Summer TLI Schedule

Posted on May 15, 2012 by John DiLeo, LGET

The Summer TLI season is fast approaching. Your 2012-2013 District leaders are working hard to develop an exciting and informative agenda for each session.

Listed below are the scheduled TLI sessions. As session agendas are firmed up, they’ll be available here:

  • Saturday, June 2: Via Christi, 929 North St. Francis Street, Wichita, KS
  • Saturday, June 9: Topeka, KS – Location TBD
  • Saturday, June 16: Shawnee Mission West High School, 8800 West 85th Street, Overland Park, KS
  • Saturday, June 23: DMP, 2500 North Partnership Boulevard, Springfield, MO
  • Monday, June 25: Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, 1600 North 291 Highway, Liberty, MO
  • Saturday, July 7: Salina, KS (TLI “Lite”) – Location TBD
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Use Social Networking

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Rob Christeson, DTM

Sharla Webb
District PRO

            Social networking tools such as FaceBook, LinkedIn, and Twiter can be valuable resources to both keep in touch with current member and attract potential members of our Toastmasters Clubs.  They require very little set-up and overhead, but the payout can be huge!

            Twitter is the most immediate of the three.  You can “tweet” status updates about your club speech contest that starts in an hour and post pictures as a follow-up.  Tweeting about meetings and events as they occur create an urgency and may potentially increase your attendance.  Plus, using #hashtags (unique words with the # sign in front) make your tweets easier to find. Twitter allows both members and non-members to follow you.  Be sure to keep them entertained!

            Facebook shares the same immediacy as Twitter.  The advantage with Facebook is you can include lengthy details rather than short phrases.  You can upload pictures and videos.  Creating a fan page for your club, area, division or district is a good idea because an unlimited number of people can be a fan.  Individual Facebook pages allow a maximum of 5,000 friends.  Facebook allows you to privately message all of your members at one time.  Members can set these messages to go straight to the smart phone.  It’s important to remember the phrase “don’t overstay your welcome” on Facebook.  You don’t want to post so often your fans browse past your updates.

            LinkedIn is a wonderful tool to use if you are looking for a place to share ideas and have discussions regarding specific topics.  Many use it as a place to look for professional and career driven opportunities.  People can find information about you and the organizations you are a member of.  It’s professional social networking at its best.

            I strongly encourage each club to have Facebook or Twitter and use it to your advantage for promoting your club, keeping your members informed and attracting new members.  Your potential new member base is only as broad as you make it, so why not take it to the web?!

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All Star Award Standings – As of 5/16

Posted on May 16, 2012 by John DiLeo, LGET

Toastmasters Traveling PlaqueCommunication All Stars

Each year at the District Hall of Fame, the Communication All Star award will be presented to the club in District 22 whose members have completed the highest total number of Toastmasters communication awards (CC, ACB, ACS, ACG) during the Toastmasters year (from July 1 through June 30).

The Communication All Star award winner will receive a “traveling” award plaque (similar to the one pictured above), which they can display proudly in their meeting room during the year. In addition, the top three clubs will be recognized at the Hall of Fame, and will receive a complete hardcopy set of Leadership Excellence Series educational manuals.

As of May 16, here are the standings in the Communication “All Star Race” for 2011-2012:

  • One club is currently in First Place, with eight (8) communication awards:
    • Club #518 – AgMasters Club, Area R61
  • Two clubs are currently tied for Second Place, with seven (7) communication awards each:
    • Club #3990 – Aero Achievers Toastmasters Club, Area A21
    • Club #3785 – Building Speakers Club, Area L33

Leadership All Stars

Each year at the District Hall of Fame, the Leadership All Star award will be presented to the club in District 22 whose members have completed the highest total number of Toastmasters leadership awards (CL, ALB, ALS, DTM) during the Toastmasters year (from July 1 through June 30).

The Leadership All Star award winner will receive a “traveling” award plaque (similar to the one pictured above), which they can display proudly in their meeting room during the year. In addition, the top three clubs will be recognized at the Hall of Fame, and will receive a complete hardcopy set of Better Speaker Series educational manuals.

As of May 16, here are the standings in the Leadership “All Star Race” for 2011-2012:

  • One club is currently in First Place, with nine (9) leadership awards:
    • Club #8591 – Professionally Speaking Toastmasters Club, Area L34
  • Two clubs are currently tied for Second Place, with eight (8) leadership awards each:
    • Club #3990 – Aero Achievers Toastmasters Club, Area A21
    • Club #518 – AgMasters Club, Area R61
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Toastmasters Hat Tricks – As of 5/16

Posted on May 16, 2012 by John DiLeo, LGET

Toastmasters Ball Cap - BurgundySince July 1, eight Toastmasters have earned District 22′s Hat Trick recognition, having completed three different Toastmasters educational awards in the same track.

The recognition for achieving this milestone during the Toastmasters year is…a hat! Each Toastmaster who completes a “Toastmasters Hat Trick” will receive the Toastmasters ball cap pictured above (one award per Toastmaster per year).

This year’s Hat Trick winners so far are:

  • Patricia A. Barrett: ALS (7/2/11), DTM (7/2/11), CL (11/17/11)
  • Martha J. DeMond: CL (3/7/12), ALS (4/19/12), DTM (4/20/12)
  • Rhonda Florence Green: ALS (7/5/11), DTM (7/14/11), CL (7/15/11)
  • Christine Kramer: CL (2/1/12), ALB (2/1/12), ALS (4/4/12)
  • John Mulroy: ACS (9/13/11), CC (10/16/11), ACG (2/5/12)
  • Sharon Mulroy: CL (7/1/11), ALS (7/1/11), DTM (7/1/11)
  • Lan Nguyen Strickland: ALS (8/1/11), DTM (8/11/11), CL (11/29/11)
  • David L. Wootan: ALS (1/25/12), DTM (3/2/12), CL (3/8/12)

Congratulations to our winners! We look forward to adding your name to this list!

Information based on Educational Achievements Report, as updated on May 16, 2012

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