by Jamie Pickering, DTM, District Director The Denver International convention was my third convention to attend, but I’d been hearing about them for years. I remember watching our past trios prepare for being gone a week, assigning tasks, and setting out-of-office email notices. These past three years, attending myself has been an experience I’ll carry…
by Sushma Kanugo, EC4 As a Toastmaster, I always wondered of “What is the Ultimate Goal that can be achieved in Toastmasters?” I started to google and started doing some research. I found so many videos about the World Championship of Public Speaking and Toastmasters Conventions. I was amazed and fascinated to listen to all…
by Diana Patton, DTM, Past District Governor Toastmasters International 2019 Convention was definitely a ‘Peak’ experience. This was my eleventh consecutive convention. This one may have been my favorite. It was held at the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center in Aurora, Colorado. It was a lovely facility and easy to get to all the…
by Robi Ley, DTM, District Director 2018-2019 June 21, 2019, was a red-letter day for District 25. We were honored by the presence of our Region 3 International Director, Tracy Thomason, and we as a district were able to recognize one of our honored corporate supporters. Texas Farm Bureau, home to Fish Pond Club in…
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.…
by Marylee Mims, Past District Governor Toastmaster magazines have accompanied me on many journeys over the past few years. Family and friends have taken pictures of me posing with a Toastmasters magazine in hopes of obtaining a quality picture that warranted submission for the Traveling Toastmasters section. On a trip to Italy in March 2018,…
By Robi Ley, District Director Although Chicago got its nickname for the plethora of agriculture, manufacturing, and other industries it supports, that title was so very appropriate this year at the 2018 Toastmasters International Convention. These past eight days, we were able to mingle with some of the biggest shoulders in our Toastmasters world. You’ve…
by Steven Timmons, DTM One Day, you are logging into Toastmasters.org and you are presented with 4 choices about your privacy. Did you study for the test? Did you pass? Who knows, it was probably pretty abrupt. These four settings can and do have unattended consequences. For example, if you’ve opted out of ‘Your Name…
by Steven Timmons, DTM As you start into any Pathways journey, you may feel like a spelunker in a cave. Today we hope to remove some of that mystery and get you on your way. Level 1 consists of 3 required projects. Each project is to be completed sequentially. Don’t jump ahead. There is a…
