasters until February 2016, it did not take long to make her presence felt. She...
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JUST SAY YES!!!
Left To Right: District Director Jodie Sanders DTM, DTM Recipient Rose Timmons, Fall Conference DTM Ceremony Chair Les Condit Serving While Learning And Learning By Doing While preparing for the DTM ceremony at the last D25 Fall Conference, my mind took a stroll down memory lane, reminding me how my leadership in toastmasters all started....
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Leaders Encouraging Leaders
As the deadline for elected officer nominations approaches, Past District Governor and recipient of the Toastmasters International Presidential Citation, Diana Patton, DTM wishes to encourage those individuals who may be on the fence about running for an elected office in the district. Diana, why did you run for elected office? ‘Someone that I respected as...
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Let’s Create an Excellent Experience
The dictionary defines Excellence as “the quality of being outstanding.” This past year, we worked to “Achieve Excellence.” This year we will focus on how our members can “Experience Excellence.” How do you create an excellent experience for the members of your club?Be Clear About What You Want – That’s the VisionWhat do you want...
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Highway to Excellence honors Mike Sheridan
On Thursday evening June 16, Highway to Excellence Toastmasters Club 3332446 honored Distinguished Toastmaster Michael Sheridan as he made his farewell tour before moving to his new home in Florida. The club recognized Sheridan for his outstanding leadership in District 25 and especially in Highway to Excellence. Following a special presentation in praise of Sheridan,...
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Register now for D25 Spring Conference
“Left! Left! Left, right left!” No doubt many of you have heard the “Conference Cadence” to recruit you into “Pathways of Service” at the Spring Conference. While we do love and appreciate all our uniformed service men and women, that’s not the kind of service we mean. When we evaluate someone’s speech, we provide a...
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Love Promotion Reaches Successful End
The D25 Love Promotion has ended. Once again D25 Toastmasters responded to a need. Volunteers were needed to coach existing clubs and mentor new clubs. Thanks to your caring hearts, a roster of 18 people was gathered~~Toastmasters who answered, “It’s not much…but it’s all I have!” With your support, the Club Support Committee was able...