According to ASTD* the average working person in the US receives five days training each year. Approximately, 80% is functional and short-term: how to use corporate IT systems, overview of company processes, industry-specific skills, and so on.The other 20% is for long-term training leadership, team management, problem solving, decision making, project and change management, personal [...]
Brand new this year is our Friday night event. Leadership has never had a Friday night event and we want to see everyone show up for a great night. Rory Vaden will present “The Audience is Not in their Underwear!”. His presentation will be followed by a networking and the evening will be finished off [...]
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Yes, but…if the club is changing the bylaws only because of the TI dues increase, no vote is needed, and any club officer can go online and immediately change the club’s bylaws. What if a club wants to change, for example, initiation fees or club dues? A vote is needed to change these elements of [...]
There is a lot to celebrate with Toastmasters! On Saturday, September 17th at Frog Pond in Wilsonville, we will be having our annual Celebration of Leadership. All are welcome to attend. It’ll be a fun day to recognize Toastmasters who have done so much to help other Toastmasters. Keynote speaker Gary Schmidt will lead us [...]
From The STAFF It was hot! With temperatures rising at 105 degrees outside, the action was even hotter inside at the Toastmasters International Convention on August 15-20. District 7 had an impressive delegation of 9 in attendance, Leanna Lindquist (Area 63 Governor), Michael Lindquist (Area 73 Governor), Dick Parsons (Area 21 Governor), Pat Lynch (High [...]