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| by Diana Kovac, District Governor |
Fall Conference, Nov 3 & 4, 2006
As Jeanette Allen, Division K Governor, reminded us
at the Division Contest, Laughter is the Best
Medicine. Studies continue to tell us how much
laughter helps us. Now it just so happens that there
will be plenty of laughter at the conference. The
conference will host the FIVE winners of the Division
Humorous Speech contests, one from each of the
divisions. You’ll be treated to the best of the best.
So, beat the STRESS and take your Medicine! See
you in Topeka!
First, check out the website
http://www.toastmasterstopeka.com.
Here’s a sneak preview of the Educational Speakers you won’t want to miss!
Januarie Wood, ATM-B, CL
International Director, Charles Albright
Les Hall, DTM
Heather Hawkins |
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| by Mike Tuttle Lt. Governor Education and Training |
Part 2 of 2
You may ask why having your bag packed is
important. We talked about the need to have your
bag packed and indeed completing the basic manual
and becoming a Competent Communicator is only the
preparation for the climb, now for the really exciting
journey—the trip up the slope—no pun intended. It is
vitally important that from the first moments a new
guest is introduced to Toastmasters, they
understand that there are many levels of
accomplishment and recognition. In some of our
divisions, a few guests have become members,
gotten excited and earned their Competent
Toastmaster in a relatively short period of time. But
then for some reason they leave Toastmasters. I
can’t help but believe that they feel they have
accomplished all there is to being a Toastmaster.
Our job is to make it fully understood to them that there are several levels of accomplishment AND recognition beyond the first step of Competent Communicator. We all know that to become a Competent Communicator—Gold it takes at least several months. We learned at Regional training that studies show if a person stays in Toastmasters for 3 years that most will be in for life. This avoids the membership loss and negative impact on your club and district in meeting success plans and earning Distinguished or better recognition. By demonstrating the continuing process to all guest we can ensure that they too will pack their bag and take the journey to Advanced Communicator—Gold, and remain in Toastmasters for life. |
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| by Shaun Bennett, 2006 Fall Conference Chair |
Fall Conference 2006
This fall’s conference,“Ride For The Brand” is a
challenge to all clubs and members to take what has
been given to you and to return that gift to your
community. In the 1800s, large ranches hired
cowboys to drive their cattle, identified by the
brands on the animals, to the railroad stockyards, like
the ones in Dodge and Kansas City. As Toastmasters,
we ride for the brand. We need to scout ways
to “brand” Toastmasters, and make Toastmasters a
household word, an icon, a recognizable brand.
Several new clubs were formed this past year; we earned lots of awards, and reached many goals. Saddle up your club to make this year one to “Ride For The Brand.” Come to the Fall Conference in Topeka and learn how to drive District 22 to our best year yet. Yee Ha! Ride ’em Cowboys. |
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| Tara Patty, Bulletin Editor |
There are a few ways to recruit members for
Toastmasters. One is to bring new members into a
club. Another is to bring back members who were
members of the club, but for some reason or another,
are not current members. The fall conference is a
great way to reintroduce old members of your club to
the fun of Toastmasters. Call up an old friend from
Toastmasters and invite them to go with you to the
conference. Show them how vital veteran members
are to our clubs. They are the mentors, the
teachers, the ones who have been there and done
that and are ready to help new members do the
same.
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Nov 3, 4 ~ Fall Conference. Humorous
Speech and Evaluation Contests, Topeka, KS
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| by Sharon Shook, Vice President Membership - AgMasters |
Les Hall and I were co-presenters at the Spring
Conference and have prepared a document from our
Memorable Meetings Presentation we wanted to
share. We had a number of people who wanted the
information but unfortunately were unable to get
correct email addresses for everyone.
If you would like a copy of the meeting notes, e-mail d22bulletin@yahoo.com. |
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Check for Educational Registrations at
www.toastmasters.org/dpr/dprReports.asp? r=3&d=22. Member-Club No.-Division Area-Award-Date-Club Name-Location
Jeanette Kay Allen-4664-S 2-ACB-
9/30/2006-Plaza Toastmasters Club-Kansas City |
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