By Robi Ley,DTM, District Director Club coach. New club mentor. Club officer. Repeat. December’s Outstanding Member does all this and more. Celeste Castro quietly and consistently helps not only her home club but other clubs that need help and energy. Celeste joined Toastmasters in 2009. She is a member of both AAFCU Flying Toasters and…
by Allan Pickering, DTM Toastmasters is an organization dedicated to improvement and change. How do I know? Evaluations. We bookend our meetings with speeches (test material – how we say and move) and evaluations (members review how our test material affected them). We’ve ingrained in our club culture that those reviews are to be “positive…
by Diana Patton, DTM, District Webmaster Clubs took the challenge from our District Director seriously when she reminded each member, club, area, and division to keep the momentum going through the holidays by having strong meetings and perhaps a party or special holiday meeting. Check out pictures from events throughout the holiday season. For all…
by Joyce Trimble, Summit Manager I was born and raised in Tyler, Texas …. within a few years our family moved to Mexia and Nacogdoches where our dad worked in construction. My sister and I grew up pampered by an uncle, aunt, and grandmother. We “helped” pick watermelons on the family farm which consisted mostly…
by Steven Timmons, DTM, Public Relations Manager Whether you have been a part of Toastmasters for one day or for many years, you realize that a big part of being a Toastmasters is recognition. Pathways provides many opportunities to provide and receive recognition as you journey along your path. Pathways badges serve a big part…
By Ninfa Flewitt, 2019 District Conference Chair Ninfa Flewitt has done a little bit of everything and enjoys learning new things. Ninfa joined Toastmasters when her home club, Something to Talk About (Mineral Wells) was chartered in September 2016. Ninfa served as the first President of Something to Talk About and jumped into district leadership…
by Joyce Trimble, DTM You may have been one of the fortunate Toastmasters to hear classic guitar music playing during the last year’s area and division speech contests. You may be one of the fortunate to hear the strumming of a well-trained guitarist during the next season as well. But who is that smiling face…
by Diana Patton, DTM We are about mid-way through our 2018-2019 Toastmaster year. How is your club progressing to achieving Distinguished Club Program (DCP) goals established from your Club Success Plan? At the summer Toastmasters Leadership Institute (TLI) each club received a shiny red ribbon and set of stars to record when your members and…
by Bobby Madera, DTM, Division G Director Why are we in Toastmasters? Why do we serve as Club and District Leaders? While we are striving to be better communicators and leaders, having a Member-focused outlook (Servant Leadership mindset) in everything we do significantly enhances our individual goals, enlightens our vision of Toastmaster’s mission, and increases…
