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DISTRICT 24 DOUBLE DOZEN<br />
NEWSLETTER<br />
District News and Events<br />
District 24<br />
April/<strong>2018</strong><br />
INSIDE THIS ISSUE<br />
News from the<br />
Trio<br />
Information on<br />
Upcoming Events<br />
District Highlights<br />
Page 2<br />
New Pathways –<br />
Are You Ready for Something<br />
New?<br />
Page 3<br />
New Pathways –<br />
New, Yet Familiar<br />
Page 4<br />
New Pathways –<br />
What Path Will You Take?<br />
Page 5<br />
Update on Pathways<br />
Page 6<br />
Time for Election of Club<br />
Officers<br />
Page 7<br />
News Pathways in Division C<br />
Page 8<br />
Division D Funletter<br />
Page 9<br />
Three Social Media Platforms to<br />
Grow Your Club<br />
Page 10 - 12<br />
Pre-Conference Session<br />
Information<br />
Page 13<br />
<strong>2018</strong> Proxy Form<br />
Page 14<br />
Conference Raffle Information<br />
Page 15<br />
District Mini Calendar<br />
Only a Short Time Left to Register for the Annual<br />
Conference!<br />
The District 24 Annual Conference is April 20 – 22 in Kearney, Nebraska at the Younes<br />
Conference Center. This will be a conference full of excitement! There are two incredible<br />
speakers on the agenda for this conference. 2005 World Champion of Public Speaking, Lance<br />
Miller, will be the Featured Speaker. Lance will bring his exciting speaking style to District 24.<br />
Toastmasters International Director, Region 4, Monique Levesque-Pharoah, will be the Keynote<br />
Speaker at the conference! What an incredible opportunity to learn from two outstanding speakers!<br />
The conference begins Friday, April 20 with a workshop titled Change Management from<br />
conference Keynote Speaker Monique Levesque-Pharoah followed by the District 24 Table Topics<br />
Speech Contest. The District International Speech Contest will be Saturday afternoon. The<br />
educational sessions will cover Pathways, Social Media, Leadership for a Championship Club, and<br />
How to Promote and Market a Toastmasters Club. The day will end with a banquet and awards<br />
ceremony. The Keynote Address is The Power of Mindset given by Monique Levesque-Pharoah.<br />
After the banquet, there will be Bunkhouse Karaoke.<br />
Friday night after the Table Topics contest, there will be a Toastmaster Talent Showcase. If you<br />
have a talent such as storytelling, singing, hula-hooping, or dancing, send your name and hidden<br />
talent to John Paul Arias (jpablo_arias@yahoo.com) to become part of a new tradition. The<br />
Toastmaster Talent Showcase setup is at 9 pm with the show starting at 9:30 pm Friday evening.<br />
Check out the conference webpage for all the events:<br />
http://www.d24tm.org/<strong>2018</strong>_Conference.html<br />
To close out the weekend there will be a special breakfast on Sunday, April 22 with Toastmasters<br />
International Director, Region 4 Monique Levesque-Pharoah and Region 4 Advisor Pat Hannan.<br />
Registration for the conference is open and can be done on-line using this URL:<br />
https://district24-<strong>2018</strong>-annual-conference.eventbrite.com<br />
District 24’s newest club,<br />
Tech Talk Toast (T*3)!<br />
Cost for the conference is $49 until April 15. Non-Toastmasters can attend for $60 a person.<br />
There are five meals at the conference, Friday evening, Saturday morning, Satuday midday,<br />
Saturday evening, and Sunday morning. Meals are priced separately or if you like, you may<br />
purchase the full meal deal for $120.<br />
The host hotel is the Fairfield Inn & Suites at 501 W. Talmadge Rd in Kearney. The block of rooms<br />
has been released but call the hotel direct (308-236-4200) and tell them you are with District 24<br />
Toastmasters. If rooms are available, the room rate may be honored.<br />
Interested in helping with the conference? Contact the Co-chairs for the conference John Paul<br />
Arias, DTM (jpablo_arias@yahoo.com) and Shellie Pointer, DTM (shellie24tm@gmail.com). They<br />
will have many volunteer opportunities available.
