This morning at Toastmasters Leadership Institute we brainstormed ideas for increasing club members. Led by Eric Winger, everyone jumped in with their suggestions. Here’s what we came up with: “Poker Card Contest” Every time a member brought a guest they got a card. If the guest joined, they received three cards. At the end of [...]
Congratulations to the following clubs for achieving their DCP goals 1-3-5 before Oct 31st. Each winner receives a $25 Toastmasters store gift certificate from District 7. Div Area Club # Club Name A 24 6253 Jefferson State Toastmasters C 42 693720 Capital Toastmasters Club C 43 469 Silvertongues C 43 2397 Bootstrappers Club C 43 [...]
Here are some outtakes about why you need to be at Leadership ’09. Enjoy! Oh, and if you haven’t signed up for Leadership ’09…sign-up here!
When we first joined Toastmasters we wanted to become better speakers. We hoped to become better leaders. And we knew that if all went well we could expect to become better listeners. What we didn’t know was how much we could learn simply from hearing other people’s speeches. Since becoming a Toastmaster I’ve heard hundreds, [...]
Becoming a Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) is easier then you think. It may seem overwhelming if you think about everything you have to do on both the communication and leadership tracks to achieve Toastmasters highest honor of Distinguished Toastmaster. But like most anything, if you set a goal and put a little planning behind it, you can accomplish it without too much [...]