by Chris Raneri, DTM District Director This month’s outstanding member deserves a mic drop! This person spent countless hours designing how audio and video would be delivered at the Summit, including working closely with the onsite staff. They were also instrumental when a new plan was needed for on-the-fly adjustments. They are always the first…
by Marcheta Gardner, DTM Club Growth Director Friday, October 16 we held a second round of “Got Members! ReMix” to highlight tips for attracting and retaining members! Marcheta Gardner, D25 Club Growth Director, and the Club Growth Team leveraged information from the DEC as well as information drawn from the Growing Members Manual from TI! …
by Chris Raneri, DTM District Director One speaker, two speakers, three speakers, four! This month’s Outstanding Member has been spending their time visiting over 55 clubs this Toastmasters year to promote a program that may be D25’s best-kept secret – the Speakers Bureau. This program allows our members the ability to have speaking opportunities outside…
by Calvin Dorsey Speaker’s Bureau Chair You won’t want to miss this exciting event! Mark your calendars, Saturday, November 21st, 10 am – 11:30 am. Presented by District 25’s Speakers Bureau. Most presenters take the stage, but very few COMMAND the stage. What are the skills and techniques that exceptional professionals use to command the…
by Tammy Kasterke, DTM, Summit Registration Chair 2020 The Summit is near … it’s virtual this year … and we want you to be here! (did you catch the fancy rhyming?) Maybe you’re asking ‘Why the Summit? What’s in it for me?’ Good questions … so take note of this year’s unique Summit virtual experience. Area Council…
by Emily Murray, DTM, Summit Chair 2020 Summit is just a couple of weeks away! I know you want to spend Nov 7 with your friends learning cool new things! We have a full day planned so you can take your 2 Steps Forward with Summit. Area Council in the morning- for Club Presidents, VPEs,…
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…