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NEWSLETTER<br />
News from the District Director<br />
New Pathways!<br />
Are You Ready For Something New?<br />
Submitted by: George Volz, District Director<br />
This year the district will launch into a<br />
new era. I know that some members<br />
are filled with anxiety. Some are filled<br />
with hope. Some have struggled to<br />
understand our current system and feel that the<br />
new system is more complicated. I am here to tell<br />
you that it will be exactly that. To quote James<br />
Allen, “Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so<br />
you shall become. Your vision is the promise of what<br />
you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of<br />
what you shall at last unveil.”<br />
To the cacophony on this new venture, my feelings<br />
are this--Pathways will change us. I believe<br />
Pathways will help us grasp the vision of being the<br />
best that we can be. A new perspective and a new<br />
centering on the core principles of the visions of<br />
Ralph Smedley. I know that we will grow with this<br />
new opportunity.<br />
Have you attended a Pathways guide visit? If you<br />
missed it, visit with your fellow club members about<br />
the visit, go to the Toastmasters website. Explore<br />
the PATHWAYS tab.<br />
If your club still needs a visit, work with your team<br />
to schedule one soon.<br />
Fellow Toastmasters, I challenge you with this idea.<br />
Dedicate this month to become focused on using<br />
the tools we have and prepare to embrace a new<br />
Pathway. It is exciting times, we have the luxury of<br />
both the old and the dawning of the new. What a<br />
great chance to grow, explore new ideas! Climb to<br />
new heights!<br />
James Allen said, “You will become as small as<br />
your controlling desire; as great as your dominant<br />
aspiration.”<br />
When new ideas come along, I first process them<br />
with my old idea mindset. Then I resist. Eventually<br />
I will adjust. We each carry a personal bias, a<br />
filter, that adjusts the way we see things. This bias,<br />
this paradigm, influences how we react. Our<br />
mindset dictates how our mind will adapt. The time<br />
we spend resisting and rebelling against the new<br />
idea is contra-productive. Why? First and foremost,<br />
new ideas help us grow. Pathways is designed to<br />
help us grow. Second, externalizing the new —<br />
declaring it as “that” prevents us from owning it. As<br />
we dive into Pathways, we will discover that it is our<br />
Pathway, my Pathway. What a great thing! A<br />
transition from “the program” to “my program.”<br />
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New Pathways!<br />
New, Yet Familiar<br />
Submitted by: Glenn Williams, Program Quality Director<br />
Your initial Pathways thoughts may be a<br />
combination of hesitation, skepticism,<br />
misinformation, and sometimes fear. I<br />
understand those thoughts.<br />
Pathways is all that you love about Toastmasters, in a<br />
different format. You love the Ice Breaker speech. It did<br />
not go away. You love the DTM as the capstone. This<br />
remains. You wanted mentoring, you have it<br />
prominently featured. All of these things are familiar to<br />
you if you have been in Toastmasters for a long enough<br />
time to have become acquainted with what I just<br />
mentioned.<br />
For the veteran Toastmasters, this provides a whole new<br />
experience to try. You have so many more<br />
competencies that you can learn compared to the older<br />
more limited educational plan we are phasing out of.<br />
The expansion is not final, there may be new additions<br />
that occur over time. If there is a manual that<br />
specializes in something you like that you don’t see yet<br />
in the new program this, too,<br />
could be added in.<br />
What will not be added back<br />
is the Competent Leadership<br />
manual. I know some of you<br />
loved that, but most people<br />
never really explored what<br />
that manual could do for<br />
them. Instead, most of the<br />
leadership skills learned in<br />
them are incorporated into the Pathways program.<br />
You can still do the current educational program until<br />
June 30, 2020. You can finally earn your CC, CL, ACB,<br />
ALS, ACS, ACG, and DTM in what we have now.<br />
You won’t be able to transfer a CC or other designation<br />
into Pathways to continue from there. Your old<br />
designations will still be a part of your name and record,<br />
though. You can transfer unused for credit leadership<br />
roles into the new Pathways. Let us say you were an<br />
Area Director last year but you never submitted it for<br />
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NEWSLETTER<br />
News from the Program Quality Director<br />
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credit. This can be applied to your eventual DTM in<br />
Pathways.<br />
I do hope that all Pathways Guides and Ambassadors<br />
have been great facilitators to you. This means listening<br />
and observing you more than just talking. This means<br />
highlighting information in any booklet or PowerPoint,<br />
not dryly going through it word for word.<br />
You take an assessment that allows you to choose one<br />
of three paths or choose another not listed. You can opt<br />
for the materials delivered online. It is a free delivery, it<br />
is within hours not days, and it doesn’t require paper. If<br />
paper is your thing for its tactile nature of holding it, print<br />
the pages of the online option. You can still do that.<br />
Opportunities surround you all the time, you just have to<br />
choose a path and try it. We are here to get you<br />
unstuck.<br />
Before Pathways launches on May 3, <strong>2018</strong>, please go to<br />
the Pathways Beyond the Guide breakout session led by<br />
Jacob Lawson at the <strong>2018</strong> District 24 Annual<br />
Conference on April 21 at the Younes Center in<br />
Kearney, Nebraska. Jacob will<br />
have George Marshall by<br />
remote video. District 57<br />
Pathways Chief Ambassador<br />
George Marshall was in the first<br />
district in the world to launch<br />
Pathways. You can get<br />
misinformation dispelled and<br />
restore your comfort level about<br />
what Pathways will mean to<br />
you by attending.<br />
You owe it to yourself to get the facts straight from a<br />
knowledgeable and experienced source, George<br />
Marshall. See what he has to say. You will feel much<br />
better coming out from that session than you did going<br />
in.
