Greetings Fellow District 10 Toastmasters!
I cannot believe this is November already!!!! We will soon be embracing the wonderful holiday season! This time of year is a good time to reflect on the many blessings we have been bestowed with, our accomplishments, as well as what we want to focus on as we wind down the year!
I am pleased with the educational achievements within our district! I am elated to announce two additional Distinguished Toastmaster Designations earned in our district, which brings our 2011-2012 TM Year count to six DTM's! Please send congratulations to:
Ted Gardner - Immediate Past District Governor (Citadel of Hope Toastmasters)
Oakland Lewis (GOOD MORNING! Toastmasters)
To give you an overall educational progress within our district, we have achieved 31 Competent Communicator Designations, 17 Advanced Communicator Designations, 36 Leadership Awards (Competent Leader, Advanced Leader, or High Performance Leadership). Our goals as a district in order to qualify for distinguished status are 133 CC's, 38 AC's, and 89 Leadership Awards.
What's in a CC?
The Competent Communicator (CC) Designation is the foundation of a Toastmaster Member's success in improving their overall communication ability. It is the first manual we work out of as new members, but should also be used as a reinforcement as we continually climb the ladder of communication success. As we continually help ourselves, we are also helping our club(s) when we achieve a CC designation. One of the Distinguished Club Program (DCP) points is that two CC's are achieved, and one point is given when two additional CC's are achieved. There are 95 active clubs in our district - so just think if each club achieved four CC's, the district has earned 380 CC's for the year! Two of the CC's should come from members who have already achieved a CC. There is no limit to the amount of designations a member can achieve! Toastmasters is a work at your pace organization - if you are like myself, holds memberships in multiple clubs, you can achieve a CC for each club you are in! Remember, it is a two-fold advantage - one for you, as you are working towards your personal and professional development, as well as one for your club, as you are assisting your club on their path to becoming distinguished! Commit to completing a CC designation before June 30th! You will be so glad you did!
Fall Conference:
Fall Conference will be held on Saturday, November 19th at the Holiday Inn Westlake! Our Theme: The Quest for Distinguished! It is not too late for you to register! From now until November 16th. you can get a full-day conference package for $65! The conference committee is still looking for volunteers for the event! Please contact Debora Curtis or Walter McCormick if you are interested!
The schedule is as follows:
6:30a - 8:00a: Registration and Continental Breakfast
7:30a: Volunteers Briefing
8:00a - 8:20a: Opening Ceremonies
8:30a - 9:15a: Educational Session I
Communication: Maureen Zappala, ACS, CL
"How to Organize your Speech to Maximize Your Reach"
Leadership: Joel Head, ACB
"Harness Your Energy to Boost You Leadership Ability"
Club Building: Lisa Ryan, ACB
"Building with Appreciation Strategies"
9:30a - 10:15a: Educational Session II
Communication: Larry Szczepanski, ACS, CL
"Learning From the Road to the Top"
Leadership: John Niles, ACS, ALB
"Gold Medal Motivation"
Club Building: Dennis Deegan, CL
"The Ultimate Sales Approach to Successful Club Growth"
10:00a - 10:15a: Contest Briefing
10:30a - 11:45a: Table Topics Contest
12:00p - 12:45p: Awards Luncheon
1:00p - 1:45p: Keynote Address
LaShunda M. Rundles, 2008 World Champion of Public Speaking
2:00p - 2:45p: Educational Session III
Communication: Fredina Usher-Weems, ACB, ALB
"Evaluate to Motivate"
Leadership: Roy Thomas, ATMB
"Conquering Life's Rollercoasters"
Club Building: Rick Winrod, ACS, ALS
"CL Manual: Leadership and Growth"
3:00p - 4:15p: District Council Meeting
4:00p - 4:15p: Contest Briefing
4:30p - 5:45p: Humorous Speech Contest
6:00p: Closing Ceremonies
We also have the 2008 World Champion of Public Speaking, LaShunda Rundles, as our keynote!!!!! We are so blessed to have her come to our district! We have awesome educational presentations planned, two outstanding contests - Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contest where one of the five divisions can take home bragging rights (last fall was the Eastern Division for Humorous; Western for Table Topics), our District Council Meeting... and I can't forget the breakfast, lunch and snacks! This is also a great way to network with many members of our district! We look forward for as many as possible to come out and be a part of this awesome event!
Educational Announcements:
Please mark your calendar for future educational events happening within our district:
January 21, 2012 - Mid-Year TLI
February 1-20, 2012 - Club International Speech and Evaluation Contests to be held
February 25, 2012 - Leadership and Marketing Institute (Final District Sponsored Officer Make-Up Training)
March 1-25, 2012 - Area International Speech and Evaluation Contests to be held
March 30-April 15, 2012 - Division International Speech and Evaluation Contests to be held
April 28, 2012 - District 10 Spring Conference with Special Guest Michael Notaro, DTM and Toastmasters International President
Times and Locations will be announced - please check your emails and district website regularly for details!
As always, I am here to assist you with your educational needs! Let's make our "Quest for Distinguished" awesome!
Deonna Gene Moore, DTM
Lieutenant Governor of Education and Training
216-469-9707
msdeonnagene@sbcglobal.net
