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		<title>Review of the Toastmasters International Board Meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 04:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathey Armillas</dc:creator>
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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>Leadership &#8217;10 Contest Winners!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 08:21:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathey Armillas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leadership &#8217;10 was an incredible conference packed with great sessions, keynotes, networking, and contests! Both the Humorous Speech and the Table Topics Contests were packed with some of the best speeches ever seen at the district level. Check out the videos from the winners. Humorous Speech Contest 1st place: Curt Short 2nd place: Jeanne Corello [...]]]></description>
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		<title>12 Days of Toastmasters: A Holiday Song!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 06:39:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathey Armillas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Holidays from your D7 Toastmasters STAFF: Cathey, Deveny and Rose! 12 Days of Toastmasters! On the twelfth day of Christmas, Toastmasters gave to me. . . Twelve Days of Fun On the eleventh day of Christmas, Toastmasters gave to me. . . Eleven Awesome Friends On the tenth day of Christmas, Toastmasters gave to me. . . Ten [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership &#8217;09 Trailer</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:03:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathey Armillas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some outtakes about why you need to be at Leadership &#8217;09. Enjoy! Oh, and if you haven&#8217;t signed up for Leadership &#8217;09&#8230;sign-up here!]]></description>
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		<title>The 2008-2009 District 7 Awards!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:55:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>D7 Blog Administrator</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Ann Snelling, DTM, IPDG The September District 7 Network Event honored those people who gave distinguished service to our district in the past year. Thanks to these who gave of themselves unselfishly to assist others in their success. Congratulations for being recognized by your colleagues as a servant leader. A recap follows with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Than What You Bargained For…</title>
		<link>http://blog.d7toastmasters.org/more-than-what-you-bargained-for</link>
		<comments>http://blog.d7toastmasters.org/more-than-what-you-bargained-for#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 06:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathey Armillas</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.d7toastmasters.org/?p=60</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Everyone Needs a Mentor!</title>
		<link>http://blog.d7toastmasters.org/everyone-needs-a-mentor</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:23:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathey Armillas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, you read that right…everyone needs a mentor! Someone you look up, someone you admire, and when it boils right down to it, someone who can help you along your path of self-improvement.  Mentors are not just for the &#8220;newbie&#8221; Toastmaster. Consider that many advanced Toastmasters have mentors or coaches to help them achieve their [...]]]></description>
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