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NEWSLETTER<br />
News from the Club Growth Director<br />
New Pathways!<br />
What Path Will You Take?<br />
Submitted by: Linda Wilson, Club Growth Director<br />
It’s almost here! The new<br />
Toastmasters Pathways learning<br />
experience will finally launch in District<br />
24 in early May. What does it mean to<br />
each one of us as Toastmasters?<br />
What are the opportunities?<br />
By now, many of us have heard a presentation by<br />
one of our District 24 Pathways Guides. Some may<br />
have also obtained information through blogs,<br />
webinars, online learning forums, or websites for<br />
districts that are already using Pathways. This<br />
information has highlighted the positive aspects of<br />
the new program and provided some tips to begin<br />
preparing for the transition.<br />
There have been discussions about the improved<br />
features, with five core competencies and 10<br />
dynamic learning paths made up of 60 projects,<br />
with over 300 transferable competencies. The<br />
advantages of individualized learning, convenient<br />
on-line accessibility of resources and projects, and<br />
mastering real-world transferable skills have been<br />
highlighted. There have also been many questions<br />
and concerns.<br />
Yes, there will be major changes, and for many of<br />
us, change isn’t easy. On the other hand, as<br />
Benjamin Franklin so aptly stated, “When you’re<br />
finished changing, you’re finished.”<br />
All of the benefits that drew us to Toastmasters and<br />
continue to keep us as members will remain the<br />
same with Pathways. They remain true to the club<br />
mission and core values envisioned by Ralph<br />
Smedley in 1924 when he first started the program<br />
for the purpose of helping members improve their<br />
communication, public speaking and leadership<br />
skills.<br />
As far as club growth, by reflecting more up-todate,<br />
real-world communication and leadership<br />
scenarios, the new Pathways learning experience<br />
will appeal to potential new clubs, particularly<br />
corporate clubs, as they look to augment their<br />
current training programs. Likewise, Pathways will<br />
offer enhanced benefits as we support all clubs in<br />
membership retention.<br />
As we prepare to embark on this major change with<br />
the potential for new opportunities and growth, this<br />
quote by Charles Darwin comes to mind, “It is not<br />
the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive<br />
but those who can best manage change.”<br />
With the plethora of possibilities provided by<br />
Pathways, one question remains: What path will<br />
you take?<br />
While the current educational program will continue<br />
to be available to club members during the next two<br />
years as we transition to Pathways, the new<br />
program will provide even more opportunities for<br />
club members to learn and grow, to develop<br />
communication and leadership skills. Members may<br />
complete their current goals and embark on a new<br />
exciting journey with Pathways!<br />
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you a blessed, joyous, giving holiday season!<br />
NEWSLETTER<br />
Merry Christmas!!<br />
Update on Toastmasters Pathways<br />
Submitted by: Kathy Henvey, Chief Ambassador<br />
In March’s Chief Ambassador Update from<br />
Toastmasters International, the following<br />
Pathways information was received.<br />
News on Pathways<br />
rollout this year. Materials will be provided in HTML format,<br />
in English only and will not include the Pathways<br />
assessment or Base Camp. Videos in Base Camp<br />
currently do not support closed captioning; however,<br />
watching them is not necessary to complete Pathways<br />
projects.<br />
Rollout updates<br />
The Pathways rollout continues with regions 1 and 11<br />
scheduled to launch on March 20. Regions 4 and 13<br />
Pathways Guides are in the process of visiting clubs ahead<br />
of the anticipated rollout on May 3; and region 8 and 9 club<br />
