DTM This year – 2011 -2012 is the inaugural year following the major Rebranding of International, where Leadership has taken focus. Several of our local Division leaders have taken the lead and successfully held noteable events, focusing on members achieving their own DTM designation. Once such was “Destination DTM” spearheaded by our Division J Governor, [...]
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Being an INNERpreneur sometimes means conceiving, driving and managing a project, from the ground up. From a relaxing evening read of a monthly newspaper, I read about 2 young ladies, local to me, who are behind this project, the Africa Bike Project. They met, for the first time in 2009, while on a flight to [...]
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Add a link to my TDKtalks podcast series from your FTH2.0 Club Website sidebar menu. By Feb/2012 all club websites using the old freetoasthost.org domain will stop working. Those club websites on the xxx.freetoasthost.xxx will simply cease to exist on the internet. There is NO migration path. Clubs must re-apply for a NEW YourClubName.toastmastersclubs.org domain [...]
“ To be a good leader, one also has to be an exceptional follower ” What? Why? How ? Many of us within Toastmasters are capable of being top-notch leaders, but not everyone can sit in such delegated spotlight during a specific period. Take our 7 club executives found in every Toastmaster Club – [...]
It’s not often that I meet a Toastmaster Who is Doing Amazing Things with their speaking and leadership abilities. But last year, as Area Governor D42-J46, I visited Literally Speaking, one of my Area 46, Division J, District 42 clubs and first heard this lady present one of her manual speeches. Within moments, I realized, [...]
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With the recent unveiling of the NEW Toastmasters International Re-brand at the August 2011 Convention in Las Vegas, club websites with the domain name of clubname.FreeToastHost.org, MUST request a new website domain of clubname.toastmastersclubs.org But don’t panic – you have till Jan/2012 – after that, your OLD club website will just disappear. Something new – [...]
I was recently asked to be on the committee for our upcoming District 42 2012 Spring Convention. Naturally, I accepted. —– My role will be to lead the Communications & Marketing sub-committee. Our theme ? – Well, stay tuned. ( It isn’t my role to announce that … ) But in my backgrounding process, I [...]
Couldn’t make it to Las Vegas for the Toastmasters International Convention and watch the World Champion of Public Speaking (WCPS)? Fear not. You can watch the 3rd, 2nd & 1st place speakers on YouTube below; 3rd Place – Scott Pritchard – “Roscoe’s Words” 2nd Place – Kwong Yue Yang – “Fortune Cookie” 1st Place – [...]
Welcome to the NEW Look of Toastmasters International Here it is – The long Awaited New Branding Image Unveiled Wed Aug 17 by Toastmasters International during their International Convention You will notice the emphasis on Leadership – “Where Leaders Are Made” For Detailed Reference Please Refer to the COMPLETE Online Branding Manual
One of the attendees from my educational I presented – ” Show #023 – Dawn of the INNERpreneur ” – at our Toastmasters Spring Convention wrote ” … felt that workplace was presented in a very depressing light … “. Feedback, both good & bad is good. I enjoy it. Quite honestly, not all workplaces [...]