More information about the Multi-Club Holiday Party is available. Please see the following flyer. Please contact Bill Atkins at billatkins@icloud.com with any questions.
Author: Allison Lips
Fall 2017 Newsletter
We’re happy to announce that the Fall 2017 newsletter has been published. For the first edition of the new Toastmasters year, our newsletter team focused on the International Convention in Vancouver. We will also be publishing some highlights from the newsletter on the blog.
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Fall Conference 2017: The Dawn of New Beginnings
The Fall Conference is a great opportunity to learn about District 83 and meet other Toastmasters. (Make sure you have the volume on for this video. Sound starts 30 seconds in.)
Join Us at the Fall Conference!
DTM Sherri Rase explains how the conference can help you step up your game. Remember there’s only 5 more days before the price goes up. Get your ticket at 65 dollars, while you still can!
Swimming in Toastmasters Alphabet Soup
As an active Toastmaster, it’s very easy to forget that not everyone knows what it means to have a CC (Competent Communicator) or be a DTM (Distinguished Toastmaster). We often do this as we’re explaining the Toastmasters program to potential members. When we use the intialisms, we often lose new members in jargon. New and potential members, this list of commonly used Toastmasters phrases is for you. Old pros, print this list out, attach it to a chain around your neck, and hand it to everyone who gets lost when you talk about Toastmasters. (Ok, maybe don’t do that.)
Speaking Awards
Competent Communicator (CC)- Earned after first 10 speeches.
Advanced Communicator Bronze (ACB)- Second speaking award.
Advanced Communicator Silver (ACS) – Third speaking award
Advanced Communicator Gold (ACG)- Fourth speaking award
Sherri Rase Invites You To the Fall Conference
DTM Sherri Rase wants to see you at the Fall Conference on November 18. If you haven’t registered yet, click here to do so. Currently, the price for early registration is 65 dollars, but act fast because the price goes up 5 dollars on September 1st.
Register for the Fall Conference
Are you ready for the Fall Conference? If you haven’t registered yet, click here to do so. Currently, the price for early registration is 65 dollars, but act fast because the price goes up 5 dollars on September 1st.
Comment, Like, and Share
The key thing to remember about social media is that it is SOCIAL. You can post whatever you want, but if no one comments, likes, or shares your content, you might as well be an old man screaming at a cloud. Without interaction from your followers, your content will fall into the Internet’s abyss and no one will see it. Newer content has a chance, but popular content reigns supreme.
Newer content survives by creating reactions. The reactions don’t have to be positive for content to survive. Often, the negative generates more feedback than inspirational stories. This is why your newsfeeds are constantly filled with people complaining about celebrities, politicians they hate, and whatever angered them at that moment. However, you also see stories about people miraculously surviving against all odds, succeeding in losing weight, and cute cats. A LOT of cute cats, this is the Internet after all.
Newsletter Spotlight: Talk of Monmouth
At the D83 Blog, we love hearing what our clubs are doing. One way clubs share their stories is through a club newsletter.
For the entire newsletter, please click here.
If you would like your newsletter featured on the District 83 blog, please email Allison Lips at amichelelips@gmail.com.
Mike Carlo Speaks at Networking Group
Last Thursday, a group of Toastmasters gathered to support Mike Carlo at the 4th Thursday Networking group. The following videos feature Mike’s speech on public speaking.