Saturday, Jan. 21,
2012 Toastmasters Leadership Institute at Texas Wesleyan University offers a baker’s
dozen (yes, count ‘em: thirteen!)educational and leadership growth sessions!
Not only can all incoming Club Officers attend designated training to learn
about their new roles, but thirteen elective classes will warm up a cold
winter’s day and send you away enlightened and empowered!
1. Advanced Leadership Training: For those
who have served in their elected office previously, we offer a great alternate
leadership class with motivational speaker and personal growth coach Aldean
Pearson. You’ll be REDEFINING LEADER
in this advanced class.
2. Motivating Achievement: You’ll learn about opportunities for growth available through the
Toastmasters International Communication and Leadership tracks and membership
programs. What’s not to like?
3. Attracting New
Members to Your Club: You know you need ‘em! Every club needs new
members, not only to maintain numbers for the DCP, but because you want to
share the good news about Toastmasters with everybody in the whole wide world!
Here’s how to get ‘em in the door and make ‘em want to stay!
4. Marketing
Training: This
is a “twofer,” with discussion devoted both to pre-charter (demo) meeting
training and Club Sponsor/Mentor/Coach. Hey, you can’t go wrong with two great
topics like that!!
5. Update Your
Website: Hey,
your FreeToastHost website is going bye-bye unless you switch to 2.0 soon . . .
very soon!! Our technical wizard hired right off the set of Harry Potter
tells you how to convert!
6. Here Come de
Judge!
WE
WANT YOU for contest judge/chief judge duty! We’re even offering a doorbuster
special: a 1 hour update
for experienced judges seeking to renew their certification. (Judge
certification is good for 2 years. Is it time for YOU to renew?)
7. Contest Quality
Training: Don’t
you just love contests? The excitement of competition? The energy of the crowd?
The free snacks? You want your club, area, and division to put on THE BEST LITTLE CONTEST IN TEXAS, don’t
you? This session is for all you contest chairmen out there, and anyone else
who wants to know how to make your contest the BEST!
8. Strange but
(Not) So True: The Tall Tales Contest: This Spring’s fun-for-all is the Tall Tales
Speech Contest. You’ll be all ears as you get ready to dig down deep, cook up a
different kettle of fish, get cracking, shoot the moon, and wow the crowd, in
this amazing, (not) true workshop session.
9. International
Speech Contest: Somebody
in District 25 will be advancing to the World Championship of Public Speaking
in Orlando in
August, 2012! Attend this session. Make that somebody YOU!
10.
The Most Important Speech You’ll Ever Give: The Eulogy/Memorial
Speech is not only comforting for your loved ones and closest friends, but also
challenges every Toastmasters skill you have attempted! Learn practical ways to
deliver a Memorial/Eulogy that helps people when they need your
speaking skills most. Be original, profound, humorous, inclusive,
healing, and tactful as you prepare a memorable speech on short notice.
11. Speakers Bureau
and Accredited Speaker Program: Thought about extending your speaking arena
beyond the club or contest level? SB and AS provide opportunities to go beyond
the club, to share your areas of expertise with others, and even to become a
professional speaker.
12. Developing Your
Leadership Skills:
An experienced Toastmaster will lead this module, part of the Success/Leadership Series. It is designed to
help participants develop advanced leadership skills.
13. Lunch and Learn: District Governor Diana Patton explores Leadership Opportunities
and shows us how to develop our leadership skills through involvement in
District 25. Hey, the new tag line is “Toastmasters International: Where
Leaders Are Made.” DG Diana will help us realize that vision! LGET Bonne Stroman will moderate a Jokemaster
Contest, so brush up on your funniest joke and get ready to roll in
the aisles!
