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December 2008 Edition 
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Have a Safe and Happy Holiday Season from District 22!!
 
Cyndra MelvilleWith Challenge Comes Opportunity 
By Cyndra Melville, DTM 
District 22 Governor
 
I have heard it said that Challenge is like a coin.  Challenge is one side.  Opportunity is the other.  They come together. 
 
Today's economic situation with businesses closing and downsizing is the challenge.  Opportunities arise when we let go of the status quo.  While some companies are suffering, others are flourishing.  The same goes for people. 
 
Now is the time to hone your skills and beef up your résumé.  Position yourself to take advantage of an open opportunity.  Toastmasters is a wonderful ally.  Communication skills are needed in almost all positions.  The better your skills are, the better your opportunities are.     
 
Remember Rob Christeson's article in our August newsletter? He challenged all Toastmasters leaders to earn at least one educational or leadership award this year?  (Check out the link to refresh your memory: 8-08 Newletter).  It is even more important now.  Become the better speaker and more effective leader that you want to be.  Those awards look good to a prospective employer as well, even if you want to move up in the company that you are currently working for.
 
December is a traditional time to revisit goals and set new ones.  Set yours so that you can accept the challenge and take advantage of coming opportunities.
 
Letter graphicNotices from TI HQ
 
CLOSED FOR BUSINESS - The Toastmasters on-line store and Club Business section of the Web site will be closed from December 18, 2008 at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time to January 5, 2009 due to our annual inventory maintenance.  Orders received by Wednesday, December 17, 2008, 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time will be processed and shipped.  Orders received after that date will be held and processed after January 5, when the Web site will be back online.
 
WEBSITE - The entire Toastmasters Website www.toastmasters.org will be inactive Saturday, December 20, 2008 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific Time for upgrades and maintenance.
 
OFFICER LISTS - Be sure to submit a list of newly-elected club officers for the January 2009 through June 2009 term.
 
ON-TIME POLICY - The former grace period, which allowed on-time credit for materials postmarked by December 31st or June 30th and received at World Headquarters by January 7th or July 7th, is no longer applicable.  Any materials with a December 31st or June 30th deadline must be here at WHQ before midnight Pacific Time on those dates in order to receive on-time credit in the distinguished programs.  No other dates in the program are affected.  For more details, please read the announcement:   Protect Your Points! No More Grace Period!
On The Calendar GraphicGoal Getter Deadline: January 12
 
 
by Annette Rude, DTM
Lt. Governor Education and Training
 
December 19 is TI's monthly close date and the last day TI will post awards for December.  They will not post any more until January.  We won't see those awards until their January 12 close.
 
So I am extending the deadline for submitting your educational awards to any awards that are posted by the first TI January close on January 12.  For more information on the Goal Getter Award, see our website www.toastmasters22.org. 
 
Annette Rude 
TLI: Re-Charge, Re-Focus, Re-Commit
By Annette Rude, DTM 
Lt. Governor Education and Training
 

 

This busy time of year, please pause and remember why you love your Toastmasters club.  Here are some of my reasons:

ˇ         They accept me as I am.

ˇ         They help me become the person I endeavor to be.

ˇ         An atmosphere where every member aspires to achievement.

ˇ         Magical moments of synergy, serendipity, collaboration and camaraderie.

 

With your reasons in mind, mark your calendar for January to re-charge your enthusiasm, re-visit your goals and re-commit yourself to leading your club to be the best that it can be.

 

Let us help you.  Mark your calendar to attend one of the District 22 Toastmasters Leadership Institute events listed below.  In fact, plan to attend more than one, to experience different presenters, different energy, different course offerings.

 

Discuss TLI in your club business meeting and make plans to attend as a group.  Plant some seeds for your club's future success by inviting a new Toastmaster to join you at this training event.

 

Here are some benefits to be gained by attending:

 

ˇ         Get acquainted and re-acquainted. Share your achievements and enthusiasm with old friends and some new Toastmaster friends. Meet your Area and Division Governors, your District leadership team, other club officers.

 

ˇ         Free goodies. As part of our MORE SPEECHES campaign, each club that attends will get 3 TI ribbons to be awarded in club meetings to recognize members who complete CC & AC programs. 

