What a fantastic Toastmasters convention this year! Around 1500 Toastmasters from around the world gathered in the hot desert of northern Phoenix, Arizona to learn, grow, and elect the next board.
The educational sessions began on Thursday, but my work started on Wednesday. District Governor Alanda Dyer, DTM and I went around interviewing candidates for International Director. Each year there are 8 seats open, 1 for each Region, and 1 seat for the Districts not assigned to regions (DNARs). We also interviewed the 2 candidates for 3rd Vice President, Pat Johnson, DTM and Ken Garber, DTM.
We learned why each was running and what his or her vision was for the future of Toastmasters International. We continued the process on Thursday along with our Lt. Governor Education & Training Bob Hudack, DTM, and met with all the other members in attendance from Founder's District that evening. At that caucus, we discussed each of the contested candidates (Region VII and DNAR as well as 3rd VP).
Wednesday afternoon was the briefing by the Board of Directors. It started off with presentations by each Committee chair outlining the work that had been done this year and the directions for Toastmasters International. Friday morning was the annual business meeting. Everyone who attended the conference from Founder's District was there to participate in the voting. The results are available at www.toastmasters.org.
Saturday was the most fun. It started with the 10 speakers vying to become the World Champion of Public Speaking title. It was amazing to see such incredible speakers assembled in one place. That afternoon, a record-breaking 51 Districts were honored for achieving Distinguished or better status, including Founder's District. We were proud to boast the largest group outside the host District! What an amazing experience. The convention concluded that night with the installation of the newly elected board members at the President's dinner dance.
Along the way, I learned from the various speakers at the lunches and dinners, attended a couple of excellent educational sessions, and met quite a few outstanding Toastmasters from around the world. I highly recommend attending the International Convention. Come join us in Calgary next August as we celebrate another year as a Distinguished (or better!) District!
Monday, August 27, 2007
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This year we are starting a new communication tool within Founder's District: this blog. We invite you to steal our ideas to improve your club by attracting new members, keeping your current members, and rebuilding your club with special events like Open Houses or Speechcraft.
We also invite you to join with us in achieving your Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) goals. When you join a Demonstration Team or serve as a new club Sponsor or Mentor, you are helping Founder's District grow, bringing the many benefits of Toastmasters to more people throughout Southern California. At the same time, you get accomplish one goal toward your Advanced Leader Silver (ALS) - the last leadership step to the DTM!
When you serve as a Club Coach for a low-member club, you not only accomplish a goal toward your ALS and DTM, you also reap the benefits of learning how to coach, motivate and inspire a group of people to grow, thrive and help their club become Distinguished, Select Distinguished or President's Distinguished. For more information on how a club achieves one of these prestigious awards, view the Distinguished Club Program manual at the Toastmasters International website.
Let us help you achieve your personal Toastmasters goals this year! To find out more about our upcoming training programs for Demo Teams, Sponsors, Mentors and Coaches, please contact me, or visit us on the web for event information and useful files to download.
We wish you all the success in the coming year!
The Founder's District Marketing Team
We also invite you to join with us in achieving your Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) goals. When you join a Demonstration Team or serve as a new club Sponsor or Mentor, you are helping Founder's District grow, bringing the many benefits of Toastmasters to more people throughout Southern California. At the same time, you get accomplish one goal toward your Advanced Leader Silver (ALS) - the last leadership step to the DTM!
When you serve as a Club Coach for a low-member club, you not only accomplish a goal toward your ALS and DTM, you also reap the benefits of learning how to coach, motivate and inspire a group of people to grow, thrive and help their club become Distinguished, Select Distinguished or President's Distinguished. For more information on how a club achieves one of these prestigious awards, view the Distinguished Club Program manual at the Toastmasters International website.
Let us help you achieve your personal Toastmasters goals this year! To find out more about our upcoming training programs for Demo Teams, Sponsors, Mentors and Coaches, please contact me, or visit us on the web for event information and useful files to download.
We wish you all the success in the coming year!
The Founder's District Marketing Team
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