district 29 newsletter january 2016
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JANUARY 2016
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Messages from District Core
Officers...pp1-3
Message from District
Logistics Manager...p4
Best Practices: Reflections on
the Youth Leadership
Program Experience...p6
Reflections on the Contest
Experience...p2 & pp7 -8
January Club Officer
Check List
1. Register & plan to attendwinter TLI.
2.
Hold Executive Councilmeeting and review clubprogress against report at Toastmasters Internation-al and work on Club Dis-tinguished plan.
3. Plan the open housesand Speechathons forthe next six months.
4. Conduct Moments ofTruth - check out theclub resources page.
CLUB OFFICERS: This is a must watch video
that will empower you to per-form in your role as an officer.
We wish you and yours a very
Happy, Healthy, Joyful and Prosperous New Year!
THANK YOU for your individual and team contributions towards the success of
District 29 during the past six months of the Toastmasters year, 2015 - 16.
Let's Continue to Fly Together and Strive to Fly Even Higher in 2016!
Message From the District Director –
District DirectorLovely Lall, DTM
District 29 Family,
“Where there is Quality, Quantity is sure to follow”, Lovely Lall
World Champion of Public Speaking Lance Miller asks, “Would you eat in a restaurant where the food
bad, the dishes are dirty and the service is poor? Most of us would not. I love that analogy. Qualicounts in the success of restaurants and in the success of Toastmasters clubs as well.
"But instead of serving quality food, a top-notch club delivers Quality Communication and Leadersh
training --- with great service!" Lance says that one distinguishing factor separates strong clubs fro
struggling ones: the successful clubs have high quality standards for speeches and evaluations.
This link will take you to Lance’s full article - Quality of your Club Experience .
Members thrive in clubs with high standards. What standards does your club have? Does the club mee
the needs of its members? Does the club entice guests - its potential future member? If “no” then th
Club Executive Committee needs to meet and discuss how to develop stronger club standards.
Winter TLI season has begun. I encourage all club officers to attend TLI. Focus on learning more abou
improving club standards. Don’t be shy. If there are questions, raise those concerns at TLI. I also as
that all members ask for help early. That is why we have club and District officers – to serve members.
Share your Toastmaster experience wherever you can. Talk about why you joined, what you hav
gained, and why you stay in Toastmasters. Deliver your message with fun and enthusiasm. You will b
able to empower others by attracting new members to your club, and to Toastmasters. Membership
important for high club standards. Top-notch meetings are also important. Founder, Dr. Ralph Smedle
pointed out two other factors that greatly contribute to club standards. “Mentoring and evaluations cre
ate enthusiasm, and once you light that fire the only thing it needs is some kindling."
Let's continue to fly together, and strive to fly even higher in 2016.
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District Highlights,
Continued
Program Quality DirectorLynn Wylde, DTM
Why TLI's, moreTLI's, Winter Stats
CONGRATULATIONS
TO OUR DISTRICT’SFALL EDUCATIONAL
AWARD WINNERS!
October EducationalAward Achievers
November EducationalAward Achievers
Get ready for the Spring
Contest Season:
Evaluation and International
Speech Contests
The District 29 winner fromthe International Speechcontest goes on to participatein the Semi-finals at theToastmasters Internationalconvention and has a chanceto win the title of "WorldChampion of Public Speak-ing".
Schedule your club contestfor the month of January or
February.
Area and Division contestsare being scheduled for themonths of March and Apriland will be posted soon onthe website calendar as wellas shared with the clubs bythe District leaders.
Check out this link for infor-mation on contestant eligibil-ity as well contest resources.
Message From the Program Quality Director
District 29 Club Officers,
We have a geographically diverse set of TLI sites to accommodate our geographically diverse member-ship! Please sign up today by clicking on the registration link for the TLI that is the best fit for you.
Don't delay - sign up today! See you at TLI!