visits are already underway before the final rollout on May<br />
15. Our District 24 is in Region 4. Our rollout date was<br />
moved from April 24 to May 3 because transition from the<br />
World Headquarters office in California to the new office in<br />
Colorado occurs the week of April 24.<br />
Adoption report<br />
In the regions where Pathways has launched, district<br />
leaders are reporting that the transition has been much<br />
smoother than anticipated and members are enjoying the<br />
new educational content. As of March 15, in districts where<br />
Pathways has rolled out:<br />
More than 45,772 members have enrolled in<br />
Pathways — representing 29% of the members<br />
where Pathways is available. The usage rate in<br />
districts that were part of the program pilot is 42%.<br />
<br />
<br />
More than 48,852 paths have been initiated.<br />
99.5% of all users chose an online path instead of<br />
working in printed materials.<br />
Survey Results<br />
Toastmasters International always is eager to hear member<br />
feedback, especially when it comes to their experiences<br />
with Pathways! A recent survey conducted by the World<br />
Headquarters research team found that the majority of<br />
members in regions where Pathways has rolled out are<br />
overwhelmingly satisfied with the program. When asked<br />
what they like most, their top answers included the variety<br />
of choices offered by the paths, being able to access the<br />
program online and the wealth of extra-educational<br />
resources at their disposal.<br />
Common Member Question<br />
Does Pathways offer accessible educational materials for<br />
visually-impaired individuals?<br />
Answer: All Pathways projects and electives soon will be<br />
available for visually-impaired members after the last region<br />
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Common Chief Ambassador Question<br />
When is the last day to submit an application for an<br />
education award in the traditional education program?<br />
Answer: If the Pathways rollout remains on schedule and<br />
the last phase rolls out in May <strong>2018</strong>, then the final day to<br />
submit an application for a traditional education program<br />
award will be June 30, 2020, the end of the 2019-2020<br />
Toastmasters program year.<br />
Members who serve as a club or district leader or as club<br />
coach through June 30, 2020, may receive an exception to<br />
use this as credit toward a traditional education program<br />
award that is also submitted on June 30, 2020. The role<br />
must be the final requirement for the award to receive<br />
recognition and these exceptions will be reviewed on a<br />
case-by-case basis. Please be aware that members who<br />
use the role to complete an award such as ALB or ALS in<br />
the traditional program will not be able to transfer the work<br />
to an award in Pathways.<br />
Members who are seeking a DTM but are unable to<br />
complete all requirements by June 30, 2020 may be better<br />
served by applying their club and district leadership roles to<br />
a Distinguished Toastmaster award in Pathways.<br />
Please email the Education Services team with any<br />
questions about your best course of action.<br />
Pathways Learning Experience FAQ page<br />
“How many projects are in a path?” “Is Pathways only<br />
available online?” “How will I receive recognition in<br />
Pathways?” Find answers to these and other Pathways<br />
questions on Toastmasters.org website, Pathways tab,<br />
Learn More, then go to the bottom of the page, and click on<br />
Pathways FAQ. More information about Pathways also is<br />
available on Toastmasters.org by visiting<br />
https://www.toastmasters.org/Pathways-Overview<br />
Furthermore, you can visit the District 24 website,<br />
d24tm.org: Go to the Pathways link on the left column of<br />
the home page; and to Public Downloads and access the<br />
Toastmasters Pathways folder. If you have questions on<br />
Pathways, you may contact me at<br />
kathyhenvey@gmail.com.
