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| by Diana Kovac, District Governor |
Please send me a list of the winners of your contests
who will be representing your club and any guests
who will be attending the area contest. It will be
held at Bayer on Shawnee Mission Parkway on 9/30.
There is a security guard at the entrance of the
facility who will require a list of attendees prior to
the contest.
Feel free to invite guests to the area contest, too. If you have a potential new member you think would benefit from seeing the level of improvement possible from Toastmasters, bring them to this event. I am sure those competing will be happy to talk with guests about how they went from a new member to competing in the area contest. |
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| by Cyndra Melville, DTM |
You all heard last month about Division 22’s induction
in to the Hall of Fame. It is only through the
hard work and dedication of our members that
District 22 continues to be successful.
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| by Mike Tuttle, Lt. Governor Education and Training |
This month we will revisit August’s theme of B.A.G. or
Bring A Guest. While the theme is still active, and the
district and your club need
you to continue to act on it, this month B.A.G.
stands for something a little different—Become A
Gold!
That is, an Advanced Communicator—Gold. With this accomplishment and the old Advanced Leader or new Advanced Leader—Silver, you automatically reach the summit of Toastmaster recognition, DTM. Now while I’ve heard it said that DTM stands for Don’t Time Me, we all know it stands for Distinguished Toastmaster. I called DTM the summit because I view the journey to DTM as a climb up a challenging mountain, but a challenge that can be and is met. Each year that I have been associated with Toastmasters, District 22 has produced at least one new DTM. An accomplishment to take pride in and talk about the fact that I view the process of becoming a DTM as a mountain climb reflects the title of this article. If your bag, or backpack, isn’t packed and packed correctly, you can’t make the climb with success. The bag of course is the basic speech manual. Having it packed correctly is not only completing the ten speeches in the manual, but also being comfortable with each of the ten techniques it teaches and being able to weave several of them into each speech you give as you move through the advanced manuals on your way to Advanced Communicator—Gold. Next month I will tell you why having your bag packed is important and how it relates to new members. |
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| by Tara Patty, Bulletin Editor |
Our enthusiasm for Bring A Guest meetings continues
to grow as we hear stories from across the district.
Division A’s Gene Becker is really making B.A.G a
reality in Wichita. All division members are invited to
a potluck picnic and meeting on September 21. Each
member is bringing family members, friends and
potential new members to share in the festivities.
Attendees are also bringing a bag with a secret
object in it to the meeting. We can only guess what
these are for. What a fun take on the theme!
Continue to share you B.A.G. stories with us!
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Sept 16 ~ Area K-1 Humorous Speech and
Evaluation Contests. Come support your club's
contestant by cheering them on.
Sept 30 ~ End of the Smedley Award challenge Oct 1 ~ Deadline for Club semi-annual reports and dues to arrive at TI. Oct 7 ~ Division Humorous Speech and Evaluation Contests Nov 3, 4 ~ Fall Conference. Humorous Speech and Evaluation Contests, Topeka, KS |
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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
Gary A. Braness-3355-L 1-CC -9/13/2006-
Tiffany Springs Club-Kansas City |
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September 30 is the deadline for the Smedley
Award. When your club adds five new members
between August 1 and September 30 you will receive
a special Smedley Award ribbon for your banner and
an education module. No need to apply for this
honor. Toastmasters International keeps track of it
for you. Just be sure that the join dates on the
applications reflect the dates included in the contest
and that they are received no latter than September
30.
I know of two clubs that are just one member away. Good luck! |
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How are you doing with your personal goals? At the
end of September, one fourth of our Toastmaster
year will be gone. Are you on track? How about
your club? In reviewing the TI website reports, I see
several clubs with DCP points. Will your club be
Distinguished by December?
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