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District 106
Newsletter
August 2023
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From the Desk of the District Director
We are one month into our continued journey together. I’m still asking each District 106 club to be busy planning four (4) open house meetings between now and 30 June 2024.
Do you need help securing an accomplished speaker, evaluator, or other role holder? Reach out to Edward Chavan (Edwardchavan@peozzle.com), Speakers Bureau Chair, to find someone willing to speak. Reach out to me, Katy, or Matt if you need an evaluator or other role holder. We are committed to making this process smooth and easy for you; you just need to put guests into the chairs (real or virtual)! We are a warm, welcoming, and supportive Toastmasters District. Let’s keep adding new members!
Your District leaders – me, Katy Hursh, and Matthew Villella – have put together a well thought out District 106 success plan. That plan has been shared with the District 106 Executive Committee, edited, and will soon be ready to submit to Toastmasters International. Once in final and approved form, it will be made available on the D106tm.org website. It is our plan as leaders for your district and belongs to all of us. Fundamentally, it shows specific steps we plan to take to assure that all District 106 Toastmasters are achieving their personal and professional goals.
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Trio meeting with Thunder Bay clubs; signed banner will travel to
August '23 Toastmasters International Convention in the Bahamas.
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Speaking of leadership, we continue to be short 7 Area Directors. Does your club have an immediate past club President interested in pursuing Distinguished Toastmaster? Service as Area Director supports that process. I found Area Director to be the most enjoyable leadership role I have had in Toastmasters. Help me surface additional leaders, please. Our Toastmasters of distinction deserve to have competent leadership rather than vacant leadership positions. Anyone appointed to the Area
Director on or before 31 August and completing their term will receive credit for a year of Area Director service. Let’s find a couple extra who can help out as assistant ADs!
Edward Aylward, DTM
District Director, District 106
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From the Desk of the Club Growth Director
Toastmasters of D106,
We are entering our second month of the Toastmaster year. I understand that most of us are enjoying the very limited summer we have. However, I hope you share a small portion of your time with Toastmasters. This year, it’s my goal to help clubs become strong and flourish in whatever capacity that looks like for your club. If your club is currently not meeting due to summer conflicts, now is the time to jump into a meeting for another club. Bringing a speech, doing table topics, or just being there will go along way to help clubs that are meeting during the summer. If you need help finding a club that suits your schedule, feel free to reach out to me.
We have some new clubs we are trying build. If you are curious about any of the listed opportunities, please reach out. We are looking at starting a:
- Millennial/Gen Z professionals club (young at heart also welcome)
- Rotary/Toastmaster club
- Comedy club
Do you have an idea for a club? Let’s work on it together. I wish you a wonderful August and encourage you to attend a different club this month. August=Amazing Toastmasters!
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It's Fall Training season! Register today!
Club Officer Training
Club officers, please attend one of the following sessions if you have not already been trained. Earn a Magnificent Seven ribbon for your club if all seven officers are trained in the fall and spring!
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Division and Area Director Training
Division and Area Directors, register now to attend monthly training sessions hosted by PQD Katy Hursh.
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Story Sparks: School Daze
Come tell a story or just listen at this fun, free, and in-person event! If you want to be a speaker, you can add your name to the hat, and we will draw 10 speakers to tell a 5-minute story related to the theme SCHOOL DAZE. Judges will be selected from audience members. Speakers and Judges get free drink coupons!
Date: Wednesday, September 13
Time: 6:30 PM – 9 PM
Location: Camp Bar Twin Cities, 490 Robert Street North, Saint Paul, MN 55101
More Info and Registration Link (Free Event):
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From the Desk of the Public Relations Manager | |
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Fellow District 106 Toastmasters and VP- PR Officers!
Let's talk Toastmasters brand and brand awareness. Every Toastmaster is responsible for keeping our brand alive. It starts with you! Let's not rely on the VP of PR to do our work. Sharing what Toastmasters can do for someone is the job of many.
As a member of a Toastmasters club, every communication you might have with a visitor should consider the Toastmasters brand. Ask if you can help, join club and D106 social channels, post, share, and the like! Be vocal and tell your story. I am sure you will feel great!
As the VP of PR for your club, you are the voice of your club, and you can share Toastmasters with the world around you. Opportunities are endless in the world we are in. Think social media, websites, and brand manual. Let’s empower our members by providing valuable information, learning and growing with Toastmasters. I highly encourage each of you to share successes through social channels and inspire others to achieve success and growth.
If your club does not have a social media presence, please start with one channel. Use Facebook as your starting point; most people are on it.
Regarding the website, focus on its landing page and contact information for now. Finally, you are the brand police for your club; use the Brand Manual as your guide.
Resources:
Toastmasters Facebook Ad Guide
Brand Portal
D106 PR Homepage
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District 106 Social channel presence by the numbers:
YouTube: 148
LinkedIn: 200
Facebook: 435
Instagram: 284
Twitter: 193
TikTok: 34
Follow us on the D106 Website, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram,YouTube, and TikTok for exciting updates, inspiration, and more.
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If you have any questions, comments, feedback, or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out!
Together we keep the Toastmasters brand strong!
Ashok Sunkavalli
2023-2024 District 106 Public Relations Manager
Email: ashoksunkavalli@gmail.com
Cell: (319) 431-2415
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From the Desk of the Club Quality Chair
Hello District 106 Toastmasters,
The second month of the Toastmaster season is already here. Are you planning to complete your DTM this year?
You know that being a new club mentor and a sponsor fulfills two of the DTM requirements. If you are an Area Director or a Division Director, creating a new club in your territory goes a long way to making you Distinguished by Toastmasters standards! To successfully serve as a new club mentor or sponsor, you will need to work at least six months with the club to get it off the ground and ensure that it will be able to flourish after it charters. The many duties will include guiding the new club executive through the Club Success Plan to make the club distinguished as per the Distinguished Club program. Also, you could guide the club members through the many meeting roles with A Toastmaster Wears Many Hats, and finally help club members navigate Pathways. You could also help them with the Toastmasters website that every club gets. You will be the guru for that club; you will leave your stamp and go down in Toastmaster history as one of its founders. Now is the time to sign up as a new club sponsor or mentor to complete these DTM requirements before June 30, 2024.
Contact me at yprevost123@gmail.com to get on the list and we will "train" you to be the best mentor or sponsor possible.
Yves Prévost, DTM, PDD
Club Quality Chair
Email: yprevost123@gmail.com
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