In This Issue...

News

The Time to Find Your Next Leaders Is Now

If there is one thing that I’ve learned during my term as a Division Governor, it’s the importance of implementing leadership development at the onset of the term. You cannot wait until March or April to begin selecting members to serve as an Area Governor or a club officer for the next term.
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Division Treasurer: A Leadership Role You Might Not Have Considered

My purpose in this article is to take the mystery out of being Division Treasurer. It is an important leadership role. After all, along with the Division Governor, you do have control over and responsibility for managing the money coming into and going out of the Division bank account. This is a wonderful way to practice your leadership skills as you work with all the Division and Area leaders.
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Clubs

Orange upon a Time

Professional speakers spend 75% of their time telling stories. They do this for two reasons: audiences enjoy stories and audiences remember stories. Professional speakers say, “You don’t have to be funny, unless you want to be paid.” We can also say, “You don’t have to use stories, unless you want to be remembered.”
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Indian Professionals

A “Professional Melting Pot”: Club 6366 Provides the
Toastmasters Learning Experience to Immigrants and Others
Beyond the official Toastmasters mission, an unspoken goal in the Indian Professional club is to help immigrants get over the language barrier that exists. Our club is very sensitive to people who don’t speak perfect English and provides them a chance to improve with practice and some first-rate tips. After seeing so many people use public speaking to improve themselves, it makes you wonder why more don’t. Seeing the stagnation that befalls so many others makes you want to achieve better communication skills also.
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Past District Governor's Club

The Vision of the Past District Governors’ Club is to provide on-going educational opportunities for speaking and leadership development for the regular members who seek to continue their skill-building in communication and leadership. Additionally, the members are committed to providing a mutually supportive and positive learning environment for the associate members who are current District Officers.
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Historically Speaking Toastmasters

Yes, some may be unfamiliar with history because it happened a long time ago, but this certainly is not the case for members of Historically Speaking Toastmasters. For them, history is a living entity, and they are part of its dynamic development.
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Professional Speakers Club

Have you ever felt you are one of the better speakers in your club and only go to help others grow? That may seem unfair. At times, it would fit most of us that have been in Toastmasters for more than 3 or 4 years. What you need is an advanced club that will challenge you to move your personal skills bar a little higher. We are lucky in Founder’s District because we have a few specialty or advanced clubs. These clubs normally meet only once a month and are not intended to replace your present club. In fact, they serve members best when they belong to the regular club and also the advanced club.
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Reports

District Governor

Over the past several years, I have become increasingly more dismayed over the de-emphasization of speech contests in Founder’s District. I can’t prove it, but I believe there is a definite link between the diminishing support for speech contests and our increasing failure to retain members.
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Lt. Governor Education & Training

When we focus on new possibilities, the possibilities grow. It is infinitely more productive and exciting to focus on what you can do to make sure that you meet your club goals.
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Lt. Governor of Marketing

There is so much going on in the District in the way of membership building! From your clugs having an open house, April dues, membership challenges, new club growth, and free gifts (one is the new Leadership manual) — there's something for everyone!
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Division A Governor

A number of Division A clubs are well on their way to achieving Distinguished Club status. Newport Center Toastmasters (Club 231) in Area A2, has already attained 8 of its 10 DCP goals! The club also has 32 members, making it the largest Club in Division A. Keep up the good work, Newport Center Toastmasters!
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