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NEWSLETTER<br />
News from Around the District<br />
TIME for ELECTION of CLUB<br />
OFFICERS<br />
Submitted by: Karen Watson, District 24 Parliamentarian<br />
To prepare adequately for the election of<br />
Club Officers, follow the timeline below (for<br />
clubs that meet yearly.) This information is<br />
taken from the Club Constitution for<br />
Clubs of Toastmasters International,<br />
Article VI: Officers (Sections 1-8), and Robert’s Rules<br />
of Order Newly Revised.<br />
1. TWO Meetings before Election The Club<br />
President appoints a Nominating Committee at<br />
least two (2) weeks prior to the meeting at which<br />
the election is to take place. The Chair will be<br />
the Immediate Past Club President. Ideally, the<br />
Nominating Committee consists of three people.<br />
2. ONE Meeting before Election The Nominating<br />
Committee presents it’s report at the meeting<br />
preceding the business meeting at which the<br />
election is to take place.<br />
3. At Meeting with Election Elections shall be<br />
held at the first meeting in May in each year.<br />
Following the Report of the Nominating<br />
Committee, further nominations may be made<br />
from the floor. All elections shall be by secret<br />
ballot.<br />
Controversy Over Secret Ballots:<br />
Technically, the bylaws state, “All elections shall be by<br />
secret ballot, unless a secret ballot is dispensed with by<br />
unanimous vote, with a majority vote of all active<br />
individual members present and voting necessary to<br />
elect each officer.” If there is only one candidate for one<br />
officer position, dispensing with the secret ballot seems<br />
a likely way to save time. Yet, there are democratic<br />
reasons why using a secret ballot is preferred. First, any<br />
active member in good standing may serve as an officer.<br />
Second, using a secret ballot allows any member to<br />
‘write-in’ the name of any member (including<br />
themselves) for whom they want to vote. Another way of<br />
saying this is: the right to ‘write-in’ a candidate is taken<br />
away when the secret ballot is ‘dispensed with’.<br />
Appointment of Tellers’ and subsequent Tellers’<br />
Report:<br />
Prior to an election, the President asks for volunteers to<br />
act as tellers who collect the marked ballots and count<br />
them. The first teller appointed is the ‘Head Teller’ who<br />
will read the Tellers’ Report before handing it to the<br />
President. The Tellers’ Report is entered in full in the<br />
minutes as an official record of the organization.<br />
Number of Votes Cast:<br />
Necessary for election: (majority, plurality, etc.)<br />
CANDIDATE’S NAMES<br />
Candidate A<br />
Candidate B<br />
Candidate C<br />
Illegal Votes:<br />
Results of the Election<br />
VOTES<br />
CAST<br />
TERM<br />
The results of the election are read twice; once by the<br />
Head Teller and once by the President. Doing so<br />
ensures that results are correct and accurate. The<br />
President then ‘declares’ those who are elected and<br />
congratulates them.<br />
As District Parliamentarian, I encourage every club to do<br />
elections with secret ballots to learn the procedures - as<br />
time permits in each club circumstances. Doing so<br />
keeps democracy alive. If there are any questions, do<br />
not hesitate to contact me.<br />
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New Pathways in Division C!<br />
Submitted by Doni Stoner, Division C Director<br />
Division C finds NEW PATHWAYS for<br />
success…<br />
Area C21 Winners…<br />
Table Topics Contest<br />
Area C23 Winners…<br />
Table Topics Contest<br />
Sjohn Watson (2 nd ), Kate High (1 st ), James Witter III (3 rd )<br />
International Contest<br />
Vera Porter (3 rd ), David James (1 st ), Brian Kokesh (2 nd )<br />
International Contest<br />
Dong Vo, Angie McAndrew (2 nd ), David James (1 st ), Kevin Nabor (3 rd )<br />
Douglas Kerns (1 st ), John E. Coffey (2 nd )<br />
Area C24 Winners…<br />
Table Topics Contest<br />
Area C22 Winners…<br />
Table Topics Contest<br />
Kee-En (Jony) Lim (1 st ), Tania Rugamba (2 nd )<br />
International Contest<br />
Kent Wolfe (1 st )<br />
International Contest<br />
Kent Wolfe (2 nd ), Lea Wroblewski (1 st )<br />
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Kee-En (Jony) Lim (1 st )<br />
Congratulations…<br />
Thank you to all members who participated in Club<br />
and Area Contests. All members of Division C are<br />
Champions!
