Introduction Table Topics are exhilarating and challenging, and let’s be honest—they can be downright nerve-wracking. For us in District 22, serving Kansas and Western Missouri, Table Topics isn’t just a fun exercise—it’s our secret weapon. It’s where we sharpen our wit, polish our speaking skills, and sometimes, let’s face it, learn to roll with the […]
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Program Understanding for District Officers If you read my previous blog, Club Growth Director (CGD), you may be asking, Why do I stress maximum use of district officers to accomplish district goals? The answer is that Toastmasters International has done a good job of designing the Distinguished District Program because this design includes recognition given
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I had just finished Peace Corps at 25 years old in the Dominican Republic and returned to my hometown Kansas City. I got my first professional job at Sunflower House, A Child Abuse Prevention Center, giving presentations about how to prevent child abuse. During that first month I attended a child abuse prevention conference and when
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Congratulations! You have (probably) the most important job of the Top 3 District Officers and (probably) the least experience. Most leaders consider the family the most important unit in a nation; Toastmasters clubs can be considered big families. They are the life of our organization. For a strong district, we must have stronger clubs. I
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[For Area Director detailed requirements, read the “Area Director Responsibilities” in the District Leadership Handbook. This article’s quotes from this Handbook are in italics.] Were you a club president? If you were, you realize that the club president provides necessary leadership for the club, actively seeking and connecting with club members and officers. The club’s
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If you can learn something new, each time you complete the Evaluation and Feedback project in each path, you will not be surprised by more good news. You quickly find out that learning continues in each project that you complete. Not only that, it continues all the way through your High Performance Leadership (HPL) project.
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KR Miller has bilateral congenital high frequency hearing loss. Translation? She was born with moderate to severe hearing loss that affects both ears, and she is unable to hear sounds that occur in the higher end of frequencies or high-pitched sounds (i.e., 2,000 Hz or higher). This means KR has problems hearing consonants, such as
Which lies do you currently believe about yourself? How are they robbing you of your future? Fact: I used to be a school teacher who spoke in front of kids all the time, but who could not speak in front of adults! Somehow the role of classroom authority figure and teacher felt safe to me.
Toastmasters have given me a platform to share my story and reach out to others……..Being able to share my story through writing and speaking is accomplishing what I set out to do.
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by Ramona Shimeall (BCBSKS Toastmasters 1483203) I am a person who loves to get at a task and complete it. I’ve learned that the harder, seemingly impossible tasks become easier as you attack them, dive into them, and labor through the work. However, Toastmasters has taught me the value of progress that is slow and
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