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		<title>Why should I become a Club Coach?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Let’s not kid ourselves, being a Club Coach is no overnight assignment. It takes time, dedication, and a lot of elbow grease. Not to mention scary. You might be asking yourself if you can really do it. What if I’m not successful? Well, that depends on your definition of “success.”
If success means just getting that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.d7toastmasters.org/why-should-i-become-a-club-coach</link>
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		<title>District 7 Club Services Program</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that the District has a new program this year called Club Services? 
The program consists of 2 parts: Club Support and Club Enhancement. 
Club Support is about working with struggling clubs to revitalize and become strong healthy clubs again by working with an official Club Coach. These clubs have 12 or fewer [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.d7toastmasters.org/district-7-club-services-program</link>
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		<title>Speaking is a Method–The Real Trick is to Communicate!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Kathy Maixner
Every time we open our mouths to utter a single word, someone is influenced by what we say. It doesn’t matter if we’re officially in sales or not – we’re always in a position to make an impact on others by what we say and, most importantly, how we say it. This is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.d7toastmasters.org/speaking-is-a-method%e2%80%93the-real-trick-is-to-communicate</link>
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		<title>2010-2011 District 7 Leaders!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to the new District 7 Leaders serving the 2010-2011 term:








District Governor
Cathey Armillas


Lt. Governor Education &#38; Training
Deveny J. Bywaters


Lt. Governor Marketing
Rose Wellman


District Public Relations Officer
Karmen Bickel


District Secretary
Gabrielle Proust


District Treasurer
Leslie Keating


Division A Governor (Southern)
Larry West


Division B Governor (Central)
Kris Hauser


Division C Governor (Capitol)
Barbara Winn


Division D Governor (Columbia)
Brad Harmon


Division E Governor (Willamette)
Karen Semprevivo


Division F Governor (Downtown)
Jerry Kleffner


Division G [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.d7toastmasters.org/2010-2011-district-7-leaders</link>
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		<title>Nominations call for 2009-2010 District Awards!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is nominations time for the annual District 7 awards. Below is a description of each award. If you would like to nominate someone for one of these awards, for each award, please write the person&#8217;s name and a brief explanation of why you are nominating them.
Send your nominations to Scott Stevenson at pdg@d7toastmasters.org.
Deadline for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.d7toastmasters.org/call-for-nominations-for-2009-2010-district-awards</link>
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		<title>Yes I Can Club (#6466) Memphis, TN</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ah Memphis. Home of Graceland and Gibson guitars. Famous for its Blues and BBQ. Not to mention the home of the little club that can&#8211;Yes I Can Club! 
During my much needed vacation (from work), I couldn&#8217;t help but look up a local club. What can I say, I&#8217;m addicted to Toastmasters! Despite the 27 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.d7toastmasters.org/yes-i-can-club-6466-memphis-tn</link>
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		<title>Centurion Toastmasters (#923) Phoenix, AZ</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While working in Phoenix for the week, I decided to look up a few local clubs. WOW! Did I find more than a few clubs. The Phoenix area has 71 clubs. The customer site I was working at has 3 Clubs! 
As I was heading down for lunch, the Centurion Club was holding a membership [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.d7toastmasters.org/centurion-toastmasters-923-phoenix-az</link>
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		<title>Setting Toastmasters Goals for 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, it’s that time again – time to promise yourself you’ll shed a few pounds, restart your exercise program and finally finish reading that Tolstoy novel you’ve been working on for the past few years. As a Toastmaster, you’re probably thinking about setting a few New Year’s resolutions for yourself or your club. While we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.d7toastmasters.org/setting-goals-for-2010</link>
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		<title>Leadership &#8216;09 Recap!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Did you miss Leadership &#8216;09 and want to see a recap of what went on? Or&#8230;
Did you attend Leadership &#8216;09 and want to re-live the memories of this great event?
Check out the video here:

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		<link>http://blog.d7toastmasters.org/leadership-09-recap</link>
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		<title>Leadership &#8216;09 Trailer</title>
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Here are some outtakes about why you need to be at Leadership &#8216;09. Enjoy!
Oh, and if you haven&#8217;t signed up for Leadership &#8216;09&#8230;sign-up here!
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		<link>http://blog.d7toastmasters.org/leadership-09-trailer</link>
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