Serving as a Contest Judge
Martha Padgette, CC, CL, Area 33 Director
Have you ever been asked to serve as a judge for a speech contest at theClub, Area, Division or even the District level? Perhaps you felt the sam
way I did when I was first asked---
Why me? I am not an advancespeaker. I haven’t finished my Competent Communicator (CC) manuayet. How could I possibly judge the speaking ability of someone else in contest? However, if you have already completed 6 speech projects fromyour CC manual (a requirement to serve as a contest judge beyond thclub level); you have already learned the basics of good speech craftsmanship and delivery.
For example you already know the key criteria of speech delivery such as:
How to organize a speech with a sound opening, body and conclusion.
How to use body language (gestures, eye contact, etc.).
How to employ vocal variety (volume and pitch), and even humor, to convey your message.
You have listened to others give their CC and Advanced manual speeches and have experienced whata good speech (and one that is not so well developed) sounds like. Yes, you are ready to serve as a judge. Now take the opportunity!
Keep in mind – your primary goals when serving as a judge are to:
Be ethical in your selection by showing no bias or favoritism;
Listen carefully to each contestant and weigh the criteria carefully; and,
Select a winner!
And you will gain other benefits. Attending the various contests has broadened my experience substan-tially and helped identify ways to improve in my delivery of speeches and evaluations.
Sometimes we all need a gentle nudge to step out beyond where we are comfortable. I hope this offersyou that gentle nudge towards your next experience –serving as a contest judge.
DATE - TIME LOCATION
REGISTRATION LINK
Sat, Jan 23
8am – 12pm
Verizon Headquarters, Ashburn, VA http://d29-tli- jan23.eventbrite.com
Thu Jan 28
5:30pm – 8pm
Navy Fed Credit Union, Vienna, VA http://d29-tli- jan28.eventbrite.com
Sat, Feb 6
8am – 12pm
McLean Bible Church, CNM,Tysons Corner, VA
http://d29-tli-feb06.eventbrite.com
Sat, Feb 13
8am – 12pm
McLean Bible Church, Manassas, VA http://d29-tli-feb13.eventbrite.com
Sat, Feb 20
8am – 12pm
Prince William Ferlazzo Building,Woodbridge, VA
http://d29-tli
-feb20.eventbrite.com
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District Highlights,
Continued
Club Growth Director Amy Brener, DTM
Have an Open House
Theme Party!
The timeframe of the upcom-ing winter months is a perfect
time to host Open Housetheme parties at your club.Have fun and grow your clubat the same time. Districtwill reimburse the club up to$40 for each open house.Help the guest become amember.
Club Building
Award:
Clubs that charter beforeMay 14th, 2016 will re-ceive two half -price regis-trations to the DistrictSpring Conference!
Welcome Newly
Chartered Club
to the
District 29
Family!
WalmartTechnology East
ToastmastersClub
Message From the Club Growth Director
As a member of multiple Toastmasters clubs, I am often asked why someone would join more than oneclub. The answers are as numerous as the number of dual members, the name for those who belong tmore than one club. Different Toastmasters clubs have different things to offer their members. Someclubs focus on leadership; if you are looking to grow not only your Toastmasters leadership skills, butalso your professional supervisory and managerial abilities, then you may want to check out Dedicatedto Mentoring or Galloping Governors, just to name two. If you want to take your speaking skills to thenext level and need longer speaking slots for some of the advanced communication manual projects,then To Be Advanced (TBA) and Virginia Advanced (VAST) may be for you. Looking for opportunities tosocialize while learning? Check out Sparkling Speakers and Traveling Tastemasters. Want to giveback to the larger community? Volunteer at, or donate funds to, A Life Like Yours (ALLY), a club foradults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
These are just examples of some of the clubs which provide unique opportunities to their members andguests, and is not a comprehensive list. Check out a longer list at http://tmd29.org/ Advanced_and_Speciality_Clubs.html, and come back often, as this page is updated frequently. We’rein the process of updating some club names and adding some specialty clubs now under formation,including one focusing on humor and another targeted at authors. And if your club belongs on this listas well, please email me at [email protected] and we’ll make sure your advanced or specialty club isadded.
