In case you missed it!
The Magazine for Communicators and Leaders! .
January, 2022
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Articles Inspired by You!
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PATHWAYS
"Your Secret to a Better Pathway's Why"
by Steven Timmons
Evaluation Resources (provide keyword)
TOASTMASTERS LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE aka"Officer Training"
Winter Schedule
*Last Session February 26 for DCP Goal
TLI News Flash
"Jar of Abundance"
by Ankur Bora
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D25 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Will YOU be the One to Grow Yourself, Your Community and Your Influence?
Share YOU ! Be a Speaker! Applications being accepted through January 31.
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Inspired by You!
District Director
Ninfa Flewitt DTM
NEW YEAR NEW GOALS
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We are a couple of weeks into 2022 and I wonder, do you make New Year’s Resolutions? Do you make resolutions to get healthier or learn something new? Learn a new language or take a class? As Toastmasters, we are always looking to improve our public speaking and leadership skills.
Have you considered resolving to be a better Toastmaster? You know it will help you be a better you!
Do you attend club meetings regularly? I could be better at this. I miss my Toastmasters Family when I can’t attend my club meetings regularly. It makes it hard for the club and for me. I am currently a member of three clubs, but only one club sees me regularly. I resolve to do better.
Maybe you already attend your club meetings regularly… I hope you do! Will you resolve to sign up early for roles? How long has it been since you gave a speech? Your club wants to hear from you! If you are a regular speaker, sign up to be Toastmaster or another necessary role! Sign up early and often! It will mean less stress for the person creating the agenda and if you have committed to a role, you are more likely to keep your commitment.
In 2022, let’s resolve to be a little bit better Toastmaster than we were last year!
You are already amazing and if we all do just a little better, the possibilities are limitless! District 25, I continue to be Inspired by YOU!
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With the New Year always comes the resolve to change. Are you ready for change?
Last month, while attending a meeting at Speaking For Change, we heard two great speeches that offered great ways for us to change. The first was all about the different cultures we belong to. Have you ever considered all the cultures you belong to? For example, as Toastmasters we all belong to a culture, but there are many more. Other cultures to extend to the church we belong to, the state we live in, our racial culture, our heritage is also a culture and many more. Perhaps you want to extend your culture to include more depth in the ones you already belong to or maybe you want to add to your cultural list in your resolve to change.
The second speech was all about ways to make your life easier while planning events. There are three key areas to consider: Communication, Delegation and Technology. As Toastmasters, we all understand communication is key, especially planning for a diverse group of people. Without communication, there is just chaos. The second key area is delegation. Ask for help. People want to help and it makes your life easier when planning events. The third is using technology. Using technology appropriate to your event can make like so much easier and less chaotic, such as photo and cost sharing apps. Are you ready to change the way you plan to include some or all of these key areas?
As with every toastmaster meeting, we had opportunities to learn of new things with Table Topics and Evaluations. This meeting brought forth some new ideas for family traditions, new favorite foods and drink, and reasons to enjoy the holiday season. Perhaps you’d like to add or change some of your holiday traditions to include something new, like watching sports or attending a new church service with your family, or new treats like black cake or punch of cream or just new ways to spend time with your family. We also heard some great suggestions to add to our speeches, such as using an accent to enhance our speeches or making sure to repeat names with in the speech so people remember them better.
Happy New Year all! If you have resolved to change in 2022, consider checking out Speaking For Change to expand your network with great people and new ideas.
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DECEMBER TRIPLE CROWN WINNERS
Ankur Bora
David Bergquist
Elly Malaxos
Mikael Yonsi
Richard Brown
Robert Lands
Ryan Kelley
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We are Inspired by You
You will receive this special recognition pin at the 2022 Annual Awards Banquet.
Wear it with pride!
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Flame of Awareness
A new D25 Club Recognition
Fan the Flame!
One club from each division will be chosen at random. That club will be visited and asked if all officers have read the latest issue of Hot Topics. If yes, the club will receive a $15 TI gift certificate and will be recognized as a recipient of the Flame of Awareness. There will only be one recipient per division; if the club does not meet the requirement, no Flame of Awareness will be awarded.
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