 

ˇ         Recognition.  DCP Credit.  Goal Getter Ribbons.  TALKRS Tour sticker.   Enthusiasm Mugs (in Wichita).   AND, as promised, clubs that bring all 7 officers to a single TLI event will have stage time to brag about their club.

 

ˇ         General Session.  Presentations of common leadership topics, including the Distinguished Success Plan, a group discussion of success factors and issues in common.

 

ˇ         Club team session.  Attend as a club and take advantage of this time to collaborate and assess goals, re-group and re-commit to strategies and to your Distinguished Success Plan action.

 

ˇ         Seven Club Officer training breakout sessions.  Bring a problem you would like to solve and look for some solutions.  Re-charge your plans by hearing about what other clubs are doing.  Of course, you get credit toward your clubs Distinguished Club Plan goals.

 

ˇ         Extra sessions:  Judges & Chief Judge training, Contest Master training,  How to Run a Sound System, TM101.  TM101 will be an overview of the Toastmasters educational track including the Successful Club, Better Speaker and Leadership Excellence series and the Leadership Excellence programs, plus a little history and the Toastmasters calendar.

 

ˇ         Lunch & Learn events.  Inspirational speakers and panel discussions.  For training events that include a lunch break, sandwich orders will be taken during registration for delivery at lunch time.  Please note that other refreshments will not be served.  You are welcome to bring a beverage or snack.  We will provide local water.

 

ˇ         Book store.  Toastmasters educational manuals will be offered for sale with no shipping cost!

 

Registration is $3 per person at the door or $15 club pre-registration for unlimited attendance by all club members.  To pre-register your club, mail check or money order for $15 made out to Toastmasters District 22to: Annette Rude, D22 LGET, 4421 Springfield, Kansas City, KS 66103.  No credit cards please.

 

Please note that we will provide local water, but that other refreshments will not be served.  You are welcome to bring a beverage or snack of your choice.

 

We are planning five TLI events throughout January:

 

Saturday, January 17 - Topeka, Ks.

First Southern Baptist Church, 1912 SW Gage

8:30 am Registration begins

9:00 am General, club team and officer breakout sessions

12:00 pm Lunch & Learn ($6 at the door)

12:30 pm Judges & Chief Judge Training

1:30 Contest Training

1:30 TM101

 

Saturday, January 24 - Overland Park, Ks.

Shawnee Mission North High School, 7401 Johnson Drive

8:30 am Registration begins

9:00 am General, club team and Officer breakout sessions

12:00 Lunch & Learn ($6 at the door) President's Distinguished:  How to get there; how to stay there.

12:45 pm Judge and Chief Training

12:45 pm How to setup and run a sound system

1:45 pm Contest master training

 

Monday, January 26 - Liberty, Mo.

Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, 1600 North 291 Highway, (SW of intersectionI35 & 291 Hwy)

5:00 pm Registration begins

5:15 pm Chief Judge & Contest Master training

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm General, club team and Officer breakout sessions

 

Saturday, January 31 - Wichita, Ks.

Boeing South Side Education Building, 4501 E 47th St S
8:30 am Registration begins

9:00 am General, club group and Officer breakout sessions; pickup your Enthusiasm mug.

12:00 Lunch & Learn ($6 at the door)

12:45 pm Chief Judge Training and Contest Master training.

 

Saturday, January 31 - Springfield, Mo.

ANPAC, 1949 E Sunshine

9:00 am Registration begins
9:30 am General, club team and Officer breakout sessions
12:30 pm Lunch & Learn ($6 at the door) - TM101
1:30 pm Chief Judge & Contest Master Training

 
Kim Myers Membership Success
by Kim Myers, DTM
Lt. Governor Marketing
 
Our first renewal period has passed.  How many clubs renewed at least 75% your members?  It appears that number is very low.  Those members that did not renew are no longer appearing on your membership rosters.  Please take the time to contact those who have not yet renewed.  If each member of the club contacts one non-renewing member, those members may decide to renew or come back to the meetings.  Sometimes the member's lives get busy and they lose sight of the reason they joined Toastmasters in the first place.
 
When a member does not come to a meeting twice in a row and has not contacted the Toastmaster of their absence, the club's Membership Committee should begin to make personal contact via a phone call.  Let that member know that you miss them, that they are valued members of your club.  Sometimes it is the simple recognition of their personal value to the club that draws them back.
 