Toastmasters exists to serve the members. If your needs as a member are not being met, please con-tact me directly and I will try to find a club that can help. And if we can’t find one that covers your areaof interest, maybe we can work together to start one!
Best of luck and continue to have fun along your Toastmasters journey.
PROSPECTIVE CLUBS FORMING IN DISTRICT 29!
First and 3rd Sundays, Ashburn Library
Contact Division E Director, Harminder Lall, DTM [email protected]
Loudoun West Toastmasters Club
Join us for a new Toastmasters club in the Western Loudoun County.
Second and Fourth Tuesdays at 7:00 PM
Purcellville Library, 220 E Main St, Purcellville, Virginia 20132
For more Information Contact: Division E Director, Harminder Lall, [email protected]
Transform uthors to Speakers (T S)
Are you an author but not yet a Best Selling author? Are you a writer who has not yet published your frst book?
Are you a published author but need to sell more books?
For details please contact rea 62 Director, Serena Reep, CS, CL, at
[email protected], 410
294
0177
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District Highlights,
Continued
Logistics Manager Victor Jimenez, TM
Core District Officers
Lovely Lall, DTM
District Director
Lynn Wylde, DTM
Program Quality Director
Amy Brener, DTM
Club Growth Director
Angela Davis, ACS, CL
Public Relations Manager
Juliette Brown, DTM
Finance Manager
Rhondra Willis, CC, ALB
Administration Manager
Victor Jimenez, TM
Logistics Manager
Joe Jarzombek, DTM, PID
Parliamentarian
Mahesh Patil, DTM
Immediate Past District Governor
ATTENTION CLUB VICEPRESIDENTS PUBLIC
RELALTIONS:
Does your club need awebsite?
Is your website currentand responsive?
Need help in increasingyour website’s effective-
ness?
Please let us know [email protected]
Message From the Logistics Manager
When asked, “Why did you join Toastmasters?” I used to respond with the common answer, “I joined tpractice becoming a better speaker.” But someone recently asked me a question that made me realizsomething important and unrecognized. They asked, “What surprised you most about Toastmasterafter you joined?” As I answered, I realized something not about why I joined, but about why I remain aToastmaster.
What surprised me most was how quickly I improved. I improved quickly, not because I was a quiclearner; in fact, the reason had less to do with me and more to do with the others I became associatedwith as a member of an active club. As I reflected on my skills growth, I found that after just two meetings I felt comfortable speaking on any topic in front the members of our group. These were people
whom I did not know only a few weeks prior!
After two to three months I was familiar with a common meeting format which I modify and use successfully at work. After six months I felt like I now recognized my own style of presentation and knew whatneeded to improve. At work, I began to receive thanks and compliments for my assistance in keepinmeetings on track and for contributing to overall project communication effectiveness. I received prais just for repeating actions which I had practiced in organizing and participating in club events. After year, my friends and family commonly remarked that I seemed more outgoing and relaxed with leadership roles. To myself I recognized that I could now easily take on challenges that I would have avoideout of feelings of ambivalence about my ability to succeed.
I have realized that I never lacked the ability to do these things, rather I lacked the practice area to accelerate my improvement. Toastmasters provides me with a community of peers who are genuinelinterested in my own advancement and skill development. This is why I remain a part of this community
Public Relations Happenings
The PRM Awards
This award, developed by your Public Relations Manager, will be given to following recipients:
“Have Fun and Be Successful” Best Club Website Contest winner
“Let It Shine” Best Club Newsletter Contest winner
Best Public Service Announcement (PSA) - Video & Audio Contest winner
Successful Toastmasters International Magazine Submission
Complete details can be found by downloading information via the above hyperlinks for each award
Awards will be given during the Spring 2016 Conference.
Do people know your club exists?
Place Toastmaster magazines with a small sticker with your club contact information and place in—
Libraries
Barber shops
Physician offices
Dental offices
Community Centers
Hand out cards with contact information.