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Division D Funletter<br />
Speech Contests in Division D<br />
Contest season is underway! This spring, paid members in clubs with 8 or more paid members are competing in<br />
International and Table Topics contests. Area contests held in March had these fantastic winners:<br />
D31:<br />
Table Topics 2nd Place: Marty Ertz<br />
Table Topics 1st Place: Ash Banaszek<br />
International 2nd Place: Ann Gentle<br />
International 1st Place: Ash Banaszek<br />
D33:<br />
Table Topics 2nd Place: Tom Colling<br />
Table Topics 1st Place: Meg Barr<br />
International 3rd Place: Robyn Glasser<br />
International 2nd Place: Janel Asche<br />
International 1st Place: Wendy Hicks<br />
D32:<br />
Table Topics 2nd Place: Gregory Brown<br />
Table Topics 1st Place: Sheron Ponnambath<br />
International 2nd Place: Rebecca Fegan<br />
International 1st Place: Sheron Ponnambath<br />
D34:<br />
Table Topics 2nd Place: John Farag<br />
Table Topics 1st Place: Jon Wood<br />
International 1st Place: Susan St. Cyr<br />
D31/D33<br />
winners<br />
w/ division<br />
and area<br />
directors<br />
D32/D34<br />
contestants<br />
and winners w/<br />
division and<br />
area directors<br />
First and second place winners from the area contests<br />
may advance to the Division D contest April 8 at 3pm<br />
at the main W Dale Clark branch of the Omaha library<br />
downtown. First place winners of the Division D contest<br />
advance to the District speech contests held during the<br />
District conference April 20-21 in Kearney, NE.<br />
Everyone is encouraged to attend the upcoming<br />
contests. If you aren’t competing, we’d love your help as<br />
a ballot counter, timer, sergeant at arms, or judge. To<br />
volunteer or for more information, contact Jessica Codr<br />
(jcake2@gmail.com). Learn more about speech<br />
contests from episode one of the District 24 Podcast<br />
found at d24tm.org,<br />
http://shoutengine.com/District24Toastmasters/, or<br />
downloaded from iTunes.<br />
Ongoing Success in Division D<br />
Division D’s own Kaylee Erlbacher is leading our entire<br />
District in number of awards earned this Toastmasters<br />
year with seven awards. Tom Colling is close behind<br />
with five awards. Overall, members have earned 56<br />
educational awards this Toastmasters year that they<br />
attributed to Division D. This outstanding<br />
accomplishment gives us the most awards of any<br />
Division in District 24! Keep it up!!<br />
We are up to seven out of 17 total Division D clubs with<br />
the 5+ goals required to be distinguished in the<br />
Distinguished Club Program (DCP). Of these clubs, Rail<br />
Talkers, Blue Ah Busters, Mutual of Omaha, and<br />
Speak Now also have the membership level required to<br />
be distinguished. Congratulations to these distinguished<br />
clubs and to all clubs working the program! Keep up to<br />
date with your club’s status at<br />
http://dashboards.toastmasters.org/Club.aspx?id=24<br />
Have news you’d like to share with Division D? Send it<br />
to Jessica Codr at jcake2@gmail.com.<br />
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NEWSLETTER<br />
From Around the District<br />
Three Social Media Platforms to<br />
Grow Your Club<br />
Submitted by: Jacob Lawson<br />
It’s now easier than ever to get your club in front of<br />
a broader audience. How? Through the power of<br />
social media. Social media platforms like Twitter,<br />
Facebook, and LinkedIn are changing how we<br />
communicate and redefining how clubs need to<br />
market themselves.<br />
Taking advantage of these free tools is key in<br />
helping your club to increase public awareness and<br />
encourage member engagement. Keep reading to<br />
learn how Capitol Voices Toastmaster Club in<br />
Lincoln sees the value of being social.<br />
Facebook:<br />
The purpose of our Facebook page is to post<br />
photos from our meetings to engage our members<br />
and catch the attention of potential new members.<br />
A photo of real members lets potential members<br />
know our club is personable, inviting, and most<br />
importantly, that our club cares about its members.<br />
Twitter:<br />
Twitter gives us a quick opportunity to showcase<br />
our Club and all that we do to a targeted audience.<br />
Toastmaster members are all over the world! And<br />
by using trending hashtags, it can put our club in<br />
front of a broader audience and potentially new<br />
members.<br />
As a minimum, our Club looks at one tweet per<br />
week, possibly summarizing our Club meeting,<br />
speaker, or sharing an interesting article but our<br />
tweets are relevant and with purpose, focusing on<br />
leadership or speaking. To date, we have over 133<br />