In addition, please verify who the contact person for your club is on the Toastmaster's International website.  As the contact person for one of my community clubs, I average about two contacts a month of people interested in attending my club.  Recently that number has increased because they understand that communication skills are very valued in the employment marketplace.
20 new members Education Awards
 
Congratulations to the following people for advancing through the Toastmasters education program! 
 
 
Date         Member                      Club Name 
 
Advanced Leader Bronze
12/12/2008 DeMond, Martha J        Downtown Club
   
Competent Leader
12/12/2008 DeMond, Martha J        Downtown Club
12/10/2008 Hensley, Robin E         NetworkMasters
11/24/2008 Olejnik, Adrienne          Security Benefit
11/24/2008 Cooley, Tony                Speaking Eagles
11/21/2008 Webb, Sharla               Security Benefit
 

Advanced Communicator Gold

12/11/2008 DeMond, Martha J        Downtown Club
12/10/2008 Mulroy, John                Yes We Can Toast
 
Advanced Communicator Silver
11/25/2008 Allen, Jeannette K         Plaza Toastmasters
 
Advanced Communicator Bronze
12/16/2008 Ridge, Bruce                 Suburban Club
12/16/2008 Roth, Andrea                 Kennedy and Coe LLC
12/12/2008 Pressler, Chris              Exact Expressions
12/11/2008 Jarman, Daniel E           Building Speakers
11/29/2008 McClendon, Kenneth L   Plaza Toastmasters

Competent Communicator
12/12/2008 West, Corinna               Downtown Club 
12/12/2008 Johnson, Gene W          Don't Stop Talking at DST
12/8/2008  Mandigo, Liliana M         Wry Toastmasters
12/8/2008  Stuever, Robert A           Beechmasters
12/4/2008  Osipik, Damon               NetworkMasters
12/2/2008  Pawlak, Rex L                Semi Pro
11/24/2008 Nichols, Yolande           Security Benefit
11/21/2008 Kral, Therese                Speaking Eagles
District 22 Newsletter Editor
Kim Mitchell, CC, ALB
Toastmasters District 22
http://www.toastmasters22.org/
In This Issue
With Challenge Comes Opportunity
Notices from TI HQ
TLI: Re-Charge
Membership Success
Education Awards
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On The Calendar
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December 
2008

Goal Getter Deadline for submitting awards and memberships that earn DCP points

 January 2009
 
 1/10-1/11:
Region V Top 3 Training
 
1/17:
Topeka TLI
8:30 am Registration 
 
1/24:
Overland Park TLI
8:30 am Registration 
 
1/26:
Liberty TLI
5:00 pm 
Registration
 
1/31:
Wichita TLI
8:30 am
Registration
 
1/31: 
Springfield TLI
9:00 am
Registration
 
More details in TLI article at left.
Words For The Wise Toastmaster
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As a Toastmaster, it behooves us to continually improve our language skills.
 
I will provide six words every month; two nouns, two verbs, and two adjectives. One or two words may be a completely new for you.
 
I challenge you to take the following words and create one or two lines using as many words as possible. I just may print the best next month.
 
 
jurisprudence
joor-us-PROO-dunss
noun
 
1: the science or philosophy of law
2: a: a system or body of law b: the course of court decisions
3: a department of law 
 
domicile
DAH-muh-syle or DOH-muh-syle
noun
 
1: a dwelling place : place of residence : home
2: a: a person's fixed, permanent, and principal home for legal purposes b: the place where a corporation is actually or officially established
 
dragoon
drug-GOON 
verb
 
1: to subjugate or persecute by harsh use of troops 
2: to force into submission or compliance especially by violent measures
 
exculpate
EK-skull-payt
verb
 
to clear from alleged fault or guilt
 
derelict
DAIR-uh-likt 
adjective
 
1: abandoned especially by the owner or occupant : run-down 
2: lacking a sense of duty : negligent
 
ineffable
in-EFF-uh-bul
adjective
 
1: a: incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable b: unspeakable
2: not to be uttered : taboo
 
 
If you would like to receive a daily word of your own to increase your vocabulary, one site I have found is Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day.  Link to it here...
 
A Look Ahead 
 
A New Year
 
Membership - New Year's resolution campaign
 
Goal Getter Winners
 
Officer training schedule
 
Membership - March open houses
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