Make a flyer and place at the
Local coffee shops
Barber shops
Post office
Panera bread (Board)
Grocery stores ( board)
Community centers
Advertise in the local newspapers (free for non profits), patches, gazettes.
Find local events. Talk, Talk, Talk!
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Kudos to these Area Directors Who Have Also Completed 100% Club
Visits!
Attention: Nominations Are Now Open
Nominations for Toastmaster year 2016-2017 are open. The Nominations Chair is immediate Past District GovernoMahesh Patil, [email protected] There is an official nominations process with guidelines set by ToastmasterInternational.
If you would like to nominate yourself for the next level in Leadership, please visit the following nominations link for detailshttp://tmd29.org/Call_for_Nominations.html
Rudy Moralez, ATMS, ALB
Area 12, Division A
Rhea Simpson, CL
Area 31, Division C
Bill Tanner, CC
Area 32, Division C
Bharat Patel, ACS, CL
Area 21, Division B
Martha Padgette, CC, CL
Area 33, Division C
Valerie Lamont, ACS, CL
Area 36, Division C
Abe Katz, TM
Area 42, Division D
Victor Angry, ACB, CL
Area 51, Division E
Bernadette Catalon, ACB, ALB
Area 54, Division E
Valerie Gilkerson, ACB , ALB
Area 61, Division C
Bethany Richard, ACS, ALB Area 63, Division F
Monica Nguyen, CC, ALB
Area 35, Division C
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Best Practices:
Reflections on the Youth Leadership Program
Experience
HEALTHY CLUB GUIDELINES:
• Club leaders attend training provided by the district.
• Club leaders fulfill their roles and responsibilities.
• Meetings are well planned, have good attendance, start on time, end on time, are varied and fun.
• New members are inducted during a formal ceremony.
• New members receive an orientation to the Toastmasters program, focused on what they want to achieve.
• Members are involved in every aspect of the club.
• Members always speak from Competent Communication (Item 225) and Competent Leadership (Item 265) manuals.
• Guests are made to feel welcome.
• Guests are given information about the benefits of Toastmasters and are asked to join.
• Member accomplishments are recognized.
If you have conducted the Youth Leadership Program (YLP), youknow it is a rewarding experience, right?
My journey with Toastmasters has been enriched with the experi-ence of working with students of the Union Tae Kwon Do studioin the local community in South Riding, Loudoun County. MasterFaleski, who is the Dulles District representative on the LoudounCounty Advisory Commission on Youth, is an untiring advocatefor youth leadership. His enthusiasm to support youth matchedthe Toastmasters YLP objectives. Dulles South Club sponsoredits first YLP at Union Take Kwon Do studio in August 2014 with11 students, followed by four additional courses, which yield-ed the total of 53 YLP graduates by the end of May 2015.
Working with young students through the YLP made my life filledwith more joy. The best part of each YLP course was a speechcontest - this is how we celebrated their graduation. The stu-dents demonstrated their progress in front of their parents. Grad-uates from the previous YLP courses also participated by per-forming the contest roles. I was touched to see the studentsgrow through practices during the YLP.
These students are high achievers. How can we help them con-tinuously gain benefits from this experience? The answer wasthe Gavel Club.
On October 25, 2015, the Union Take Kwon Do studio held afounding meeting for the Union Gable Club. We had 19 studentsfrom a pool of the past YLP graduates. During the meeting, sev-en Club Officers were selected, followed by a demo meeting.
I am very grateful to witness their achievement – from the YLP tothe Gavel Club. I am already dreaming that in a few years laterthese Gaveliers will become Toastmasters to carry on the Toast-masters International mission - empower individuals to becomemore effective communicators and leaders.
Chiharu Bullock, ACB, ALB Area 52 Director
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Reflections on the Fall District Speech Contests
Congratulations to the Winners of the Fall 2015 Table Topics Speech Contest!
