Month: March 2015
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LACE Presenter Tips
{vimeo}124132638{/vimeo} If you have been selected as a presenter for the next L.A.C.E. event, please watch this video before your presentation for helpful tips to prepare you for a successful presentation including tips on what to wear and what not to wear, and how to handle yourself with photographers or videographers in the room.
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LACE Presenter Tips
{vimeo}124132638{/vimeo} If you have been selected as a presenter for the next L.A.C.E. event, please watch this video before your presentation for helpful tips to prepare you for a successful presentation including tips on what to wear and what not to wear, and how to handle yourself with photographers or videographers in the room.
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Retention Workshop 2015 Highlights
Photo by Harry Yan, DTM How do you retain your existing club members? When and why do so many Toastmasters lose interest? Member retention is one of the greatest issues plaguing our Toastmasters clubs. The Phoenix Club in Anaheim provided the venue and a delightful breakfast for participants in the second Founder’s District Retention Workshop.…
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Know the Unbreakable Rules of Marketing?
Photo by Richard Daugherty Ninety Toastmasters who attended Founder’s District Spring Marketing Workshop, came away with unbreakable rule #1: Consistency beats Ability! The remaining rules can be found in Cathey Armillas book: The Unbreakable Rules of Marketing: 9 ½ Ways To Get People To Love You.
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Meet C and L Recipient Samwise Didier
Founder’s District is proud to announce the 2015 Spring Conference Communication and Leadership award recipient, Samwise Didier. You’ll get a chance to know more about him at the District Conference on April 25 during an interview style conversation that will be conducted by past District International Speech Contest winner, Mun Ng.
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Leadership With a Personal Touch
People often believe that true leaders are born; that somehow, at birth they were given the leadership gene. If you are one of those people who feel that you weren’t blessed with that gene, International Director Ede Ferrari-D’Angelo is going to prove to you that the following words by leadership expert Warren Bennis are true-…
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2015 Spring Conference Keynote
In business and in life, the rules of fair play are constantly changing, leaving many people feeling drained. And when negativity creeps in, it becomes a trap that is easy to get caught in. Barbara will guide you out of that trap and show you proven techniques to create a rewarding and positive environment. She…
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A History of Founder’s District
[The text below is reprinted verbatim from articles published in The Founder during 1985-1986 by Roy D. Graham] The most important matter coming out of the annual convention of Toastmasters International at San Diego in 1934, was the decision to provide better supervision of the forty clubs through the formation of Districts.All of the clubs…