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		<title>Club&#8217;s Proxy for Leadership &#8217;11</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:57:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Club President and Club VP Education: THE DISTRICT 7 BUSINESS MEETING requires your club&#8217;s vote, as the elected representatives of your club, at Leadership ’11. To ensure there is a quorum at the business meeting, please fill out a proxy form for your club. This form is a critical tool for District 7 in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VPE&#8217;s One Members&#8217; Personal Journey</title>
		<link>http://blog.d7toastmasters.org/vpes-activate-leadership-in-your-club-members-at-district-events</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 07:54:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Alexander</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a fellow Vice President of Education, I&#8217;m focused on developing the members of my club into the next generation of club leaders.  One of the best tools I&#8217;ve found to get people excited about being a leader is district events.  I have seen many members transform their ideas about what they want to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does your club Website link to www.d7toastmasters.org?</title>
		<link>http://blog.d7toastmasters.org/does-your-club-website-link-to-www-d7toastmasters-org</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 07:34:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Alexander</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are 5 compelling reasons why it should: D7 Calendar – Let your members see all upcoming club, area, district events and networking opportunities. Quickly check-out numerous occasions to celebrate the success of our district and meet other D7 Toastmasters from clubs in Oregon west of the Cascades to the coast, a small part of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Invest in Your Club with Leadership &#8217;11</title>
		<link>http://blog.d7toastmasters.org/invest-in-your-club-with-leadership-11</link>
		<comments>http://blog.d7toastmasters.org/invest-in-your-club-with-leadership-11#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 07:20:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Alexander</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Invest in your club’s success by sponsoring one of your officers or members to attend Leadership ’11 on November 5that the Oregon Convention Center, located in the heart of downtown Portland’s Rose Quarter/Lloyd district. Toastmasters, Where Leaders are Made, is not just a tagline, it&#8217;s reality. Dedication, communication, and engagement are key elements to being [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Invest in Yourself</title>
		<link>http://blog.d7toastmasters.org/invest-in-yourself</link>
		<comments>http://blog.d7toastmasters.org/invest-in-yourself#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 02:24:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tall Tales and Underwear all in one night</title>
		<link>http://blog.d7toastmasters.org/tall-tales-and-underwear-all-in-one-night</link>
		<comments>http://blog.d7toastmasters.org/tall-tales-and-underwear-all-in-one-night#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 06:08:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8220;The Audience is Not in their Underwear!&#8221;. His presentation will be followed by a networking and the evening will be finished off [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does the Club need to change their bylaws with the dues increase?</title>
		<link>http://blog.d7toastmasters.org/does-the-club-need-to-change-their-bylaws-with-the-dues-increase</link>
		<comments>http://blog.d7toastmasters.org/does-the-club-need-to-change-their-bylaws-with-the-dues-increase#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 09:07:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, but&#8230;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&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2011-2012 District 7 Leaders!</title>
		<link>http://blog.d7toastmasters.org/2011-2012-district-7-leaders</link>
		<comments>http://blog.d7toastmasters.org/2011-2012-district-7-leaders#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 01:52:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.d7toastmasters.org/?p=489</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to the new District 7 Leaders serving the 2011-2012 term: District Governor Deveny Bywaters Lt. Governor Education &#38; Training Rose Wellman Lt. Governor Marketing Sharon Kuroda District Public Relations Officer Open District Secretary Gabrielle Proust District Treasurer Leslie Keating Division A Governor (Southern) Tom Goodwin Division B Governor (Central) Mary Walston Division C Governor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review of the Toastmasters International Board Meeting</title>
		<link>http://blog.d7toastmasters.org/review-of-the-toastmasters-international-board-meeting</link>
		<comments>http://blog.d7toastmasters.org/review-of-the-toastmasters-international-board-meeting#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 04:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathey Armillas</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[District Governor]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[personal development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal improvement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Meeting Recap 1) Executive Committee -District reformations -New online district online accounting system -2011 International Convention 2) Committee 1 &#8211; Regional Advisor Selection -There are 14 regional advisor positions open worldwide. 44 applications for RA were received. The 14 have been selected and approved. They will be online soon. -The committee recommended improvements for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preview of the Toastmasters International Board Meeting &#8211; February 19th, 2011 in Portland, Oregon</title>
		<link>http://blog.d7toastmasters.org/preview-of-the-toastmasters-international-board-meeting-february-19th-2011-in-portland-oregon</link>
		<comments>http://blog.d7toastmasters.org/preview-of-the-toastmasters-international-board-meeting-february-19th-2011-in-portland-oregon#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 05:38:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathey Armillas</dc:creator>
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