By Craig Sims, IP1 I am new to Toastmasters. I’ve been a member for less than three months. Even so, I decided to attend the Banquet. To be honest, I wanted to attend the banquet for purely selfish reasons. Like many people, I have been feeling isolated because of the “lockdown” due to the Covid-19…
by The D25 Trio, Chris Raneri, Ninfa Flewitt, and Marcheta Gardner, DTM’s all It was exciting! It was invigorating! It was tiring! It was a chance to meet fellow Toastmasters from all around the world and put my newly purchased business cards to good use. All these things were felt the last two years when…
by Chris Raneri, DTM District Director Someone famously once said, “There’s no I in TEAM!”. This is the mantra by which this month’s Outstanding Member of the Month lives and breathes. This member not only showed initiative by providing Zoom overviews to fellow teammates but also offered to be part of their Division TLI trainings…
by Calvin Dorsey, DTM Speakers Bureau Chair Mark your calendar for October 10th at 10 am for “How to Uncover the Glory of Your Story” presented by Pres Vasilev, 2013 World Champion of Public Speaking. This one-hour Zoom presentation will teach you how to bring your stories to life and keep your audience engaged. You will…
by Emily Murray, DTM Summit Chair Summit is coming, Summit is coming! Put it on your calendars now- save Nov 7th so you can spend the day with your friends learning and growing so you can take 2 Steps Forward. There are 3 parts to the day- We will kick the day off at 8:00 am…
by Chris Raneri, DTM District Director I am pleased to announce that a free VIRTUAL option will be made available for the 8/29 Awards Banquet. Please note the following: Users will connect using Zoom starting at 6:30PM on 8/29 The webcam and microphone will remain in one position for the entire banquet Sound and video may be limited…
by Chris Raneri, DTM District Director Have you attended a TLI this summer? If you have, you have probably seen this month’s Outstanding Member, Denise McConnell. Denise accepted the role of TLI chair figuring the district would have in-person training. Afterall, virtual club officer training has never been done before. Instead, Denise had to quickly…
Come Celebrate – Under the Sea at the 2020 District 25 Awards Banquet! Saturday, August 29th Ridglea Country Club 3700 Bernie Anderson Ave. Fort Worth, TX 76116 Doors Open at 6:00 pm, Dinner and Program start at 6:30 pm At a time when we’re having a hard time finding things to celebrate, the 2019-2020 Awards…
Okay, it’s a bad adaptation. The point is, that our very own Fursey Gotuaco will be representing District 25 in the upcoming semi-finals of the World Championship of Public Speaking. This year’s contests are all virtual so while we can’t attend in person to support and encourage him, we can still show him we’re behind…
