In This Issue...

Editor's Note

In this first issue of the 2005–2006 year, we focused on the voices of Founder’s District leaders. We wanted to begin the year by presenting messages from our new leaders of their vision for the next year and combine them with lessons learned by some of our most successful leaders from the last term.
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News

HPL: Your Chance to Be a Project Manager

Want to become the Project Manager of a project you design based on your own interests, goals, or needs? How? One of the requirements for the Advanced Leader (AL), an advanced award in the Leadership track, is completing a High Performance Leadership (HPL) project. To earn the highly coveted DTM (Distinguished Toastmaster), Toastmasters requires that you complete both the Communication and Leadership tracks. But too many Toastmasters shy away from pursuing that DTM because they view attaining the HPL as some unknown factor to fear. The truth is exactly the opposite; the HPL provides an opportunity to pursue a project that particularly interests you.
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Features

Vons: The Corporate Club That Wouldn't Quit

What do you do when you have a small, but dedicated, core group of Toastmasters who do not want to give up on their company sponsored club? You hold a massive membership drive. This is the story of Vons Club 1962 and their remarkable turnaround.
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Giving Voices to At-Risk Youths

Not everyone has the chance to attend college; some do not even finish high school. The Orange County Conservation Corps offers an exceptional opportunity for some to receive the coveted high school certificate. The facility offers a variety of programs to “at-risk youths” to guide them to become part of society and good citizens.
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The Orange County Fair

The Orange County Fair offers Toastmasters multiple opportunities to practice their elevator speech—something we don’t do enough of in our club meetings. In general, Toastmasters don’t speak enough about what we do because we don’t know how to tell people what Toastmasters meetings look like, sound like, or accomplish.
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Recognition

Toastmaster of the Year: Susie Gulick

Her smile is contagious. Her enthusiasm is witnessed easily by all. The 2004–2005 Toastmaster of the Year, Susie Gulick, ATM-B, CL, earned the recognition by helping at events—whether contests or conferences—and at all levels from the club to the Regional Conference, where she came early to help set up. If you attended the Founder’s District Spring Conference, you probably bought raffle tickets from Susie...
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Divison Governor of the Year: Arvee Robinson

As a leader you need to know where to take people, and Toastmasters has created the perfect model for doing this. Your job is to serve the model. And as long as you stay on that track, you will be successful every time. That’s what serves your members. It’s not a dictatorship. It’s about your members. It’s about what they want and what they need. You have to find out what that is and then give it to them. And then, you have to make it fun, so they will do it.
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Area Governor of the Year: Stacy Bradshaw

You might think that someone who holds a master’s degree in Human Communication Studies with a focus on Argumentation and Persuasion and lectures for 50 minutes three times a week teaching communications courses wouldn’t benefit much from Toastmasters. You would be wrong. Founder’s District Area Governor of the Year Stacy Bradshaw, ATM-B, CL, who led Area D-2, praises Toastmasters as a workshop that gives her another opportunity to stretch her communications muscles.
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Reports

District Governor

A survey revealed that 59 percent of respondents in the United States say overcoming weaknesses is more important than building on strengths, while 41 percent say the proper approach is to discover and build on strengths. Read more...

Lt. Governor Education & Training

The essence of Toastmasters starts from the most basic unit of our organization, the clubs. Members join the organization because of the value they observed when they attended their first meeting. Members stay active in the club when their needs are being fulfilled. It is important that each club meeting continues to provide value to members. Meetings need to be vibrant, follow club standards, and be of value to the members.
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Lt. Governor of Marketing

How many times have you heard, or perhaps even said, “I want to give back to the organization”? If that’s so, then why is it so hard for club members and District leaders to find help?
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Public Relations Officer

Are you dog-tired of people who haven’t heard about Toastmasters? Here are the bear essentials for letting the world know.
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Division A Governor

The 2005–2006 “A” team hits the ground running as it races toward achieving a successful year. Our Area Governors took office and immediately took charge!
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Division B Governor

Leadership is a vital component of the priorities of Division B’s service to its members. In fact, I have made the facilitation of leadership development for every member one of my top priorities this year.
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Division C Governor

Not yet received.

Division D Governor

Not yet received.

Division E Governor

Not yet received.

Division F Governor

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Division G Governor

It’s all about the team. Area Governors, Assistant Area Governors, Division Chairs, Club Officers, and “ordinary” Club Members all work together to make our Division GRAND and have fun at the same time.
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Division H Governor

Not yet received.