By Steven Timmons, DTM, Public Relations Manager Are you using the Pathways Learning Experience as a sales tool to get guests to join your club? I recommend that you really should. Pathways provides great value, fulfills a need, and is fun and educational. As a member of a Toastmasters club, one of the toughest duties…
by Steven Timmons, DTM, Public Relations Manager Do you expect everything to be easy and laid out for you? Of course not, you likely expect that you are going to have to work to add value to your life. Today, I will share with you the story of two different pathways participants. Two club members…
By Greg Pick, DTM, Immediate Past District Director, Pathways Coordinator You have now become the Vice President Education. As the individual who is also the base camp manager some of your duties include helping members achieve their goals by giving them speaking opportunities and by tracking their progress. Although the President and Secretary back up…
By Greg Pick, DTM, Immediate Past District Director, Pathways Coordinator When we perform new, unfamiliar tasks we make errors. The Pathways learning experience is designed to be performed in sequence – one project and one level at a time. Tracking Completion What can we do when we mark items as complete when we had…
by Chuck Mencke, DTM, Area 45 Director In the July 14, 2018 edition of Hot Topics, I wrote an article on “Mentoring – In the Spotlight.” I touted the benefits and importance of mentoring and how Pathways has finally put mentoring in the spotlight. To recap, each Pathways path now requires a Level 2 project “Introduction to Toastmasters…
By Steven Timmons, District Public Relations Manager Can you believe that we have passed the first anniversary of the Pathways learning experience rollout in District 25 – February 13, 2018? Today, I would like to provide some reasons why more members should implement the Pathways learning experience. As I review my Club’s Roster, I see…
by Steven Timmons, DTM, Public Relations Manager Do you know a lot about the Pathways learning experience or want to be an expert – then this post is for you. Test your knowledge here and feel free to print this out and take it to your club to use as a fun game, in your…
by Greg Pick, DTM, Immediate Past District Director, Pathways Coordinator Do your Base Camp Managers receive emails notifying them that a member has completed a Level in Base Camp? This article provides one method for clubs to create a common email for notifying the Base Camp Managers. Background Toastmasters International established the club Vice President…
by Robi Ley, DTM, District Director Standing atop the Tower of the Americas, looking across the nightscape of San Antonio, gives you a chance to see things from a different perspective. Your trio attends training twice a year, just as club officers do, and that was our view on our last night of mid-year training.…
