by Joyce Trimble, DTM Mr. Cooper Speaks President, Andres Aguilar, recently contacted new and season speakers to share their experiences with ice breakers and virtual meetings. Enjoy the insight of 3 Mr. Cooper Speak members. Mani Jonnalagadda and her Ice Breaker experience: “I joined Toast Masters to learn and grow my speaking abilities and my goal is to...
by LaDonna Thompson, CC, ALB – FAA Toastmasters Club It feels like an Oxymoron to get an award from Toastmasters because being a member of the FAA Toastmasters Club is an award all by itself. When I was asked what getting my last two Toastmasters awards means to me, I immediately thought of the people...
By Jamie Pickering, DTM, District Director Ever heard of Johnny on the spot? D25 has a Jesse on the spot! Jesse Ford that is. He also responds to names like ‘someone’ as in “can someone do…” and ‘anyone’, “Anyone able to…” No matter the ask, the time involved, or even if he knows how to...
Perseverance & Persistence – My Toastmasters Leadership Journey! By Chuck Mencke, DTM, Division D Director – 2019-2020 Thinking back a decade or so, I fondly remember my first Toastmasters meeting at Plus Two Toastmasters October 2009. My wife, Terry, and I walked into the meeting not knowing what to expect. Why Toastmasters? What was going...
By Jamie Pickering, DTM, District Director If you know our Outstanding Member of the Month you may recognize the following: …what I do have are a very particular set of skills, skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a savior for people like you. If you log into my...
By Diana Patton, DTM, VP Education Alliance Networks Toastmasters Club I know each member of Alliance Networks Toastmasters club joins me in ‘Celebrating GLENDA’ not just because she completed her Distinguished Toastmasters (DTM) award on March 10, but all the amazing things she has done as a member of our club. On March 10, 2020...
By Jamie Pickering, DTM, District Director Looks great! Just a couple tweaks. Can you move the title .05 mm to the right, change the circle to square and the other square to a trapezoid, bold the underlined words, turn the layout to portrait … It takes a special someone to work with the District to...
By Sheba Panicker, FAA Toastmasters Secretary Toastmasters is a self-paced program, where members decide to take the next step out of personal motivation. In February, Jeri Bird and Janet Mayfield were recognized as outstanding members of the FAA Toastmasters club. FAA Toastmasters is one of several clubs that belong to District 25, which covers the area...
By Jamie Pickering, DTM, District Director The right person for the job. District 25’s member of the month – Thad Mantaro. Thad currently holds the title of District 25 Public Relations Manager, but that title doesn’t begin to describe what he does. This year Thad has taken District 25 into the 21st century by constantly...
Awards that depend on completing an in-progress club or district officer role may be submitted early, starting on June 1 (as long as other requirements for that award have been met). For Club Coaches, preliminary DCP results will be available on June 1 on the Performance Reports. The appointment will be treated as successful when...