First Place Winner—Table Topics Speech Contest—Wes Rocki, TM
Reflections on winning the Table Topics Speech Competition
I learned to love the Table Topics Competition as it uncovers the creativity and empowers one to shine through overcoming the most fundamental human fears of public speaking—the unknown and “frozen thinking” – the “deer in the highlights” syndrome.
It (Table Topics) was not “love at first sight”. Actually I did not like Table Topics at all, which was reflected in the fact that at the Area levcontest I came in second. Frankly I was happy with that outcome. But the Universe is persistent with it’s law; what you are running awayfrom is chasing you! The 1st place winner could not make it and I was automatically qualified to continue the race in the Table Topics competition.
At the Division 29 competition I was really scared of making a complete fool of myself if I could not handle the question. Actually I speplenty of time in the men’s room overcoming my body which created major diarrhea to have me quit saving me from the public shame.
The saving grace was listening to two keynote speakers—one who mentioned that public speaking allows you to step outside the limitinboundaries of one’s ego by offering something significant to the public. The second speaker talked about the supportive environment whicToastmasters offers. Yes, I was ready for both and that helped me to win.
My advice to Table Topics competitors:
Practically it is impossible to predict the question;
Paradoxically, you have a right answer to any question, be-cause you are the only expert with regards to your response;
Make yourself comfortable with the possibility of the “deer inthe headlights” moment. If you accept - “it shall pass” promptly. Ifyou resist it you may lose plenty of time from your speech;
Involve the audience, play with them, it will provide you withenergy and creativity
The audience is on your side; they admire your guts of puttingyourself in the pickle of the Table Topics contest;
A long stop in the bathroom before the green room is optional,but don’t panic if it happens. Just make sure that you are not drag-
ging to the stage toilet paper attached to your shoe.
Looking forward to competing with you the next time around!
Second Place Winner—Lisa Holliday, TM Third Place Winner—Bill Malthouse, DTM
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Reflections on the Fall District Speech Contests
Congratulations to the Winners of the Fall 2015 Humorous Speech Contest!
First Place Winner—Humorous Speech Contest—Narayanan Doraswamy, DTM
A “Demonic” Experience
The video of the speech can be found here: https://youtu.be/_ -2Yb3Jmg4M
Anyone who has driven from VA to NJ on the Turnpike can share in my misery of traffic, slow drivers,
crazy drivers and speed demons!! So it was natural that I spoke about becoming one!
I usually enter all contests, whether I am ready for it or not. I firmly believe, a la David Brooks, 1990World Champion of Public Speaking, that preparing for and entering a single contest is worth threemonths of progress in regular meetings. I have lost more than I have won but that doesn’t stop me. Theonly person I am competing against is myself and the last rendition of my speech. Can I be better thanthe last time I delivered that speech? If so, I have won! That is why I am able to coach and help fellowcontestants because we are all here to do our best and let the judges decide.
I have to prepare for every contest as if it is the finals. I cannot afford to be sloppy for the Club contesthinking I can improve at the next level. My club, Winners Circle Club # 4049551, is full of excellenspeakers and contestants. I HAVE to bring my A game every time I compete. After every win, I gback and revisit my entire speech. I always videotapemyself so that I can give myself feedback after the con-test, regardless of whether I won or lost. Did the vari-
ous parts of my speech gel together? Should I omitsome parts of the speech? Should I tweak the words?How was my delivery? Was I pacing? And being a non-
native English speaker, was I intelligible? Could people understand me through my accent?And then the rewriting and retooling begins. My club is a tremendous help to me during thisaspect. I am constantly making changes and they minimize as the contest nears. For ex-ample, I was practicing my speech at the contest venue in the afternoon when one of myclub members suggested that I add a new gesture that would make the speech funnier! SoI incorporated that into my presentation and sure enough it did!!
If you want to improve your speaking skills, give it a shot in the arm it needs, compete!!There is nothing like it!
Second Place Winner—Emilia Snider, DTM
Third Place Winner—Deborah Gillham, ACG, ALB
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