by Greg Pick, DTM Did you see our last article about using feedback to change Pathways? Described below is the first significant change created by Toastmasters International’s Summit group. If you have accessed the Navigator on the Pathways start page, I recommend that you access it again. What used to open up a 28-page online…
by Allan Pickering, DTM Toastmasters is an organization dedicated to improvement and change. How do I know? Evaluations. We bookend our meetings with speeches (test material – how we say and move) and evaluations (members review how our test material affected them). We’ve ingrained in our club culture that those reviews are to be “positive…
by Steven Timmons, DTM, Public Relations Manager Whether you have been a part of Toastmasters for one day or for many years, you realize that a big part of being a Toastmasters is recognition. Pathways provides many opportunities to provide and receive recognition as you journey along your path. Pathways badges serve a big part…
by Greg Pick, DTM, Immediate Past District Director, Pathways Coordinator This article helps club officers understand what guidance new members receive from Toastmasters International. With this information, we can better assist our new members to get started on their Pathways journey. Information from Toastmasters International When an officer enters a new member’s information into Club…
By Greg Pick, DTM, D25 Pathways Coordinator Finding information is easy – just “Google” it. Three established locations that I use and are convenient for finding information about Pathways – District 25 Pathways Resource page, articles included in each Hot Topics, and the Toastmasters International website. District 25 Pathways Resource Page On our District 25…
By Greg Pick, DTM, Immediate Past District Director, Pathways Coordinator The Navigator is the primer for the Pathways learning experience and informs members about Toastmasters meetings and other opportunities. The document provides concise, detailed information about the Pathways learning experience and the Toastmasters program in its 23 pages and is a must-read for our members.…
by Allan Pickering, DTM, DTM Co-Chair Summit The World-Famous District 25 Distinguished Toastmaster Ceremony is nearly here! Please attend the Ceremony at 6:30 pm on November 10th at the Norris Center in vibrant downtown Fort Worth. Our DTM Ceremony is an elegant celebration of your fellow Toastmasters’ achievement of their DTM. Please do them the…
by Diana Patton, Past District Governor 2011-2012 Fall 2010 DTM Ceremony Ever since our 2010-2011 Toastmaster year, someone who has never been a Toastmaster has been adding that extra special touch to our Distinguished Toastmaster ceremony at conferences and now our first Summit. Annaclaire Taitt has graciously created those little velvet pouches personalized with the…
yy Terry Mencke, ACS, ALB On our way to dinner, my husband (Chuck) and I were talking about Toastmasters, including the differences between Pathways and the traditional program. Chuck is on Pathways. I am still working the traditional program. All I really know about how it works I learned from the ambassador visits. I recently…