followers and growing!<br />
LinkedIn:<br />
LinkedIn is the best choice for most people who<br />
use social media for professional purposes. We use<br />
LinkedIn to position ourselves and the club as an<br />
industry thought leader by sharing relevant articles<br />
or links to boost our influence and reputation.<br />
LinkedIn is our newest platform we joined so we<br />
are building our audience with a minimum of one<br />
post per week.<br />
Good practice would be for each club to have a<br />
media strategy, i.e. what to release, where and<br />
when. We encourage our members to share and<br />
like the pages and have added them to our<br />
agendas. Experiment to find out which platforms<br />
work best for you and your club. Social media is<br />
guaranteed to create energy and enthusiasm<br />
among your members and visibility for guests.<br />
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DISTRICT 24 DOUBLE DOZEN<br />
NEWSLETTER<br />
Pre-Conference Sessions (Omaha)<br />
Registration via Meetup<br />
Registration via Eventbrite<br />
Registration via email to Floy Westermeier at westerm9@msn.com<br />
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DISTRICT 24 DOUBLE DOZEN<br />
NEWSLETTER<br />
Pre-Conference Sessions (Omaha)<br />
Registration via Meetup<br />
Registration via Eventbrite<br />
Registration via email to Floy Westermeier at westerm9@msn.com<br />
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DISTRICT 24 DOUBLE DOZEN<br />
NEWSLETTER<br />
Pre-Conference Sessions (Lincoln)<br />
Registration via Meetup<br />
Registration via Eventbrite<br />
Registration via email to Jony Lim at jonnypeace_tower@hotmail.com<br />
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DISTRICT 24 DOUBLE DOZEN<br />
NEWSLETTER<br />
Proxy Form for Business Meeting<br />
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DISTRICT 24 DOUBLE DOZEN<br />
NEWSLETTER<br />
Conference Raffle Information<br />
Tickets will be available at all<br />
Division Speech Contests and<br />
Conference<br />
1 Ticket = $1.00<br />
6 Tickets = $5.00<br />
Silent Auction and Raffle Chair:<br />
Amanda Fintel<br />
(amandafintel@gmail.com)<br />
The Hand Made Quilt was<br />
donated by D24 Toastmaster<br />
Floy Westermeier.<br />
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DISTRICT 24 DOUBLE DOZEN<br />
NEWSLETTER<br />
District 24 Mini Calendar<br />
District 24 Dates to Remember – For more details check d24tm.org,<br />
District 24 Calendar<br />
April 1 – 15 – Division Speech Contests<br />
April 17 – Launching Leadership Success, 6:30 – 9:30 PM, Comfort Inn & Suites Ballroom, 70 & Grover, Omaha<br />
April 18 – Leadership University, 6:30 – 9:30 PM, Comfort Inn & Suites Ballroom, 70 & Grover, Omaha<br />
April 19 – Succeeding in an Adverse Environment, 10:00 – 11:00 AM, Regency A, Nebraska Union Building, UNL<br />
April 19 – Lib’Orators Charter Party, 5:45 – 8:00 PM, Tecumseh State Correction Institute, Tecumseh<br />
April 20 – 22 – District 24 Annual Conference and District Speech Contests<br />
For more information on these events, please go to the district calendar on d24tm.org.<br />
How to Submit Items to the District Calendar<br />
Is your club, area, or division hosting a special event or celebrating a special milestone? Would you<br />
like to publicize it on the District 24 calendar for all to see? Here’s how. Send an email to<br />
d24calendar@gmail.com with the following information:<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Event Title and purpose<br />
Event Date along with Start and End Time<br />
Event Location with complete street address. If there is a building name, please include that<br />
information too.<br />
Contact name along with an email where questions can be sent. This is important especially if<br />
you want to have RSVPs to prepare material or refreshments.<br />
The email should be sent as far in advance as possible so anyone looking at the calendar will see it.<br />
If you have questions about how to submit an entry to the calendar, you can send them to<br />
d24calendar@gmail.com or prm.d24tm@gmail.com. Let’s fill up the calendar with all the special<br />
events in the coming months!<br />
DISTRICT 24 DOUBLE DOZEN<br />
NEWSLETTER<br />
About the Double Dozen<br />
The District 24 Double Dozen Newsletter is published on the 5 th of the month by the Toastmasters District 24 Public Relations Team. We welcome your<br />
suggestions for articles for future newsletters. Please submit your comments, articles, or ideas to prm.d24tm@gmail.com. Submission deadline for<br />
completed articles is the 25 th of the month. Include your contact information so we can verify the information.<br />
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